Eugen Steinach, 1861-1944: A Life of Research
Short biography of Eugen Steinach, who wrote “Physiology of the Male Sex Organs” and other works on sex glands and organs.
Biography Nonfiction
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Biography History Nonfiction
My Mother Was a Man (Ebony Magazine)
“Philadelphia steelworker tells intimate story of how he was reared by Georgia Black, the man who lived as a woman for 30 years in Florida.” Describes Willie Sabb’s mother, Georgia Black, a trans woman featured in Black on Both Sides (Snorton) and Before Gender (Erlick). This PDF is the full issue. The article is featured…
Humanities Nonfiction Social Sciences
Terapie LSD u homosexuálủ a transsexuálek [Therapy with LSD in homosexual males and transsexual females]
The psychotherapy conducted under LSD intoxication included 12 homosexual males (6 ephebophilic and 6 androphilic subjects) and 6 transsexual females. The transsexual females were non-neurotic and no traumatism was found in their sociopsychic sphere. Despite their excellent co-operation the therapy revealed an absolute hopelessness of adaptation of their socio-sexual orientation. LSD was rather inclined to…
Critique Humanities Nonfiction Social Sciences
Erotic Islands: Art and Activism in the Queer Caribbean
Maps a long queer presence at a crossroads of the Caribbean. This transdisciplinary book foregrounds the queer histories of Carnival, calypso, and HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. At its heart is an extension of Audre Lorde’s use of the erotic as theory and methodology. The author turns to lesbian/gay artistry and activism…
Essay History Humanities Nonfiction Social Sciences
Arnold, Arnoldine, Adine: Transgeschlechtlichkeit in den 1910er-Jahren
Arnold, Arnoldine, Adine: Transgender in the 1910s. This article is about Arnold T., a trans woman who lived in Zurich during the 1910s. The analytical focus is on the historically specific construction of a transgender self- identity. Using a unique set of sources, it demonstrates how Arnold T. developed a relationship with herself through a…
Biography Nonfiction
Finer Specimen Of Womanhood: A Transsexual Speaks Out
A Finer Specimen of Womanhood, A Transsexual Speaks out is an autobiographical memoir by Sharon Davis, published in 1985. It is the first ever published memoir by a Black Trans Person.
Essay Nonfiction
The Intersex Issue TSQ: An introduction
In the inaugural issue of TSQ, “Postposttransexual: Key Concepts for a Twenty-First-Century Transgender Studies,” Iain Morland (2014) provides a nuanced genealogy of “intersex.” He notes that the term has a range of definitions, even in clinical contexts. Often popularly conflated with ambiguous genitalia—“external sexual anatomy that cannot be easily described as entirely female or male”—an…
Nonfiction
From the Closet, to the World
Hi my name is Katie Wilson, I have recently published a book about my journey as a trans woman. There is a free download here. http://www.lulu.com/shop/katie-wilson/from-the-closet-to-the-world/ebook/product-m2mdywy.html?q=From+the+Closet+%2C+to+the+world&page=1&pageSize And a printed version available as well https://www.lulu.com/shop/katie-wilson/from-the-closet-to-the-world/paperback/product-gjq2m7n.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Best wishes Katie G
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The Queer Arab Glossary
When conventional language does not equip us with the tools to speak about ourselves, we create our own. Slang expresses words and feelings that break down boundaries. It is a form of protest and fills in the gaps. The Queer Arab Glossary is the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang. This bold guide captures…
History Humanities Nonfiction
Caliban and the Witch
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation is a 2004 book by Italian-American intellectual Silvia Federici. Responding to both feminist and Marxist traditions, the book offers a critical addition to Karl Marx’s theory of primitive accumulation.