This article provides a critical appraisal of the Cass Review from a
heritage position through the lenses of archaeology, heresiology, myth,
and literature. The paper introduces the framework of gender
ahistoricism, and the authors highlight instances of gender ahistoric
revisionism within the Cass Review's final report*.* Further, they
challenge these historical claims of gender through several case studies
demonstrating a broader gender multiplicity than allowed for by the
final report. This article, as well as furthering criticism of the Cass
Review from these new heritage perspectives, also highlights the impact
of gendered pasts more broadly on the material conditions of
contemporary trans lives. It underpins and furthers the efforts that
must be taken to ensure heritage practices and frameworks become tools
of use, rather than oppression, for trans communities.
