Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain by Morgan, Rebecca Jane

Rebecca Jane Morgan

Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain

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At a time when trans rights are under attack across Britain and beyond, Deviants and Trailblazers arrives as a powerful antidote, uncovering a rich, overlooked...

At a time when trans rights are under attack across Britain and beyond, Deviants and Trailblazers arrives as a powerful antidote, uncovering a rich, overlooked history. Spanning from the first legal gender changes in 1944 and the devastating Corbett v. Corbett ruling in 1970, to the groundbreaking Gender Recognition Act of 2004 and the ongoing battle for reform today, this is a gripping chronicle of resistance and radical change.

Far from being a recent invention or a niche concern, legal recognition of trans identities has been a demand of trans communities for generations. Rebecca Jane Morgan shows how grassroots organizing, court battles, and the trans community's unwavering demand for recognition from the very systems that so often try to erase them emerged, evolved, and sustained that fight.

In a moment defined by pseudoscience, moral panic, and political backlash, this authoritative and readable account of the movement to date offers clarity, context, and hope.

Rebecca Jane Morgan is a transfeminist historian of modern Britain, popular culture, and queer identities. She is the author of Gender Heretics: Evangelicals, Feminists, and the Alliance Against Trans Liberation and Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain.

Genre
History
Pages
288
Publisher
Pluto Press (UK)
Publication Date
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ISBN
9780745351759

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