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: "Monica, mijn vader" (Monica, my father) by Maaike Sips.
In "Papa Monica", Maaike Sips tells the story of her father, who decided at the age of 60 that he no longer wanted to be a man. After Maaike Sips' father retires, he announces that he wants to undergo a gender reassignment surgery and henceforth wants to go through life as a woman. All of a sudden, Maaike lacks the father she always had – even if he was an incorrigible macho.
But now there is Monica, who shows a hitherto unknown sense of family and would like to talk to her daughter about shoes. Maaike Sips tries to stay cool – and embarks on an adventurous journey into her father's past to find out how much of this unexpected side has always been secretly dormant in the father.
2015,
Dutch,
Maaike Sips,
"Papa Monica: Als mein Vater plötzlich kein Mann mehr sein wollte und ich versuchte, cool zu bleiben" (Papa Monica: When suddenly my father didn't want to be a man anymore and I tried to remain cool) is the German language edition of "Monica, mijn vader" by Maaike Sips.
In "Papa Monica", Maaike Sips tells the story of her father, who decided at the age of 60 that he no longer wanted to be a man. After Maaike Sips' father retires, he announces that he wants to undergo a gender reassignment surgery and henceforth wants to go through life as a woman. All of a sudden, Maaike lacks the father she always had – even if he was an incorrigible macho.
But now there is Monica, who shows a hitherto unknown sense of family and would like to talk to her daughter about shoes. Maaike Sips tries to stay cool – and embarks on an adventurous journey into her father's past to find out how much of this unexpected side has always been secretly dormant in the father.
2016,
German,
Maaike Sips,
