37 review for Transgender Resistance: Socialism and the Fight for Trans Liberation

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   5 out of 5

   Martin Empson – Mar 13, 2020

   Beginning with the history of trans and non-binary people, through a study of the reality of life for transgender people around the world today and concluding with a powerful argument for the right of transgender people to self-identify, but also for a socialist world to destroy the structures that create oppression, this is a brilliant polemic by socialist and trade union activist Laura Miles.

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   5 out of 5

   Saoirse – Jan 10, 2021

   This one really threatened to throw me off towards the end as it begins to tie all its threads together because it's understanding of some theories that I find quite important to myself that they argue against can be quite... rigid? That's going to alienate a lot of readers who could really do with what this book has to say about unity. However, even if you don't agree with every philosophical statement this book makes, (I broadly agreed, even when the book threatened to throw me off, it pulled This one really threatened to throw me off towards the end as it begins to tie all its threads together because it's understanding of some theories that I find quite important to myself that they argue against can be quite... rigid? That's going to alienate a lot of readers who could really do with what this book has to say about unity. However, even if you don't agree with every philosophical statement this book makes, (I broadly agreed, even when the book threatened to throw me off, it pulled me back in), it is an indispensable source of information and facts about the oppression of trans people that I feel like anyone who is serious about such issues or even opposing such issues should read. When it ended I felt like punching the air because its point was so wonderfully and eloquently made and so immaculately researched and resourced.

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   5 out of 5

   Vita – Aug 23, 2020

   A truly fantastic book that’s consistently well-argued and uncompromisingly Marxist. With this little gem, Laura Miles dispels every reactionary argument confronted in conversations about trans resistance. She argues eloquently for a class understanding of the roots of trans oppression, for the rights of trans people to self-identify and ultimately for the necessity of socialist revolution in ending gender oppression. A very useful read for all activists.

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   4 out of 5

   Leigh Briar – Jun 13, 2020

   "We should never forget that it has been mass acts of militant resistance, most notably the Stonewall Rebellion, that have most progressed LGBT+ rights, not the generosity and social liberalism of particular governments." Finding a book analysing transphobia and transgender liberation from a socialist standpoint has been a long time coming for me, and I'm pleased to say Laura Miles does not disappoint. The book looks at an interesting and accessible analysis of the origin of transgender oppre "We should never forget that it has been mass acts of militant resistance, most notably the Stonewall Rebellion, that have most progressed LGBT+ rights, not the generosity and social liberalism of particular governments." Finding a book analysing transphobia and transgender liberation from a socialist standpoint has been a long time coming for me, and I'm pleased to say Laura Miles does not disappoint. The book looks at an interesting and accessible analysis of the origin of transgender oppression to some of the issues surrounding the fight for trans people's rights across the world (with a focus in Britain, as that is where the author lives and is an activist), and an argument for why a Marxist strategy is what is needed to fully liberate trans people and the entire working class along with them. Highly recommend, especially for LGBTI activists and lefties trying to familiarise themselves with the arguments surrounding trans struggles.

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   4 out of 5

   Tess – Dec 29, 2020

   Highly recommended for anyone wanting to put an end to trans oppression

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