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: "A Transformação Crossdressing" (The Crossdressing Transformation) by Sabrina Loren.“The Crossdressing Transformation" is an invitation to delve into the fascinating universe of crossdressing through the personal and inspiring story of Sabrina Loren.
With an engaging and sincere narrative, Sabrina shares her experiences, challenges and achievements as a crossdresser, revealing the ups and downs of this journey of self-discovery and acceptance. Throughout the book, she presents a complete overview of crossdressing, from the motivations that lead people to get involved in
2024,
Crossdressing,
Portuguese,
Sabrina Loren,
Original title: "Poesía Recuperada" (Recovered Poetry) by Naty Menstrual.This is Naty Menstrual's third book, entitled "Poesía recuperada", a material that compiles her initial texts created before her official birth as Naty. "These are things I wrote before I cross-dressed, before I was Naty," she said. It is the compendium of "secret" poems, which she herself never believed could be published, but which today she decided to present to society."If I were a woman, I would have a thousand children, I would have a thousand children
with a thousand different men.
If I were a woman, I'd have a
2017,
Argentina,
Crossdressing,
Naty Menstrual,
Spanish,
Full title: "Math in Drag" by Kyne Santos."Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of . . . math?
This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that math can be fascinating and fun, even for people who think they aren't good at it.
With her irreverent style and unique perspective, Kyne investigates mathematical mysteries while educating us about the art of drag.She explores surprising connections, such as the elegance of ballroom culture and the nature of infi
2024,
Crossdressing,
English,
Kyne Santos,
Original title: "Tja, meine Lieben: Eine Diva plaudert sich um Kopf und Kragen" (Well, my dears: A diva chats her head and neck) by Lilo Wanders.The book is a biography of Lilo Wanders, whose real name is Ernst-Johann Reinhardt. According to Wikipedia, he is a German actor, comedian, and theatre/television host. Born on September 22, 1955, in Celle, Germany, Reinhardt is known for performing almost exclusively in a female role under the stage name Lilo Wanders.
Reinhardt moved to Hamburg at the age of 18 to study library science, which he later dropped. He became a member of a gay choir and
1997,
Crossdressing,
German,
Lilo Wanders,
Original title: "Vom Fresko zum Straps: Ein Leben" (From fresco to suspenders: One life.) by Petra Dorén."I have known Petra Dorén from the stage for about fifteen years and began to work as a journalist about her in 1992. During our interviews for various journal publications, we discovered similarities. The idea for this book was born in 1993 during a visit to the theatre to see Brecht's Threepenny Opera. Helen Vita as buccaneer Jenny broke the ice: Petra told me about her cabaret colleague with whom I had an interview appointment for the next day."You could write a book about my life. I di
1994,
Crossdressing,
German,
Petra Dorén,
Full title: "How to do drag: Tracy Tramp, my story - The London drag scene and clubland in the early 2000s" by Tracy Tramp."Immerse yourself in the dress-up, t-girl and drag scene in London, 1999-2000. Clubs, parties, characters and celebrities of the time. Adventures galore. The route to drag: tips and hints for queens and t-girls. All true life stories.""TRACY TRAMP was born in London in 1967. In July 1969 the U.S.A. Eagle Rover landed on the surface of the moon. Millions around the world watched the whole thing on TV, in the latest technicolour. The Rover lifted off the surface to re-join
2021,
Crossdressing,
Drag queen,
English,
Tracy Tramp,
"Yo soy mi propia mujer: Una vida (Tiempo de Memoria)" (I am my own woman: A life (Memory Time)) is the Spanish language edition of "Ich bin meine eigene Frau. Ein Leben" by Charlotte von Mahlsdorf."A soft-spoken transvestite wanting nothing more than to live as a hausfrau, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf instead was caught up in the most harrowing dramas of 20th-century Europe, surviving both the Nazis and the Communists.Originally published as I Am My Own Woman, this exquisitely written autobiography reveals her lifelong pursuit of sexual liberty. The story is reaching an entirely new readership of
2023,
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf,
Crossdressing,
Spanish,
Full title: "The Future is Feminine: Capitalism and the Masculine Disorder" by Ciara Cremin."Carnage in the classroom, misogynists in high office, sociopaths in uniform, masculinity is a killer. From styles of dress to the stunted capacity for expressing a diversity of emotions, becoming a man involves killing off and repudiating anything that in our society is held as feminine. When a person is unable to show compassion and tenderness, or when exposed for their frailties, feels angry and humiliated, they have problems. Problems that none of us are immune to. Masculinity, Cremin provocatively
2021,
Ciara Cremin,
Crossdressing,
English,
Full title: "Confessions of a Crossdressing Exhibitionist a Few Years On" by Selina Stone."This is the second installment of my experiences as a crossdressing exhibitionist. I wanted to put more of my actual personality in this book that I did in the last one. Here, I dive deeper into how pervasive dressing up and doing shows has been in my life. How I love it, yet hate loving it. How just getting dressed changes my whole character. How an otherwise totally straight -now married- guy literally transforms, adopting a character that is entirely female - but keeps that entire life online and sem
2022,
Crossdressing,
English,
Selina Stone,
