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: "Das Geschlecht der Lüge: Ein Tagebuch" (Diary of a male bride) by Walter Homann. The first edition of the book was published in 1907. In 1919 the book was republished as "Das Geschlecht der Lüge" (The Gender of Lies). It was also reprinted in 1996 and 2010.In his diary, the "blond Dori" describes the stages of his unusual life. For a long time, it was a mystery to him why some men tried so hard for his friendship, while others contemptuously called him a whore. In all his innocence and naivety, he does not understand that his self-evident effeminate behavior makes him suspici
1907,
1919,
1996,
2010,
German,
Walter Homann,
Original title: "Anak kehidupan - kisah sejati perjalanan hidup ratu waria tingkat dunia Chenny Han: anak manusia yang terlahir sebagai lelaki menjalani kehidupan sebagaimana perempuan" (Child of life - The true story of the life journey of world-class drag queen Chenny Han: a human child who was born as a man lives life like a woman) by Isye Soentoro.The book is a biography of Chenny Han, b. 1963, an Indonesian pre-operative transsexual woman. Chenny Han is a successful bridal and beauty entrepreneur. “I know how it feels to be different. Yet, by focusing on our talents and by continuously i
1996,
Chenny Han,
Indonesian,
Isye Soentoro,
Full title: "Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman" by Leslie Feinberg."This groundbreaking book - far ahead of its time when first published in 1996 and still galvanizing today—interweaves history, memoir, and gender studies to show that transgender people, far from being a modern phenomenon, have always existed and have exerted their influence throughout history. Leslie Feinberg - hirself a lifelong transgender revolutionary - reveals the origin of the check-one-box-only gender system and shows how zie found empowerment in the lives of transgender warri
1996,
English,
Leslie Feinberg,
Marsha P. Johnson,
Full title: "Counseling in Genderland: A Guide for You and Your Transgendered Client" by Neila Miller."Those in the mental health field who have discovered gender confusion in their clients often have no background or experience in addressing it. It is like Alice's venture into Wonderland, with its own language, rules, ethics, reasoning, and poetry.""This book is the first guide written for counselors of every description, plus interested laypersons, which gives a practical map in readable language, for making one's way in this foreign terrain. Neila Miller has been working and playing with c
1996,
English,
Neila Miller,
Original title: "28-28" by Barbra A. Bergstrom. The book was also published in 1996.I came across this book while surfing through the vast library records of The University of Michigan Library. Unfortunately, it is impossible to find any additional information about the book on the Internet."A truthful biography about a sex re-assignment patient which includes the 1st 28 years he lived as a male and the next 28 years as a legal female. Pros and cons of the procedure. Hindsight being 20/20, given a chance, would she go through it all again?"
1996,
Barbra A. Bergstrom,
English,
Full title: "Male Femaling: A grounded theory approach to cross-dressing and sex-changing" by Richard Ekins."The glamour of transvestite fashion is the epitome of 90s style, but the significance of cross-dressing and sex-changing goes much deeper than the annals of fashion. Ekins vividly details the innermost desires and the varied practices of males who wear the clothes of women for the pleasure it gives them (cross-dressers), or who wish to change sex and are actively going about it (sex-changers). This unique and fascinating book transforms an area of study previously dominated by clinical
1996,
English,
Richard Ekins,
"Byla jsem mužem" is the Czech language edition of "Ich war ein Mann: Die Lebensgeschichte einer Transsexualuellen" (I Was a Man: The Life Story of a Transsexual) by Alexandra.Alexandra tells her life with relentless openness in this book. It is the confession of a woman who lived in a male body and who thus became the outsider of a society that rejects everything that goes beyond the framework of the "normal". The harrowing fate of a transsexual who never got a real chance in life. Early on, Alexandra landed in the red light district. To endure the suitors, she took heroin. In order to have
Original title: "Princesa - Ein Stricherleben" (Princesa - A hustler's life) by Fernanda Farias de Albuquerque and Maurizio Jannelli. The book is the Greek language edition of "Princesa" published in Italian in 1994.According to Wikipedia, Fernanda Farias de Albuquerque (1963–2000), known as Princesa, was a Brazilian transgender woman. Born in the Brazilian countryside, she grew up without her father in a family with economic difficulties. At the age of seven, she is the victim of sexual abuse and later she leaves home.After a brief period as a kitchen assistant, she begins to prostitute hers
