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: "Paradiset er ikke til salg: Trangen til at være begge køn" (Paradise is not for sale: The urge to be both sexes) by Preben Hertoft and Teit Ritzau.
"The book sheds light on the concept of gender identity as reflected by transvestites and transsexuals, and attempts to demystify these concepts by means of a series of 'case stories' about how it has really happened to people who have had sex reassignment surgery – among them the famous Christine Jørgensen and Lili Elbe. Preben Hertoft was for many years the head of the Department of Sexology. Teit Ritzau is a doctor and film director."
1984,
Christine Jorgensen,
Danish,
Lili Elbe,
Preben Hertoft,
Teit Ritzau,
"Dali: 15 Jahre mit Salvador Dali" (Dali: 15 years with Salvador Dali) is the German language edition of "Le Dalí d'Amanda" (Amanda's Dalí), published in 1984.
Amanda Lear (born 1939) is a French singer, television celebrity, actress, and model, known for her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s and being a muse of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. The book tells about her relationship with Salvador Dalí and presents detailed insights into the 15 years of their relationship.
According to Wikipedia, Amanda's transgender background was confirmed by Salvador Dalí himself, and other well-known artists that used to know Lear earlier in her life. For example, April Ashley, a transgender icon and model, claimed that in the 1950s and early 1960s, Lear, whose birth name she stated was "Alain Tap", had worked with her in the Parisian transgender revues Madame Arthur and Le Carrousel. In her book April Ashley's Odyssey, Ashley recalls Lear performing drag acts under the stage name "Peki d'Oslo".
1984,
Amanda Lear,
April Ashley,
Georges Burou,
German,
Romy Haag,
Full title: "The Eve Principle: The story of a truly unique transsexual" by Stacy Crawford and Mona Joslin Cross.
I have searched the whole Internet but I was not able to find any info about this book and author. If you have ever read the book or you have some information about the book or author, please let me know.
1984,
English,
Mona Joslin Cross,
Stacy Crawford,
Full title: "Men in Frocks" by Kris Kirk and Ed Heath.
"Men in Frocks is the book on modern drag. Its stunning photostudies show the amazing variety of styles that parade themselves today. In a collage of interviews, the drag queens speak for themselves, from unknown street people through to Marylin and Boy George. They tell the hundred and one reasons why they do it, and how they get away with it."
1984,
Ed Heath,
English,
Kris Kirk,
Original title: "Grenzübertritt: Eine Suche nach geschlechtlicher Identität" (Crossing Borders: A Search for Gender Identity) by Renate Anders.
This sensitive and accurate account gives an account of the life of a young person who comes into conflict with her biologically masculine identity at an early age. She describes in detail the desperate attempts to adapt, to submit to the gender role imposed on her, her failure, and the radical step into a new identity as a woman.
Again and again, the understanding of roles and the norms of the sexes are reflected, and the subjective experience takes a position on the socialization and self-understanding of both men and women. After all, it is a matter of countering society's demands against the individual with the right of the individual to self-determination.
1984,
German,
Germany,
Renate Anders,
Original title: "Le Dalí d'Amanda" (Amanda's Dalí) .
Amanda Lear (born 1939) is a French singer, television celebrity, actress, and model, known for her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s and being a muse of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. The book tells about her relationship with Salvador Dalí and presents detailed insights into the 15 years of their relationship.
According to Wikipedia, Amanda's transgender background was confirmed by Salvador Dalí himself, and other well-known artists that used to know Lear earlier in her life. For example, April Ashley, a transgender icon and model, claimed that in the 1950s and early 1960s, Lear, whose birth name she stated was "Alain Tap", had worked with her in the Parisian transgender revues Madame Arthur and Le Carrousel. In her book April Ashley's Odyssey, Ashley recalls Lear performing drag acts under the stage name "Peki d'Oslo".
1984,
Amanda Lear,
April Ashley,
French,
Georges Burou,
Romy Haag,
