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.

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Peter Süß - Nichts darf sinnlos enden

Original title: "Nichts darf sinnlos enden: Über Charlotte von Mahlsdorf und das Theaterstück »Ich bin meine eigene Frau" (Nothing should end meaninglessly: About Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and the play I am my own wife) by Peter Süß.

The book presents the story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, whose birth name was Lothar Berfelde, a German transgender woman and museum curator who gained fame for her efforts in preserving and documenting the cultural history of the GDR (German Democratic Republic) during the Cold War era.

She was born on March 18, 1928, in Berlin, Germany, and died on April 30, 2002. Charlotte von Mahlsdorf survived the Nazi regime and later the oppressive East German regime. She openly identified as a transgender woman and became known for her unique museum, the Gründerzeit Museum, which housed a collection of everyday objects from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The museum was located in Mahlsdorf, a district of Berlin. Her life and achievements became widely known through the play "I Am My Own Wife" by Doug Wright, which premiered in 2003. The play, based on interviews with Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2004. The play explores themes of identity, survival, and the impact of political regimes on individual lives.

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