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: "Transsexualism: A study of forty-three cases (Reports from the Psychiatric Research Centre, St. Jörgen's Hospital, University of Göteborg, Sweden)" by Jan Wålinder.
"As a boy he played mostly with girls; people teased him for being a sissy; he was embarrassed about his own body. At 12, he began to feel uncertain about his sex role; he felt as if he were "neutral"; after a time he began to feel as if he belonged to the opposite sex, and this feeling grew stronger shortly before he entered puberty, at which time he also began to be disgusted at the sight of his own body. At 26 he began to have periods of gradually mounting desire to cross-dress, ending in continual crossdressing for a time. He was erotically aroused by men and had a few homosexual contacts; he never showed any interest in girls. He had a weak libido, and said that he had never masturbated. He tried to conquer his anomaly by marrying, but this only made matters worse; he got frequent attacks of depression and at 26 was admitted to a psychiatric department, but after five years of supportive psychotherapy, he was no better. He wanted to have his name changed and to be operated on."
1967,
English,
Jan Wålinder,
Sweden,
Full title: "TransActions" by Erica Zander.
"Zander is a Swedish lesbian - a male-to-female transsexual. In this candid autobiography, she discusses a wide range of topics related to gender and the individual's quest for wholeness."
"Erica Zander is a Swedish lesbian-identified male-to-female transsexual. After thirty years as a "so she thought" transvestite, and fifteen as a former trans', she transitioned at the age of forty-eight. Erica still lives with her wife of thirty years; together they have two adult sons."
2003,
English,
Erica Zander,
Sweden,
