The Truth About Me is the unflinchingly courageous and moving autobiography of a Hijra who fought ridicule, persecution and violence both within her home and outside to find a life of dignity. Revathi was born a boy, but felt and behaved like a girl. In telling her life story, Revathi evokes marvellously the deep unease…
Men in all stages of transition have come and gone from my life, and each one has been entirely different. It’s difficult to feel as if you fail at being a man when you know there isn’t a singular ‘right’ way to be one. In this illuminating and radically honest book, Ezra Woodger interviews trans…
Autobio, slightly NSFW-ish for boobs comic by author N. D. Stevenson. Free to download, but any proceeds will be donated to BIPOC transition fundraisers. https://gumroad.com/l/tJzTV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hamilton_(female_husband) “Henry Fielding is generally considered one of the great classic English novelists, best known for his novels Joseph Andrews (1742) and Tom Jones (1749). In 1746, Fielding anonymously published this novelette, which is a fictionalized account of the story of Mary Hamilton, who became notorious as the female husband. Hamilton grew up in Scotland…
Autobiography of Marion or Bill Edwards: “…she worked on her uncle’s farm on the Goulburn River, and as a waitress, refused offers of marriage and ‘made hot love’ to women. About 1896 she decided to dress and live as a man, claiming that this earned her more money. […] After a second arrest in Brisbane…
“Warm and funny.” —The New York Times * “Refreshingly no-holds-barred.” —USA TODAY * “Delightful.” —San Francisco Chronicle An inspirational, witty, and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!—an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself as well as a passionate “ode to learning”…
Harry Benjamin (1885–1986), a German-born endocrinologist, was a pivotal figure in the development of transgender medicine. He was physician to transgender pioneers such as Christine Jorgensen, the 1950s “Ex-GI” turned “Blonde Beauty” media sensation, and in turn, she and other collaborators helped to shape Benjamin’s influential 1966 book, The Transsexual Phenomenon. Alison Li’s much-needed biography…
“This book explores drag performance in London since 2009 via the pubs, bars and clubs that make LGBTQ+ communities thrive. It studies the complex relationship between drag performance, LGBTQ+ venues and queer communities. In exploring drag performance, the book develops a greater understanding of the connection between drag performance and queer communities, in particular exploring…
From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America today “A master class in journalism as a force for change. Nico Lang cuts through the political ping-pong over transgender rights to…
‘On the bookshelves, there was plenty of stuff on being gay, and much needed, joyous accounts of what it is to be trans, but nothing really that encapsulates what is it to be both – to exist in the hazy terrain between.’ After his relationship with his girlfriend of 5 years ended, Harry realised he…