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We See Each Other A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film

Tre'vell Anderson

A groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation in TV and film, by an of-the-moment and in-demand culture reporter. WE SEE EACH OTHER is a personal history of trans visibility since the beginning of moving images. A literary reckoning, it unearths a transcestry that’s long existe...

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The co‑host repeatedly highlighted the book as a thoughtful gift and promoted it through their own bookstore and multiple public events. It was discussed as a personal memoir and cultural critique that examined the paradox of increased Black trans visibility in TV and film amid rising societal backlash. The hosts and guests praised it as a compelling culmination of a decade of reporting and strongly recommended it to listeners.

Highly Recommended

Episode: Trans Athletes Fight For Rights

The speaker, Carly Shardonnay Webb, brought up her own book "We See Each Other", about the paradox of visibility for Black trans people. It was mentioned in the context of how trans people are more visible than ever in pop culture but are facing increasing violence and discrimination.

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My whole book "We See Each Other", we see each other black transduring through tv and film, is all about this concept of visibility being a paradox on one hand we as trans people are more visible than ever right in the pop cultural imagination but the vitriol as you've already just explained that's aimed at trailblazing folks like leotamas were also experiencing unprecedented violence as a community from the sports band to the don't say gay to the you know the all the other legislation not to mention the murders that are happening right of our siblings and our sisters more especially how do you reconcile that drastic difference of experience that we're having at the same time if you reconcile it at all

Episode: Shut Up Or Shut Down

The podcast hosts created a storefront on Bookshop.org, where this book, written by one of the hosts, can be found. It was highly recommended.

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You can even pick up a copy of my fabulous, wonderful book We See Each Other, A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Film.

Highly recommend.

Episode: Bye Bye, Bail

Tre'vell Anderson will be giving a book talk about their first book, "We See Each Other", at the All She Wrote Bookstore in Boston. The hosts provided a link to event information in the show notes.

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this weekend, for those of you in the Boston area, I'll be doing a book talk with the All She Wrote Bookstore about my first book, We See Each Other, A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Film.

Episode: Big Alito Lies

The book was mentioned in relation to an in-person book event at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, where the author would be discussing and signing copies.

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They'll be there in person to discuss and sign copies of their new book, We See Each Other, A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Film.

Episode: We See You, Tre'vell

This book, described as part history and part memoir, explores the author's personal journey and cultural critique of trans representation in media, spanning a decade of reporting on diversity in Hollywood. It features a foreword by Angelica Ross and positive reviews from multiple sources.

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But first, today is a very special day as my first book, We See Each Other, A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Film is officially available at a bookstore near you and on audiobook read by me.

It is both a culmination of my reporting over the last decade on the issue of diversity in Hollywood and it reflects a little bit of my own identity formation throughout that same period, weaving in some cultural critique about the things we've seen on TV and in movies.

Not only do I think you need to check it out, I think you need to purchase it and then purchase one for your car, purchase one for your job, purchase one for your family. It is truly so good.

And so when I decided to, instead of doing a comprehensive thing to just focus on the movies, the shows that kind of helped me come into myself and helped people who I am in community with come into themselves, that kind of changed things.

So many people still believe that they've never met a trans person. And so all that they're really getting about us is coming from what they see on TV or what they see in movies.

Episode: We See You, Tre'vell

This book, which is part history of trans images on screen and part memoir, was described as a culmination of the author's reporting over the last decade on diversity in Hollywood and reflects their own identity formation. It weaves in cultural critiques about what has been seen on TV and in movies.

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today is a very special day as my first book, We See Each Other, A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Film is officially available at a bookstore near you and on audiobook read by me.

It is both a culmination of my reporting over the last decade on the issue of diversity in Hollywood and it reflects a little bit of my own identity formation throughout that same period, weaving in some cultural critique about the things we've seen on TV and in movies.

Not only do I think you need to check it out, I think you need to purchase it and then purchase one for your car, purchase one for your job, purchase one for your family. It is truly so good.

I want you to feel like, you know, like Trayvail is giving you this information. And because I'm concerned and invested in upholding my complexities as an individual, hopefully the book also recognizes and honors and uplifts that complexity as well.

you're also gonna get a little fun, a little razzle dazzle, as I like to say. Trauma and murder and a little razzle dazzle.

Episode: The Times Need A Changing

The author discusses the paradox of trans visibility in culture, noting that despite increased visibility, state legislatures are attempting to erase trans people. The book's release date was mentioned (May 9th).

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as I discuss in my book, We See Each Other, A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Film, out May 9th and available for pre-order wherever you get slate worthy books, even where you get basic books as well. It's everywhere.

Visibility is a paradox, right? Because as we see trans people enjoying the most visibility in culture perhaps ever, state legislatures across the country are trying to erase us.

Episode: North Carolina's Mark Robinson Extremism Revealed...

The book was mentioned as a great gift idea and is available wherever books are sold, including online and at local libraries.

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In case you were wondering, my books make for great birthday and holiday gifts. Also for that gender reveal party you probably shouldn't be going to, we see each other, A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Film,

Episode: North Carolina's Mark Robinson Extremism Revealed...

The book, written by the podcast co-host, was mentioned as a great gift idea and is available wherever books are sold.

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In case you were wondering, my books make for great birthday and holiday gifts. Also for that gender reveal party you probably shouldn't be going to, we see each other, A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Film, and the NAACP Image Award winning, Historically Black Phrases from I Ain't One of Your Little Friends to Who All Gone Be There are both available wherever good books are sold and bad ones too.

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