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: "Gender Rebels: 30 Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Heroes Past and Present" by Katherine Locke and Shanee Benjamin (Illustrator).
"This fully illustrated book celebrates the history of thirty trans, gender expansive, and nonbinary heroes throughout the world.
Explore the history of trans and nonbinary people throughout the world in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book for young teens.
Readers will be educated and enlightened about gender-expansive people who have made a difference in our history and who continue to help raise awareness of diversity and inclusion in current society. Introductory materials give readers an insight into pronoun usage, the history of the word "transgender," and more before providing engaging and fascinating information about thirty trans, gender expansive, and nonbinary people who have helped shape our world.
2023,
Coccinelle,
English,
Georgina Beyer,
Jazz Jennings,
Katherine Locke,
Lana Wachowski,
lavern,
Lili Elbe,
Lilly Wachowski,
Lucy Hicks Anderson,
Marsha P. Johnson,
Rachel Levine,
Renée Richards,
Sylvia Rivera,
Full title: "Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman" by Leslie Feinberg.
"This groundbreaking book - far ahead of its time when first published in 1996 and still galvanizing today—interweaves history, memoir, and gender studies to show that transgender people, far from being a modern phenomenon, have always existed and have exerted their influence throughout history.
Leslie Feinberg - hirself a lifelong transgender revolutionary - reveals the origin of the check-one-box-only gender system and shows how zie found empowerment in the lives of transgender warriors around the world, from the Two Spirits of the Americas to the many genders of India, from the trans shamans of East Asia to the gender-bending Queen Nzinga of Angola, from Joan of Arc to Marsha P. Johnson and beyond."
1996,
English,
Leslie Feinberg,
Marsha P. Johnson,
Original title: "Acción Travesti Callejera Revolucionaria: Supervivencia, revuelta y lucha trans antagonista" (Revolutionary Street Transvestite Action: Survival, revolt and trans antagonistic struggle) by Marsha P. Johnson & Silvia Rivera.
After the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Revolt, we have in Spanish perhaps one of the best works on self-organization and queer and transfeminist revolution: the story of S.T.A.R. told by two of its protagonists, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.
The cover of this book immortalizes their presence in a rally in front of the New York City Hall for the anti-discrimination ordinance in the early 60s.
S.T.A.R. is the acronym that means "star", a word that was a gay icon as remembered by the Black Panthers for being the North Star reference for black slaves who escaped from their masters, although we do not know why they chose it.
They were a reference for their time and later. They grew from the economic and social misery in which they raised a revolutionary project of mutual support between sexual dissidents never seen in such proportion in our recent history. No studies, no money, no stable work, and no comfort.
2022,
Marsha P. Johnson,
Spanish,
Sylvia Rivera,
Full title: "Transgender Role Models and Pioneers" by Barbra Penne.
"While transgender people have become more visible and gained a measure of acceptance from our cisnormative society in recent years, the need for trans role models to inspire young transgender people is still very real.
This title profiles a host of accomplished transgender people who have made their names in a wide range of fields, including sports, politics, activism, entertainment, and the arts. It includes historical pioneers - such as Christine Jorgensen, Marsha P. Johnson, and Sylvia Rivera - as well as present-day figures - such as Lana and Lilly Wachowski, Kye Allums, and Laverne Cox. A valuable resource for an underserved community."
2016,
Barbra Penne,
Christine Jorgensen,
English,
Kye Allums,
Lana Wachowski,
Laverne Cox,
Lilly Wachowski,
Marsha P. Johnson,
Sylvia Rivera,
