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.
Full title: "Then This Happened: After Transparently" by Lisa Salazar.
"When I published "Transparently: Behind the Scenes of a Good Life" in 2011, the memoir recounted the first 59 years and six months of my life, leading up to the first month after undergoing gender confirmation surgery (GCS). I wrote the book in the three months preceding the surgery, a time when I was filled with hopeful anticipation.
The title I picked for the book reflected how I saw my life then; I felt disarmingly open and candid about my life's journey, which had been good to me. The subtitle also held much truth — I had lived a good life and acknowledged my many privileges. Nothing I wrote in the preface was fabricated or spun. These were my honest feelings.
2023,
Canada,
English,
Lisa Salazar,
Full title: "Transparently: Behind the Scenes of a Good Life" by Lisa Salazar.
"It wasn’t always clear to Santiago Salazar that somewhere inside him was a Lisa that would someday—a long time into the future - show herself to the world. Born in Colombia, Santiago grew up in California and moved to Vancouver in the early 1970s to start a successful career as a graphic designer and photographer.
After living the first forty-eight years of life as Santiago, a married, heterosexual man and father of three children and devout Christian, Santiago was diagnosed with gender dysphoria, a term that describes the challenges, and opportunities, that some have with sexual identity. It would take almost ten more years to reconcile the diagnosis to his Christian faith before Santiago could decide to transition to womanhood.
2011,
Canada,
English,
Lisa Salazar,
