A review by seineph
Transgender History by Susan Stryker

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4.75

This book is a great resource to add to/or start your journey into trans* history. The relatively wide time scope helps to get a sense of how transsexual, transgender, and cross-dressing people have suffered and fought their own battles alone for a while. I did not know the details of the bad blood between the trans and lesbian communities. I guess being ignorant lets you see LGBTQA+ people as a whole and as one front, or at least you hope that's the case. The book ends on a hopeful note, and I see that fighting for your spot in society, politics, and public spheres is worth your time at least for the sake of future generations. So I'm grateful for the fearless pioneers mentioned in this book and many references I would like to follow up on. (The book has a further reading list with an index, so you don't need to do anything while reading)