Transgressed: Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Lives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781479832941)

Transgender survivors of violence tell their stories

Transgender people face some of the highest rates of violence in the US and around the world, particularly within romantic relationships. In Transgressed, Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz offers a ground-breaking examination of intimate partner violence in the lives of transgender people.

Drawing on interviews and written accounts from transgender survivors of intimate partner violence, he sheds much-needed light on the dynamics of abuse that entrap trans partners in violent relationships. Transgressed shows how rigidly gendered discussions of violence have served to marginalize and silence stories of abuse. Ultimately, these stories of survival follow their unique journeys as they navigate--and break free--from the cycle of abuse, providing us with a better understanding of their experiences.

An emotionally compelling read, Transgressed offers new ways of understanding the complexities of intimate partner violence through the eyes of transgender survivors.

Author: Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz
ISBN-10: 1479832944
ISBN-13: 9781479832941
Publisher: New York University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/22/2019
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2020