Juno Roche - Trans Power: Own Your Gender

2019, E-J Scott, English, Glamrou, Josephine Jones, Juno Roche, Kate Bornstein, Travis Alabanza,

Full title: "Trans Power: Own Your Gender" by Juno Roche.

"'All those layers of expectation that are thrust upon us; boy, masculine, femme, transgender, sexual, woman, real, are such a weight to carry round. I feel transgressive. I feel hybrid. I feel trans.' In this radical and emotionally raw book, Juno Roche pushes the boundaries of trans representation by redefining 'trans' as an identity with its own power and strength, that goes beyond the gender binary. 

Through intimate conversations with leading and influential figures in the trans community, such as Kate Bornstein, Travis Alabanza, Josephine Jones, Glamrou and E-J Scott, this book highlights the diversity of trans identities and experiences with regard to love, bodies, sex, race and class, and urges trans people - and the world at large - to embrace a 'trans' identity as something that offers empowerment and autonomy. Powerfully written, and with humour and advice throughout, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of gender and how we identify ourselves."

Juno Roche is a British author, journalist, and transgender activist known for her work in raising awareness about transgender issues. She has written extensively on topics related to gender identity, sexual health, and transgender rights. Roche is also recognized for her advocacy work and speaking engagements, where she shares her personal experiences as a transgender woman. Juno Roche’s work primarily revolves around themes of gender, sexuality, and trans lives. She has written several books that explore these themes in depth: "Queer Sex", "Trans Power", and "Gender Explorers". 

In addition to her writing, Roche is also a campaigner and has founded organizations like Trans Workers UK and the Trans Teachers Network. She is a director of cliniQ, a queer-inclusive and non-judgmental holistic well-being and sexual health service for trans clients, members of the trans community, and their friends and families1. Her work in these areas further emphasizes her commitment to the themes of gender, sexuality, and trans lives.

In my 2017 interview with her, I asked her about which feminist ideas she regards as most important and appealing: "I do an awful lot of work that examines the connection between gender-based violence and HIV and intimate partner violence and HIV. We know that many women, trans and cis, are still victims of violence perpetrated against them by people they know and often have relationships with.

Society still places these women as being wrong, as being to blame, look at the new law in Russia in relation to violence within relationships. There is a huge amount of work to do in order that women are safe within societies and that women have autonomy over their own bodies and actions."

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