Black on Both Sides

Who recommended it

1. 

   Susan Stryker American professor, historian, author, and filmmaker

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2018 Five Books interview “The Best of Trans Literature”.

   Listed in the source as “Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity”.

   The Best of Trans Literature↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 16 Nov 2018 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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