Trans Like Me: A Journey for All of Us

by C. N. Lester

What does it mean to be transgender?

How do we discuss the subject?

In this eye-opening book, CN Lester, academic and activist, takes us on a journey through some of the most pressing issues concerning the trans debate: from pronouns to Caitlyn Jenner; from feminist and LGBTQ activists, to the rise in referrals for gender variant children - all by way of insightful and moving passages about the author's own experience. Trans Like Me shows us how to strive for authenticity in a world which often seeks to limit us by way of labels.

'I finished with more insight and knowledge than I ever expected' Stylist

'One of the year's most important books on transgender identity' Gay Times

'A moving, learned and essential voice at the razor edge of gender politics' Laurie Penny

• ISBN10: 0349008604
• ISBN13: 9780349008608
• Publish Date: 25 May 2017
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
• Format: Paperback (UK Trade)
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[lovelybookshelf]

THIS is the book I'll be recommending to cis people who aren't ready for something as dense as Serano's Whipping Girl. It's written on a 101 level without speaking down to the reader. I have mixed feelings about its tragic overtone, but overall I feel it's vital: Too many cis people have a tendency to focus on the advances they've seen and either ignore or just don't get that there continue to be very real, current, everyday struggles that trans and nonbinary people face.

Good exploration of critical thinking (they quote Ben Goldacre, so I was thrilled!), checking one's privilege, and listening to and learning from the lived experiences of marginalized people (they refer to and quote Kimberlé Crenshaw, too!)

TW for violence against trans people in "Are Trans People Real?" (especially tough reading here).

GREAT breakdown of the problems with The Danish Girl in "The Denial of History".

Most importantly, this book is #ownvoices!