Original title: "Ich bin meine eigene Frau. Ein Leben" (I am my own woman. One life) by Charlotte von Mahlsdorf ."A soft-spoken transvestite wanting nothing more than to live as a hausfrau, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf instead was caught up in the most harrowing dramas of 20th-century Europe, surviving both the Nazis and the Communists.Originally published as I Am My Own Woman, this exquisitely written autobiography reveals her lifelong pursuit of sexual liberty. The story is reaching an entirely new readership of enthusiastic theater fans with I Am My Own Wife, the new Broadway show by Doug Wrigh
1995,
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf,
Crossdressing,
German,
Full title: "Skirting Gender: Life and Lessons of a Crossdresser" by Vera Wylde."What is a crossdresser? What is genderfluid? How does one come to the conclusion that they are either of these? These questions and more are laid out as Vera Wylde details her life of gender non-conformity and the lessons she's learned along the way.Full of personal stories and practical advice, this book is a guide for those questioning for themselves, wishing to understand a loved one, or simply state their own curiosity.""Vera Wylde was born in Northern California and grew up in Northeast Vermont with her moth
2018,
Crossdressing,
Drag queen,
English,
Vera Wylde,
Original title: "Cuerpo de hombre, experiencia de mujer: Hablan las travestis" (A man's body, a woman's experience: the transvestites speak) by Georgina Burgos.In this book, seventeen transvestites and one wife narrate what it means to be and live with a transvestite. These stories come from the most human, intimate, and deep side of each protagonist and show us the most unknown face of cross-dressing.Throughout these pages, we will travel to the electric instant of personal discovery, we will contemplate the details of the intense ritual of the transformation from man to woman, and we will k
2010,
Crossdressing,
Drag queen,
Georgina Burgos,
Spanish,
Original title: "Claes och Sara: Det är bara jag - jag är transvestit" (Claes and Sara: It's just me - I'm a transvestite) by Katia Wagner.Sara Lund is a leading figure among transvestites in Scandinavia.
Until a month ago, no one except the closest family knew that she is Claes Schmidt on a daily basis: "I have been terrified of being exposed all my adult life. It's over now. I'm a transvestite and I'm not ashamed. It is incredibly nice to be responsible for that.” The book is a report that was originally published on September 14, 2003 in Sydsvenskan.
KATIA WAGNER is an investigative
2017,
Crossdressing,
Katia Wagner,
Sara Lund,
Swedish,
Original title: "Paul: eine besondere Frau" (Paul: a special woman) by Brigitte Schneebeli.Paul Jecklin, born in 1957, grew up partly with a foster family and partly in the Chur orphanage. The guardianship authorities took him away from his parents when he was a small child, as did all his five siblings.Two things made life even more difficult for the delicate, blond boy. He developed more slowly than other children and... he would rather have been a girl. For both he was laughed at and ridiculed. As a teenager, he spent several years in a home for the 'difficult' youth. Not because he had do
2000,
Brigitte Schneebeli,
Crossdressing,
German,
Paul Jecklin,
Full title: "Men's Shirts Lady's Skirts: My Life Crossdressing" by Amanda Smith."I am seen by everyone around me as nothing but what is expected as a man. But deep down, Amanda or Mandi as I like to be known, hides the biggest secret of my life and that is my crossdressing/transgender feelings.This book details my honest and true account of my need to crossdress throughout my life. As you read this book and if you are a Transgender or Crossdresser yourself, you will relate to some and if not the majority of my journey and what Amanda E Smith (Mandi) has been through.Even to this day, Mandi is
2015,
Amanda Smith,
Crossdressing,
English,
Original title: "Ab durch die Mitte: Ein Spaziergang durch Berlin" (Straight through: A walk through Berlin)."A stroll through the new, old capital of Germany.
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Germany's most famous transvestite and unique contemporary witness, leads through her Berlin. Serious city history mixes with details and events that are not mentioned in any conventional Berlin guide ... Anecdotes that no one could tell except the Mahlsdorf.""Just as lovingly as she collects, restores and exhibits old Wilhelminian styles, she describes her experiences in the Hohenzollern city palace shortly b
1997,
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf,
Crossdressing,
German,
"Ik ben mijn eigen vrouw: Een leven" (I am my own wife: A life) is the Dutch language edition of "Ich bin meine eigene Frau" (1992) by Charlotte von Mahlsdorf."A soft-spoken transvestite wanting nothing more than to live as a hausfrau, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf instead was caught up in the most harrowing dramas of 20th century Europe, surviving both the Nazis and the Communists.I Am My Own Wife is her exquisitely written autobiography where she reveals her lifelong pursuit of sexual liberty. The memoirs of a transvestite Berliner, the story of the wonderful Gründerzeit museum, a look at German
1994,
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf,
Crossdressing,
Dutch,
"I Am My Own Wife: The True Story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf" is the English language edition of "Ich bin meine eigene Frau" (1992) by Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. The book was published in 2004.The first edition of the book in English was published in 1995 with a slightly different title: "Charlotte von Mahlsdorf - I Am My Own Woman: The Outlaw Life of Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf, Berlin's Most Distinguished Transvestite"."A soft-spoken transvestite wanting nothing more than to live as a hausfrau, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf instead was caught up in the most harrowing dramas of 20th century Europe, sur
2004,
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf,
Crossdressing,
English,
