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: "Major i Helena: priča o vojniku koji se nije predao" (Major and Helena: The Story of a Soldier Who Did Not Surrender) by Maja Bekčić Petrović.
"Major and Helena" is a biography of Helena Vuković, a retired major of the Serbian Army who comes out as a trans woman. As the description of the book states, "She showed that she is braver than most men in Serbia".
The book describes her sacrifice and willingness to lose a lot to persuade society to see her as an educated woman with manners. Author Maja Bekčić Petrović wrote Helena's biography, which is full of happy and sad scenes at the same time. It showed Helena's life struggles with herself, and her confrontation with her family, wife, and society.
2016,
Helena Vuković,
Maja Bekčić Petrović,
Serbia,
Serbian,
Full title: "Lives in Transition: LGBTQ Serbia" by Slobodan Randjelovic.
"Part of the ongoing series of photobooks published with the Arcus Foundation and Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios on queer communities around the world, a stunning portrait of a community battling homophobia in Serbia.
In June 2001, Serbia witnessed its first gay pride parade in history in Belgrade’s central square. It was a short-lived march, as an ultranationalist mob quickly descended on the participants, chanting homophobic slurs and injuring dozens. For years afterward, fear of violence prevented further marches, and when, in October 2010, the next pride march finally went ahead, it again devolved into violence as anti-gay rioters, firing shots and hurling petrol bombs, fought the police. It was only in 2014 that a pride march was held uninterrupted, albeit under heavy police protection.
2018,
English,
Serbia,
Slobodan Randjelovic,
