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

If you're just getting started, here's a link to the thread for

• Chapter 1: https://hexbear.net/post/5178006
• Chapter 2: https://hexbear.net/post/5254179
• Chapter 3: https://hexbear.net/post/5329173
• Chapter 4: https://hexbear.net/post/5407023

We're only doing one chapter per week and the discussion threads will be left open, so latecomers are still very much welcome to join if interested.

As mentioned before... This isn't just a book for trans people! If you're cis, please feel free to join 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 5: Can't Afford to Get Sick

Lots of CWs this week: Mentions of transphobia and mistreatment of trans people, SA, genital mutilation.

This chapter covers a speech given by Feinberg at the 2nd Transgender Health Conference, which seems to have been made up mostly of healthcare workers who were either LGBTQ themselves or worked with LGBTQ patients. In the speech ze discusses the sad state of trans healthcare in the US and the fight to improve it.

The Portrait section in this chapter is by intersex activist Cheryl Chase and is titled, "Until five years ago, intersexuals remained silent". She describes in detail the horrific "treatment" intersex people typically receive (including genital mutilation), mainstream media ignorance on the subject, and the efforts of intersex activist to change the status quo.

I'll ping whoever has been participating so far, but please let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed).

Feel free to let me know if you have any feedback also. Thanks!