A random collection of over 1910 books and audiobooks authored by or about my transgender, intersex sisters, and gender-nonconforming persons all over the world. I read some of them, and I was inspired by some of them. I met some of the authors and heroines, some of them are my best friends, and I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing some of them. If you know of any transgender biography that I have not covered yet, please let me know.
2004,
English,
Janice Josephine Carney,
Full title: "Purple Hearts and Silver Stars: Poems, Rants, Essays and Silver Stars Direct from a Trans-Woman's Soul" by Janice Josephine Carney.
"In 1996 I celebrated a year of sobriety and began a journey of rebirth. That year I developed confidence in myself that previously I never experienced. I took my personal collection of notes, diaries, and tapes from my year in Vietnam and begin to organize them into a book."
"In 1998 I legally changed my name from John Joseph to Janice Josephine and my writing now included transgender issues. I felt that I had come to terms with my trauma from the Vietnam War, and I was ready to move on. In 1999-2000 I wrote and performed a play."
Janice Josephine Carney is an author and a veteran who was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and now lives in Largo, Florida. She served as a Specialist Five in the Army during the Vietnam War. She was stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Vietnam; and Germany. She has written several books, including her new book "One Heart One Mind", which is a memoir about her time in Vietnam. She also facilitates a Vet to Vet peer transgender support group at the JP VA Hospital in Boston. Her book "Purple Hearts and Silver Stars" tells of her struggles as a Vietnam Veteran with PTSD as well as her transition. The Library of Congress has a collection of her personal narratives about the Vietnam War.
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