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Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

I really really enjoyed this book and I think this is an essential read. 

Kit Heyam really brought trans history to life through this book. It was thoroughly researched and the most enlightening and significant part of the book, is that is focusses on a global perspective of trans history. I really liked their approach to this book since it was more holistic and offered a very intricate, nuanced and thorough analysis of trans history. 

I literally have no words that could do this justice. I think the writing flowed well and was written in a respectful and reflective way. I listened to Kit read the audio and this made it an even better experience. However, the downside to this was there were so many facts that I wanted to write down and research, but as I often listen to my audio whilst travelling, I couldn't do that. I am going to get my hands on a physical copy so that when I re-read, I can go back through and take my time with their work.
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