pickAn incredibly informative read: I learned a lot & will be processing this for a while.
Chapter one focuses on the colonialist underpinnings of "trans panic" narratives arising in British India as a means of oppressive imperialist control.
Chapter two moves to Antebellum USA and the weaponisation of trans misogyny for the imposition of white supremacist culture on Native American and enslaved African peoples as a means of control and erasure. ⬇️⅓
"'Trans misogyny' refers to the targeted devaluation of both trans femininity & people perceived to be trans feminine, regardless of how they understand themselves." - Preface
"We are living in the global era of 'trans', a shortened or prefixal version of the word 'transgender'." - Introduction
"Long before it was a legal defence, in the nineteenth century, the global trans panic began." - Chapter 1
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pickA brief overview of the marginalization of trans woman and the attitudes society places upon them that lead to violence, ostracism, and obliviousness. In a series of essays, author Jules Gill-Peterson gives a summarized and condensed version of how transgendered females are treated in history due to fear and misogynistic attitudes made by the patriarchy.
Happy Pride Month Litsy! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
I usually compile a fiction reading list for Pride, but I‘ve decided to get the tagged book instead this year. I have a tiny studio apartment and I‘m wondering if anyone owns photo books on kindle/tablet and if that works or if this is the kind of thing I just need to carve out space for?
pickI read the first book I bought from #GaysTheWord on the airplane back to Germany, and now I‘m happily laying in my own bed.
#Outrageous (which is signed by the author) is about the history of Section 28, and you can draw so many comparisons to what‘s happening in Republican states in the USA right now… very interesting and well-written.
#LGBT #LGBTHistory #Uk #nonfiction
pickI was not expecting this to be what it is, more a history of the literary scene on the island than a comprehensive history of the place. In that sense, it‘s not a great introduction. Nonetheless, it outlines a timeline of the authors and artists that have visited or lived on the island and their interactions with the gay and queer community there. I‘m leaving this with a sense of how fragile and varied the idea of a “paradise” can be. ⬇️
Vacation memories are often evanescent and sepia-toned, and Fire Island‘s archive can feel similarly fragile, a record of a seasonal community historically designed to evade detection. Its stories vanished, perhaps, in the moment of their utterance, consigned to the ocean breeze or the grave, along with the raconteurs, flamboyant and well-connected, who first told them.
#frankohara
pickThis really is a little book, but it's still interesting. It uses the British Museum's collections (with a little bit of help from the British Library) to discuss how same-sex desire has been portrayed in art and literature. It's not an exhaustive account, and many cultures leave no mark: I'd say it's best viewed as highlighting some interesting objects (and some of the lacunae where we can't say), rather than as any kind of complete narrative.
The conclusion gathers the threads of the chapters and brings Gill-Peterson\'s perspective into the 21st century.
Throughout, JGP is at pains to emphasise that concepts of trans femininity are culturally specific and that one perspective cannot, and should not, ⬇️ (edited) 13mo
Naturally, given it\'s subject matter, there are examples of awful transphobia, misogyny, homophobia, racism and colonisation, along with discussion of sex work, drug use, and, briefly, child abuse. (edited) 13mo