THE HIDDEN CASE OF EWAN FORBES And the Unwritten History of the Trans ExperienceBy Zoë Playdon As the ongoing war against abortion rights tells us, people who are not in power have no guaranteed stability of status.
When autonomy is granted and easily taken away, whole groups of citizens may experience unpredictable swings in their legal rights, social customs and ability to be heard.
Zoë Playdon’s erudite, passionate, occasionally frustrating, yet ultimately persuasive new book, “The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience,” encapsulates this reality by telling three stories at once.