Transgender Marxism | Jules Joanne Gleeson & Elle O'Rourke, eds.

320 pages | Pluto Press | 5.20.21

"A vibrant and much needed collection—not just for trans people—but the left in general" —Shon Faye, author, The Transgender Issue

The first collection of its kind, Transgender Marxism is a provocative and groundbreaking union of transgender studies and Marxist theory.

Exploring trans lives and movements, the authors delve into the experience of surviving as transgender under capitalism. They explore the pressures, oppression and state persecution faced by trans people living in capitalist societies, their tenuous positions in the workplace and the home, and give a powerful response to right-wing scaremongering against "gender ideology'." Chapters include: