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The Betrayal of Thomas True (A.J. West) – A sort of whodunit set in Georgian London’s gay scene where Gabriel, the guard at Mother Clap's, must track down the rat who is feeding names to the Society for the Reformation of Manners and getting fellow Mollies murdered.

It's a fun thriller with a cute romance and some very hard to digest moments as we explore the underground Molly culture and 18th century London delving as far as a dash of folklore incarnate. It has its moments of queer solidarity, yet also our infighting and betrayal as suspects do what they can to avoid the noose.

Many lines struck a chord with me today, such as "It's innocence what kills you when yer different, not guilt" and "allies may shout the battlecry, but they'll never shed the blood."

A Short History of Trans Misogyny (Jules Gill-Peterson) – Between the Hijras under the British Raj, the genocide of two-spirit people by the US, and the persecution of transvesti in Latin America, this book demonstrates that the persecution of groups often now identified as trans massively predates the modern concept of trans women. This book outlines how deeply ingrained trans misogyny is in our society and its connections with aspects of class and race.

It's a vital and challenging read in outlining the inherent violence of trans misogyny, how broadly it impacts peoples swept up under medicalised labels, and how the broader gay rights movement abandoned those who started it.

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It's the #TransRightsReadathon again! From now until #TDOV on the 31st transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/ let's centre books by and about #trans people. Fight against the ignorance and prejudice by uplifting trans voices and stories.

If you need any ideas on what to read, here's some of those I've read since those I posted last readathon above.

- Hell Followed with Us (Andrew Joseph White) - a trans kid flees from the cult that ended the world app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- The Wicked Bargain (Gabe Cole Novoa) - enby latinx pirate app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- Bad Girls (Camila Sosa Villada) - Argentinian transvesti community app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- Sistersong (Lucy Holland) - trans prince in ancient Briton app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- Otherworldly (F.T. Lukens) - contemporary magic YA in a perpetual winter app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers) - hopepunk set around a tea monk and a robot app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- Confessions of the Fox (Jordy Rosenberg) - hilarious 18th century outlaw app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- The Spirit Bares Its Teeth (Andrew Joseph White) - vengeful ghosts and Victorian asylum horror app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart (Izzy Wasserstein) - cyberpunk noir in an anarchist commune app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

- Unreal Sex - anthology of erotic queer stories app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

You can also find a bunch more horror in my Halloween post: lgbtqia.space/@jaelisp/1133063

And you can see most of the other trans books I've read tagged here: app.thestorygraph.com/tags/e57 and bookwyrm.social/list/3430/s/tr

Today is #IndieBookDay
(More about this: indiebookday.de/english/ )

If you are looking for #SapphicRomance, here is a recommendation: Ylva Publishing publishes lesbian books in a variety of genres, for instance contemporary, historical, SFF, mysteries and more.
dev.ylva-publishing.com/

IndiebookdayMarch 22nd, 2025 is Indiebookday!You love beautiful and well made books? On Indiebookday you can share this love with everyone! It's quite simple:

My #gay #BDSM #erotica #novella "Awakening" will be available at March 28th and can now be preordered - more stores will be available as the book distributes.

"Awakening is a journey of chemistry, desire, and self-discovery, where the tension between control and surrender becomes the ultimate thrill"

Find your preferred store here-
books2read.com/ravenshead-awak

books2read.comAvailable now at your favorite digital store!Awakening by Jonah Ravenshead