Book Riot: The 100 Most Influential Queer Books of All Time

Snorton's book is lauded for being a crucial contribution into the work of queer and trans narratives.

Uncovering the overlapping histories of blackness and trans identity from the nineteenth century to the present dayHow did slavery, and the production of a racialized gender dynamic, provide foundations for a fluid understanding of gender? Snorton pulls on medical trauma and experimentation on Black women, midcentury Black trans narratives, Hollywood films, sensationalist journalism, slave narratives, and more to connect trans-ness and Blackness in ways that are inextricable. While it’s a richly academic book, sometimes a bit dense, [Black on Both Sides] is lauded for being a crucial contribution into the work of queer and trans narratives.

Content warnings for racism, transphobia, medical trauma, suicide.

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