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Transgender History, second edition: The Roots of Today's Revolution
by Susan Stryker
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Read during the #TransRightsReadathon. A good overview, updated in 2017, of trans history from the 1950s on. It focuses on human rights and social justice in historical social context, but does include some scientific/medical history as well. The glossary at the beginning is useful, but be advised, as the author points out, that language can change rapidly, so it should be a starting point and guide to understanding the terminology used in the book rather than a definitive source for current usage.
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia
Moderate: Confinement, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma
Minor: Deadnaming, Suicide attempt