Welcome to the FINAL week of reading Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg!

Also I apologize profusely for being late to this, as I was too tired and burned out to focus on making the thread yesterday, but here it is!

If you’re just getting started, here are links to the previous discussions:

We’ve been doing one chapter per week and the discussion threads will be left open, so latecomers are still very much welcome to join and comment in previous threads if interested.

As mentioned before… This isn’t just a book for trans people! If you’re cis, please feel free to read and comment, and don’t feel intimidated if you’re not trans and/or new to these topics.

Here is a list of resources taken from the previous reading group session:

pdf download
epub download - Huge shout out to comrade @EugeneDebs for putting this together. I realized I didn’t credit them in either post but here it is. I appreciate your efforts. ❤️
chapter 1 audiobook - Huge shout out to comrade @futomes for recording these. No words can truly express my appreciation for this. Thank you so much. ❤️
chapter 2 audiobook
chapter 3 audiobook
chapter 4 audiobook
chapter 5 audiobook
chapter 6 audiobook
chapter 7 audiobook
chapter 8 audiobook

Also here’s another PDF download link and the whole book on ProleWiki.

In this thread we’ll be discussing Chapter 8: Walking Our Talk

CWs for this chapter: discussion of transphobia.

The final chapter of the book, ze summarizes the goals of the trans rights movement and describes how we will achieve them.

The Portrait section here by Deirdre Sinnott (Al Dente) - “My goal is to change society” discusses her life, gender identity, and struggle against oppression.

I’ll ping whoever has been participating so far.

Feel free to let me know if you have any feedback (on the whole reading) also.

Huge thanks to everyone who participated!!

  • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netMEnglish
    6·
    28 days ago

    What a wonderful book. Truly, it was awe-inspiring despite the painful moments, and like a nail through a board Les managed to, each chapter, hammer down the central thesis: those who fight for each other’s rights are the ones that change the world.

    I’m definitely going to be recommending this book to others, the essential kernal of solidarity is so broadly applicable despite the focus on transgender issues that even those well-versed in gender theory stand to gain from it.

    Chapter 8 was calmer, and more of an epilogue chapter if we think of 7 as the climax. I know that’s not how this book is laid out, but I think it helps describe the tone and function, it’s a recentering of what matters, and how we can rebel beyond pink and blue.

    Thanks everyone for participating in the discussions! I’ve enjoyed reading what everyone else has to say. And thanks for hosting, @Carcharodonna@hexbear.net!

    • Carcharodonna [she/her]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      6·
      28 days ago

      Thank you so much for participating and for your help in pinning the threads! I agree it’s a wonderful and important book and I really wish I would have read it sooner.