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: "Juopa" (Gap) by Kim Kansas.Kim Kansas, also known as Ansa Kansas, is a pivotal figure in the history of transgender visibility, and her 1971 memoir "Juopa" offers an insightful look into her life. Known for her courageous personal journey and her involvement in both film and literature, Kansas became an icon in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly for her gender transition and her public efforts to share her story. In 1967, Kansas's life was the subject of "I Was a Man", a documentary directed by Barry Mahon. The film, while sensational in some aspects, remains one of the e
1971,
Ansa Kansas,
Finnish,
Kim Kansas,
Full title: "How to be a woman, though male" by Virginia Prince.The best review of this book was presented in "Pioneers of Transgendering: The Life and Work of Virginia Prince" by Dave King, Department of Sociology, University of Liverpool, and Richard Ekins, Transgender Archive, University of Ulster at Coleraine Gendys Conference, so let me quote it. "How to be a Woman though Male" immediately draws attention to the distinction between sex and gender which Prince underlines at various points in the book as well as in a dedicated chapter. The book is primarily a guide to changing gender
1971,
English,
Virginia Prince,
Full title: "Female Impersonation" by Avery Willard.The book presents the stories of female impersonators, including Sonne Teal, Mario Montez, Lynne Carter, Minette, Leslie Marlowe, Chris Moore, Julian Eltinge, Adrian, D.D. Griffo, G.G. Allen, Robin Rogers, Storme De Larverie, Angie Saxon, Barbette, Ray Bourbon, Karyl Norman, Bert Savoy, Francis Renault.This is what we read in the foreword: "An Agnewism would imply that: "When you've seen one female impersonator, you've seen them all." That is not true. I learned this a few years ago when I was introduced to a popular entertainer, Minette, wh
1971,
Avery Willard,
English,
Minette,
Original title: "L'etiquette" (The label) by Barbara Buick.The label is what you are given when you are born: male or female, male or female. What if, one day, it becomes so unsuitable for you that you have to change it? So you have to fight, give up your family for many years, and sometimes give up friendships you thought were true. Let's get along.It's one thing to want to change sex, like some famous transvestites, by dint of hormone injections and operations. It's another thing to have to find the sex that is really yours, and that was stolen from you by incompetent medicine, an intractab
1971,
Barbara Buick,
French,
I found this book on my favourite website called Transascity.org and here are some excerpts from the book review: "The book is written in the first person in the format of a “Dear Diary” by Lyn Raskin, a transsexual woman who was born Edward. Her diary entries cover approximately 18 years of her life, telling of her journey through her 20s until her early 40’s when she transitioned from male to female.""The book is an interesting view into the mind of a person who faced significant emotional challenges and survived gender dysphoria throughout a time period when our people were seen as little
1971,
English,
Lyn Raskin,
