"Trans" offers valuable insights into the social and political implications of gender variability, examining the ways in which gender identity intersects with issues such as race, class, sexuality, and disability. Halberstam explores the ways in which transgender and non-binary individuals navigate systems of power and oppression, challenging readers to rethink their assumptions about gender and identity.

This was now really quirky nor was it particularly quick. Most of this text is dedicated to trans* history and theory so it's a bit dense. Halberstam covers a fairly broad array of trans* experience in informal academic essays. He covers the differences between older generation of trans* people and younger generations of trans* people and how the two can benefit from talking to each other and also be hurt by the language differences between generations. Reader's how are uncomfortable with reading theory will have a harder time getting through some of the chapters, but the book is worth reading through as it's honestly been a while since I've read a theory book that also spent more time on the non-privileged people that fall under the title. (POC, poor, elderly, etc). There will be readers who don't like part of Halberstam's arguments as occasionally he does some across as the bitter older generation who doesn't want to learn the cool kids language.

To be honest, I only read half-way through this book. It reads like a doctoral thesis and I spent a lot of time looking up definitions of words. With a sub-title like "Quick and Quirky", I found this book to be neither. I appreciate the scholarly approach to the subject, but this book was not particularly accessible for me. My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an unbiased review

This is a fantastic introduction into the Trans* community. A lot to be learned and felt here.