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: "La Forza di Antonia: Storia di una persona transgender" (Antonia's Strength: A Transgender Person's Story) by Antonia Monopoli and Gerardo Maiello.
Antonio was a shy, reserved, lonely child, shy and bullied by other children because he was freckled and "effeminate". Antonio's childhood and adolescence were also tormented by misunderstandings and intolerance, by sacrifices and renunciations. Once an adult, Antonio learned about transsexuality and finally found the answer to that "little girl imprisoned in the heart of a child", with "a boundless love for life". The trip to Milan, prostitution, emancipation, love, and LGTB activism are the stages of Antonia's journey that have built the woman and one of the main and influential advocates of the transgender movement in Italy.
2019,
Antonia Monopoli,
Gerardo Maiello,
Italian,
