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: "Wrong Body, Wrong Life: Living with Gender Identity Disorder in Ireland" by Sara-Jane Cromwell.
"Wrong Body Wrong Life (2010) is the first book of its kind to be published in Ireland. It addresses the subject of Gender Dysphoria (formally Gender Identity Disorder) and describes the living experience of gender dysphoric people in Ireland.
It has proven to be a truly ground-breaking book in that it is the first to properly inform readers on the true nature of gender dysphoria, the science behind it. The book helps to breakdown the stereotypes that surround those who transition towards their true gender identity."
2010,
English,
Ireland,
Sara-Jane Cromwell,
Full title: "Becoming Myself: The True Story of Thomas Who Became Sara"
"Thomas was born into a family of twelve children in Ballyfermot. He had a grim childhood, he was bullied and humiliated at school, and all the time Thomas was hiding a dark secret that was buried so deep, not even he understood it.
Desperate to fit in, he looked for answers in religion, work, even marriage. But through his struggle and despair he reached rock-bottom and eventually tried to take his own life.
Somehow, Thomas made his life worth fighting for.
With the help of good friends and much soul-searching, he was able to have confirmed what he had somehow always known that he had been born in the wrong body and that he was actually a woman. The medical diagnosis of gender identity disorder a physical and neurological condition has allowed Thomas to step out of the shadows and to face the world at last as Sara, the person he truly was all along."
2008,
English,
Sara-Jane Cromwell,
Full title: "No Ordinary Life" by Sara-Jane Cromwell.
"No Ordinary Life is a book that will make you cry, then laugh, then cry and laugh again. People who have read Sara-Jane's story are astounded by the imaginative ways she found to survive, overcome and thrive through the kinds of challenges that would have floored many others; and yet there is not a hint of her feeling like a victim. And even when she was at her lowest and most hopeless, she still found ways to get back up and start again."
"Sara-Jane has been described as one of Ireland's best kept secrets. This is because very few people know of her work over the past decade and a half (and continues today), and how she has brought about a positive change in people's understanding and attitudes towards transgender issues and gender dysphoria in particular. If you are looking for a story to inspire you through these challenging times, then No Ordinary Life is that story."
2021,
English,
Interview,
Sara-Jane Cromwell,
