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.
2019,
Spanish,
Valeria Vegas,
Original title: "Vestidas de azul: Análisis social y cinematográfico de la mujer transexual en los años de la Transición española" (Vestidas de azul: Social and cinematographic analysis of transsexual women in the years of the Spanish Transition) by Valeria Vegas.
"Vestida de azul" by Antonio Giménez-Rico was the first Spanish documentary starring six transsexual women to be released in commercial theaters. Today, 35 years later and with the perspective that she gives over time, the journalist Valeria Vegas analyzes how the media and the cinema dealt with transsexuality in a truly hostile time for a group as exposed as it was a minority. Through the circumstances that surrounded Eva, Loren, Tamara, Josette, Nacha and Renée, the author investigates aspects such as prostitution, entertainment, social exclusion, or oppressive laws. Her lives are also those of many other women for whom democracy was not always synonymous with freedom.
Valeria Vegas, born on August 8, 1985 in Valencia, Spain, is a remarkable Spanish journalist, essayist, writer, documentary filmmaker, and producer. She has made significant contributions to literature and audiovisual projects. Valeria studied journalism in Valencia and holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication.
Her first novel, “Grandes actrices del cine español”, was published in 2015.
She gained widespread recognition for her biography of La Veneno, titled “¡Digo! Ni puta ni santa. Las memorias de La Veneno”. This biography served as the foundation for the Atresmedia Veneno series, later aired on HBO in the United States.
Valeria has contributed to various media outlets, including Vanity Fair Spain, Shangay, Lecturas y Jot Down, Candy, Paraíso, Chicas & maricas, and Cannabis Magazine.
In 2019, she published “Vestidas de azul”, an analysis of social and cinematic aspects of transgender women during the Spanish Transition years.
Valeria directed the documentary “Manolita, la chen de Arcos” in 2016, which won the Best Spanish Documentary award at LesGaiCineMad 2016. She participated in the II Festival Cultura con Orgullo in Seville, where she screened her documentary “Manolita, la chen de Arcos”.
As a contributor to La Otra Crónica (LOC), hosted by El Mundo, Valeria continues to engage with diverse audiences.
Valeria Vegas is one of the most prominent transgender figures in Spain.
Her life story became the subject of the HBO drama series Veneno.
In summary, Valeria Vegas’s multifaceted career spans literature, journalism, filmmaking, and advocacy, making her a trailblazer in Spanish media and culture.
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