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: "'Maiṃ hijaṛā... maiṃ Lakshmī' meṃ kinnara-vimarśa" मैं हिजड़ा...मैं लक्समी में किन्नर-विमर्श (Me Hijra, Me Laxmi) by Milana Biśnoi.
Study of Maiṃ Hijaṛā...maiṃ Lakshmī!, an autobiography of Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, born 1979, a transgender rights activist and Hindi film actress from Mumbai, India.
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, often known as Laxmi, is a renowned transgender rights activist, Bollywood actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, and motivational speaker based in Mumbai, India. She is also the Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Kinnar Akhada1.
Born on December 13, 1978, in Thane, Maharashtra1, Laxmi has been a prominent figure in advocating for the rights of the Hijra community in India.
2018,
Hindi,
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi,
Milana Biśnoi,
Original title: "Vimarśa kā tīsarā paksha" विमर्श का तीसरा पक्ष (Third Gender) by Vijendra Pratāpa Simha.
The book covers articles on the social conditions of transgender people and eunuchs in India.
2016,
Hindi,
Vijendra Pratāpa Simha,
Original title: "Purush Tan Mein Phansa Mera Nari Man" (My female mind trapped in a male body)
"The extraordinary and courageous journey of a transgender to define her identity and set new standards of achievement. When a boy was born in the Bandhopadhyay family, all rejoiced. A son had been born after two girls and finally the conservative father could boast about having sired a son.
However, it wasn't long before the little boy began to feel inadequate in his own body and began questioning his own identity: Why did he constantly feel like he was a girl even when he had male parts? Why was he attracted to boys in a way that girls are? What could he do to stop feeling so incomplete? It was clearly a cruel joke of destiny which the family refused to acknowledge. But unknown to them, the boy had already begun his journey to becoming Manobi—the quintessential female, as nature meant for her to be.
2015,
Hindi,
Manobi Bandyopadhyay,
Original title: "Mi Hijada Mi Laxmi" (Me Hijra, Me Laxmi) by Laxmi Narayan Tripathi.
"Battling such emotional turmoil from a very young age, Laxminarayan Tripathi, born in a high-caste Brahman household, felt confused, trapped, and lonely. Slowly, he began wearing women's clothes. Over time, he became bold and assertive about his real sexual identity. Finally, he found his true self-she was Laxmi, a hijra (a term used in South Asia for transgender individuals).
From numerous love affairs to finding solace by dancing in Mumbai's bars; from being taunted as a homo to being the first Indian hijra to attend the World AIDS Conference in Toronto; from mental and physical abuse to finding a life of grace, dignity, and fame, this autobiography is an extraordinary journey of a hijra who fought against tremendous odds for the recognition of hijras and their rights."
2012,
2015,
Hindi,
India,
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi,