1996,
Fernanda Farias de Albuquerque,
German,
Full title: "The Unsinkable Bambi Lake: A Fairy Tale Containing the Dish on Cockettes, Punks, and Angels". The book was published in 1996 and republished in 2017."An intimate account of one individual's evolution from innocent, suburban Johnny Purcell in the '60s into fabulous, infamous Bambi Lake. From a fantasy filled childhood to San Francisco's queer salad days in the '70s absolutely nothing is off-topic in this dramatic, revealing memoir. With new photos and an Epilogue: 20 Years Later.Author and infamous chanteuse Bambi Lake has been the subject of a documentary (“Sticks & Stones”),
1996,
Bambi Lake,
English,
Original title: "La Vocation d'être femme: itineraire d'une transsexualité vécue" (The Vocation to be a woman: itinerary of a lived transsexuality) by Ovida Delect."It starts with a kid who has a kid's body and the audacity of a hero. It continues with a sixteen-year-old boy who knows he is a girl, who has strong convictions and freedom in mind. Then the war of 1940 shakes the world and the teenager who dresses as a girl in the secrecy of closed rooms, finds himself facing the Gestapo. Rather strange fate for the woman, born a man, who will spend her life simply saying: "I am not who you beli
1996,
French,
Ovida Delect,
Original title: "Princesa - Fernanda Farías de Albuquerque" (Princess) by Fernanda Farias of Albuquerque and Maurizio Jannelli. The book is the Greek language edition of "Princesa" published in Italian in 1994.According to Wikipedia, Fernanda Farias de Albuquerque (1963–2000), known as Princesa, was a Brazilian transgender woman. Born in the Brazilian countryside, she grew up without her father in a family with economic difficulties. At the age of seven, she is the victim of sexual abuse and later she leaves home. After a brief period as a kitchen assistant, she begins to prostitute hers
1996,
Fernanda Farias of Albuquerque,
Spanish,
Full title: "Orlando's Sleep: An Autobiography of Gender" by Jennifer Spry."This is an inspiring story of courage and perseverance toward the hardest goal of all - self-acceptance. As a child, Spry cherished the moments when he was left alone at home so he could dress up in his mother's clothes.In adolescence, he tried to prove his manhood by competitive sailing and heavy drinking. When even marriage and fatherhood failed to make a man of him, John began the long journey towards recognition of herself as Jennifer, a woman and a lesbian.""This autobiography by Jennifer Spry explores the comple
1996,
Australia,
English,
Jennifer Spry,
Original title: "Vom Supermann zur super Frau" (From super man to super woman) by Simone-Yvonne von Budzyn.Simone-Yvonne von Budzyn was born on 31 March 1939 in Berlin-Friedenau as a boy.
After the stillbirth of a boy a year earlier, the mother longingly wished for a living son. A midwife was appointed for the upcoming home birth. She soon exclaimed happily: "It has a lily of the valley, it has a lily of the valley!" But what meant happiness and the fulfillment of all dreams for the mother was a trauma for Wolfgang, as the child was now called. Even as a small child, Simone felt like a
1996,
German,
Simone-Yvonne von Budzyn,
Full title: "Mirrors: Portrait of a Lesbian Transsexual" by Geri Nettick and Beth Elliott."The alternately heartbreaking and empowering story of one woman's long road to full selfhood. Born a male, Geri Nettick knew something just didn't fit. And even after coming to terms with her own gender dysphoria, and taking steps to correct it, she still fought to be accepted by the lesbian feminist community to which she felt she belonged. A fascinating, true tale of struggle and discovery." "Beth Elliott is a San Francisco Bay Area-born writer, musician and activist focused on women's rights iss
1996,
Beth Elliott,
English,
Geri Nettick,
Full title: "Hiding My Candy: The Autobiography of the Grand Empress of Savannah" by The Lady Chablis and Theodore Bouloukos."Born Benjamin Edward Knox in Quincy, Florida, "The Doll" always knew she was different. At a Tallahassee club, in her teens, she found the drag mother who would set her on the path to stardom. Before long, The Lady Chablis had a headline drag act replete with trademark saucy wit, down-home wisdom, and, of course, breasts. The rest is "Miss Thang" history..."According to Wikipedia, The Lady Chablis (1957-2016), also known as The Grand Empress and The Doll, was an A
1996,
Drag queen,
English,
The Lady Chablis,
