A Short History of Trans Misogyny

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Paperback, 192 pages

English language

Published Feb. 14, 2024 by Verso Books.

ISBN:
978-1-80429-156-6
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The trans panic has not always been with us: it was invented. Award-winning historian Jules Gill-Peterson’s richly detailed narrative takes us from New York, London, and Paris to the colonial districts of the British Raj, the Philippines, and Hawai’i to tell a richly detailed story of the emergence of trans misogyny.

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A Fascinating (and yes, very short) History

This is a richly researched work, and one of my only complaints is that I wish it was much longer (of course "short" is in the title). Gill-Peterson focuses much more on specific people as emblematic of broader trends, with the paucity of quantitative data until extremely recently making that a necessity. It's quite US focused, but the examples from US history are insightful. Highly recommend

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Subjects

  • Sociology
  • LGBTQ
  • Trans
  • Trans women
  • Transmisoginy

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