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.
Original title: "Kaete yuku yūki - `seidōitsuseishōgai' no watashi kara" - 変えてゆく勇気－「性同一性障害」の私から (The Courage to Change: From Me with Gender Identity Disorder) by Aya Kamikawa 上川あや.
According to Wikipedia, Aya Kamikawa, born in 1968, is a Japanese politician and transgender activist, and member of the Setagaya Ward Assembly in Tokyo (5th term). She is the most successful transgender politician in Japan.
She was born in Taito-ku, Tokyo, as the second son of three brothers. She liked to play with girls from childhood, and unlike her brothers, she was attracted to playing with girls and dolls. During puberty, she felt a great sense of discomfort and disgust with her masculine body. She could not confide her worries to anyone and fell into self-loathing for herself. At Hosei University Second High School, a private boys' school, she enjoyed a free school atmosphere and an environment where feminine aspects were accepted as a matter of course.
In 1995, she began her gender transition procedures such as hormone therapy and in 1998, she was diagnosed with "gender identity disorder", as a result, she started to live her entire social life as a woman. Although it was through a temporary staffing company due to gender problems on the family register, she could work as an office lady and changed her name to "Aya" in 1999. From January 2000 to May 2003, she was a member of the management of the gender identity disorder and transgender self-help support group "TS and TG People's Association Trans-Net Japan (TNJ)". In 2003, she became the first transgender Japanese politician to have succeeded in the political elections.
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