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: "Οι άγγελοι δεν έχουν φύλο" (Angels have no gender) by Τζένη Χειλουδάκη (Jenny Cheiloudaki)
Jenny Cheiloudaki is a Greek celebrity, a popular model of the 1990s, who became known to the general public through television and due to the social scandal caused by the publication of her love affair with the then Prosecutor of the First Instance of Rhodes.
She was born on February 21, 1968, in Sitia, Crete under the name Ioannis Cheiloudakis. In early adolescence, under the weight of dysphoria, she began the process of gender transition using hormones at the age of 13. She underwent gender reassignment surgery in London at the age of 20. She made a career in modeling, worked and ran brothels, while at the same time she was involved in writing books mainly of an autobiographical nature. She now lives in her family home in Sitia, having withdrawn from the spotlight.
2002,
Greek,
Jenny Cheiloudaki,
This is the Spanish language edition of "Mémoires de l'abbé de Choisy habillé en femme".
The first edition of the memoirs was published in ... 1736. Yes, it is not a joke. Since then, the memoirs have been published many times in many languages.
Let me quote the introduction from Goodreads: "By a whim of his mother, Francois Timoleon de Choisy—better known as the Abbé de Choisy—was dressed as a girl until the age of 18.
After a short spell in male attire he became, by all accounts, the classic transvestite - a male heterosexual who never attempted to disguise his biological sex while going about in public in full female attire. Choisy's fascination with feminine accouterments made him something of an expert on women's fashions, and prominent society women even brought their daughters to him for advice.
1987,
1999,
2002,
François-Timoléon De Choisy,
Spanish,
Full title: "Hidden in Plain Sight" by Leslie Townsend.
"Leslie lives life to the fullest. She is loved and respected by her family and friends. Throughout her life, she has achieved many goals including working as a model, getting married and entertaining audiences as a stand-up comedienne. However, all the while, Leslie has been hiding a secret about her past. Always fearful of being rejected and ostracized if the truth came to light, Leslie kept her past just that, the past.
But secrets weigh heavy on her mind and after years of lies and covering her tracks through career pursuits and relationships, she has decided to tell the truth about her transsexual history and the struggle to live with the legacy of her decision. This story follows the journey of a child in confusion, an adolescent in turmoil and a young adult, who embarks on a quest for wholeness. It is a story of breaking gender barriers and of crossing the chasm from male to female."
2002,
English,
Leslie Townsend,
