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Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law

by Dean Spade

2d ed. Duke Univ. 2015. 240p. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780822360407. pap. $23.95.

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Spade critiques the LGBT political movements that attempt to work within the system in order to secure equal rights, arguing that this approach assumes that the powers that be are neutral or benevolent. Spade advocates for grassroots activism. An accessible, solid introduction to radical transgender politics.

Reviewed by K.R. Roberto , Jun 01, 2016

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