NORMAL LIFE

Spade explodes assumptions about what legal rights can do for marginalized populations, and describes transformative resistance proc esses and formations that address the root causes of harm and violence. In the new afterword to this revised and expanded edition, Spade notes the rapid mainstreaming of trans politics and finds that his predictions that gaining legal recognition will fail to benefit trans populations are coming to fruition. Spade examines recent efforts by the Obama administration and trans equality advocates to "pinkwa...[Read more]