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 fille de Casablanca" (The Girl from Casablanca) by Juliette Jourdan.
"In 1956, in Casablanca, while Morocco struggles for its independence, Jenny, a young trans woman, solicits Dr. Georges Burou, a renowned, if somewhat enigmatic gynecologist, for a 'sex change'...
The Girl from Casablanca tells the true story of the first entirely successful sex reassignment surgery, at a time when the word 'trans' didn't even exist. It also tells a tale of daring and courage against all odds. True to himself, Dr. Burou went ahead with the first gender surgery to help a desperate and endearing young trans woman while risking ruining his career. Without knowing it, he would set the standard, to this day, for MtF surgery."
2017,
French,
Georges Burou,
Juliette Jourdan,
Original title: "The Girl from Casablanca: The True Story of the First Sex Change" is the English language edition of "La fille de Casablanca" by Juliette Jourdan.
"In 1956, in Casablanca, while Morocco struggles for its independence, Jenny, a young trans woman, solicits Dr. Georges Burou, a renowned, if somewhat enigmatic gynecologist, for a 'sex change'...
The Girl from Casablanca tells the true story of the first entirely successful sex reassignment surgery, at a time when the word 'trans' didn't even exist. It also tells a tale of daring and courage against all odds. True to himself, Dr. Burou went ahead with the first gender surgery to help a desperate and endearing young trans woman while risking ruining his career. Without knowing it, he would set the standard, to this day, for MtF surgery."
2021,
April Ashley,
Coccinelle,
English,
Jan Morris,
Juliette Jourdan,
Original title: "Le Choix de Juliette" (Juliette's Choice) by Juliette Jourdan.
It's about Juliette, her roommate, her girlfriends, Tours, her mother, a cat (her name is Marilyn), femininity, what it means: being a woman, becoming a woman (if you can do it), how and why.
Juliette is twenty years old and lives in Tours, a transsexual, transgender capital of France. Her student life is comparable to that of an average student: she lives in a roommate with a girlfriend, shops with her mother, flirts, works to pay for her studies and rent, parties, and prepares her bachelor's thesis.
Apart from these small notable originalities, inherent in the character and the trans environment in which Juliette is brought to evolve, she is "normal". It is with sincerity and sensitivity that the author tells us about her life, partly fictionalized, and testifies to the chaotic journey of any teenager.
2009,
French,
Juliette Jourdan,
