Review of The Dragon of Ynys

The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen. Less Than Three Press. 2018.  Note: I do not recommend this book to trans and/or non-binary readers. Content Warnings for review (in white, highlight to read): Discussion of trans antagonism and transmisogyny targeting both an adult trans person and a trans child, including trans antagonism between intimate partners. …

Review of My Dinner with Andrea

My Dinner with Andrea by Jen Durbent. Hybrid Ink. 2018. 3.75 stars Note: I would recommend that disabled readers be cautious in approaching this story (see review for details), and highly recommend that readers who are trauma survivors look at the content warnings. This is a riveting, intense novel that goes right for the throat. …

One Trans Response to “Grandmother-nai-Leylit’s Cloth of Winds”

Note: This was originally posted at xanwest.wordpress.com in March 2016. About content: this post speaks openly (and in some detail) about trans oppression in queer communities (with a focus on the ways trans men are targeted), gender border wars, purging, and gender-based coercion and abuse in relationships. Most of that discussion is in the first …