A random collection of over 1994 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: "Crossing the Gender Divide: A Life in Two Worlds" by Rachael Evelyn Booth.
Imagine knowing at the age of five that you are a girl, yet being told by everyone around you that you must be a boy. Picture the strain of living a lie every single day, trying to conform to expectations that feel completely unnatural. This is the world that Rachael Evelyn Booth invites readers into with her memoir, Crossing the Gender Divide: A Life in Two Worlds.
Her book is not only a chronicle of her personal struggle but also a poignant and honest exploration of what it means to live with gender dysphoria, the courage required to confront societal norms, and the resilience necessary to finally embrace one’s true self. Rachael Evelyn Booth’s story spans forty years of inner conflict, social pressure, and personal growth. Growing up in rural Ohio, she would sit in a field behind her house each night, waiting for the first star to appear so she could wish to wake up as a girl. This simple, almost magical act of hope became a guiding force throughout her life, a thread that wove through the complex tapestry of her experiences.
2022,
English,
Interview,
Rachael Evelyn Booth,
USA,
Full title: "Star Light, Star Bright: The Story of a Wish Come True" by Rachael Evelyn Booth.
“Star Light, Star Bright: The Story of a Wish Come True” by Rachael Evelyn Booth is a profoundly moving memoir that chronicles one woman’s journey to reconcile the mind she was born with and the body that society assigned her. Rachael Evelyn Booth was born with the mind of a girl but a body that required her to live as a boy, and the story she shares is both heartbreaking and often hilarious, capturing the complexity of growing up in two worlds at once.
From a young age, she understood that her inner reality did not match the expectations of the outside world. She would sit in a field behind her childhood home in rural Ohio, waiting for the first star to appear so she could wish to wake up as a girl, an act of hope that became the guiding thread through her life. That longing and inner truth shaped every choice she made, from joining the U.S. Navy and training as a Chinese and Arabic linguist to building a thirty-year career in computer programming and design for naval weapons systems. She married, raised children, and attempted to conform to societal expectations, but these efforts only highlighted the pain of living inauthentically.
2007,
English,
Rachael Evelyn Booth,
USA,
"Wishing on a Star: My Journey Across the Gender Divide" by Rachael Evelyn Booth. The 1st edition was published in 2012, and the 2nd edition in 2016.
Wishing on a Star: My Journey Across the Gender Divide by Rachael Evelyn Booth is a memoir that captures the remarkable journey of a woman who spent her entire life feeling trapped in a body that did not reflect her true self. Booth was born biologically male but identified as female from a very young age, and she spent her childhood longing for a reality where her mind and body could be in harmony.
Growing up in rural Ohio, she would sit in a field behind her home, waiting for the first star to appear so she could wish to wake up as a girl. That simple act of hope became a guiding force in her life, shaping her determination to live authentically despite the societal expectations that demanded conformity. Her story chronicles the struggles of living in a male role, joining the U.S. Navy as a Chinese and Arabic linguist, raising children, and enduring the complexities of multiple marriages, all while yearning for a sense of self that seemed perpetually out of reach.
2012,
2016,
English,
Interview,
Rachael Evelyn Booth,
