Shon Faye

Shon Faye (born 27 March 1988) is an English writer, editor, journalist, and presenter, known for her commentary on LGBTQ+, women's, and mental health issues. She hosts the podcast Call Me Mother and is the author of the 2021 book The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice. She was an editor-at-large at Dazed and has contributed features and comment journalism to The Guardian, The Independent, VICE, n+1, Attitude, Verso and others.

Shon Faye
Faye in 2021
Born (1988-03-27) 27 March 1988
Bristol, England
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Subjects

Early life and education

Faye was born in Bristol.[1] She studied English Literature at the University of Oxford, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Law.[2] Faye moved to London in her early twenties, where she worked as a lawyer.[3] In Faye's own words, she later "had a complete implosion, quit my job, moved back to Bristol and came out as a trans woman".[3] She is now based in London.[1]

Career

Faye began her writing career in 2014.[4] The focus of Faye's editing and writing has been sexuality, feminism and mental health.[5][3][6][7] She has written and appeared in two short films[8] and her debut, 'Catechism',[9] was exhibited at the Tate Britain 'Queer British Art' exhibition in 2017.[10][11] Shon presented an online video series called Shon This Way[12] for Novara Media in 2017, which dealt with queer politics and history. In a 2017 historical review for The Guardian, political columnist Owen Jones cited Faye, along with Paris Lees and Munroe Bergdorf, as emerging "brilliant trans voices".[13] Her art has been exhibited in the show Am I Making Sense at the Hoxton Arches.[14]

Faye has campaigned for trans women to have access to rape and domestic violence services.[15] In 2018 she presented at Amnesty International's Women Making History event, where she gave a speech calling to "re-centre" underprivileged trans women.[16][17]

She hosts Call Me Mother,[18][19] a podcast that "rails against the patronising image that reaching your 60s and 70s involves sitting under a blanket and knitting, by talking to older LGBTQ trailblazers," according to The Guardian.[20] A review of the podcast in GQ includes, "This isn’t just a podcast for queer people, anybody can listen and enjoy the stories being shared and learn something about queer life."[21] Erin Patterson wrote for British Vogue that the podcast "highlights to me that I have a history as a queer person, I have ancestry."[22]

Works
  • Faye, Shon (2021). The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice. Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN 9780241423141.[18][19][23]

See also

References
  1. "Shon Faye". Penguin. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. Levine, Nick (2021-09-01). "Interview: Shon Faye on why The Transgender Issue is a call to arms". The Face. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  3. Jones, Dylan (8 May 2019). "QX meets…Shon Faye". QX. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. AnOther (2021-04-01). "Shon Faye Is Telling Queer History Like It's Never Been Told Before". AnOther. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. Faye, Shon (22 November 2018). "Shon Faye On Changing The Conversation Around Trans Rights". British Vogue. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. Pavka, Evan (June 29, 2020). "What Do We Mean By Queer Space?". Azure. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. "Campaigner Shon Faye shows exactly how you should deal with horrific anti-trans stickers". www.pinknews.co.uk. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. Out.com Editors (December 13, 2017). "8 Trans Trailblazers Unite to Fight Gender Based Violence". Out. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. Dazed (2017-07-05). "This film turns society's queerphobia back on itself". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  10. "Queer British Art 1861–1967". Tate. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021. Tate Britain 5 April - 1 October 2017
  11. Hall, Jake (April 18, 2017). "Tate Britain's landmark survey of queer British art is a hymn to resistance". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. "Shon This Way". Novara Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  13. Jones, Owen (15 December 2017). "Anti-trans zealots, know this: history will judge you". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  14. Flynn, Niall (October 31, 2017). "The art show exploring self-worth in the 21st century". Huck. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  15. Faye, Shon (21 November 2017). "Trans women need access to rape and domestic violence services. Here's why". the Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  16. Andersson, Jasmine (20 May 2018). "Shon Faye asks public to 'centre trans women' in Amnesty speech after petition called for her removal". Pink News. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  17. Dommu, Rose (May 20, 2018). "Shon Faye Calls for Centering of Trans Women in Feminist Movements Following Transphobic Petition". Out. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  18. Greig, James (April 1, 2021). "Shon Faye Is Telling Queer History Like It's Never Been Told Before". AnOther. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  19. Parsons, Vic (April 16, 2021). "Author Shon Faye on trans liberation, prison abolition and remembering our queer history". PinkNews. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  20. Verdier, Hannah; Davies, Hannah J; Toussaint-Strauss, Josh (March 19, 2021). "Warmth and wisdom from queer trailblazers – podcasts of the week". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  21. Blacklock, Hannah; Jones, Annie; Maoui, Zak (April 5, 2021). "Ten coolest things to do from home right now". GQ. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  22. Paterson, Erin (April 18, 2021). "The Queer Community Has A Long & Meaningful History – And An Empowered Future". British Vogue. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  23. Thompson, Hannah; Zwieglinska, Zofia (April 15, 2021). "27 Inspiring LBGTQ+ Books Everyone Needs On Their Bookshelf". ELLE. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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