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: "Gender Rebels: 30 Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Heroes Past and Present" by Katherine Locke and Shanee Benjamin (Illustrator).
"This fully illustrated book celebrates the history of thirty trans, gender expansive, and nonbinary heroes throughout the world.
Explore the history of trans and nonbinary people throughout the world in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book for young teens.
Readers will be educated and enlightened about gender-expansive people who have made a difference in our history and who continue to help raise awareness of diversity and inclusion in current society. Introductory materials give readers an insight into pronoun usage, the history of the word "transgender," and more before providing engaging and fascinating information about thirty trans, gender expansive, and nonbinary people who have helped shape our world.
2023,
Coccinelle,
English,
Georgina Beyer,
Jazz Jennings,
Katherine Locke,
Lana Wachowski,
lavern,
Lili Elbe,
Lilly Wachowski,
Lucy Hicks Anderson,
Marsha P. Johnson,
Rachel Levine,
Renée Richards,
Sylvia Rivera,
Full title: "Sylvia Rivera: Leaders Like Us" by Kaitlyn Duling.
"Introduce your child to one of the most influential LGBTQ activists and advocates in history with the children’s book Sylvia Rivera, part of the Leaders Like Us series.
Who was Sylvia Rivera? Children will love learning about one of the most influential leaders and advocates for LGBTQ rights in this engaging biography.
Fun Storybook Features:
This children’s book features a timeline, post-reading questions, and an interactive activity to develop reading comprehension skills.
24 pages of vibrant illustrations. About Rourke Educational Media:
We proudly publish respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!"
2022,
English,
Kaitlyn Duling,
Sylvia Rivera,
Original title: "Hispanic Star en español: Sylvia Rivera" (Hispanic Star in Spanish: Sylvia Rivera) by Claudia Romo Edelman and J. Gia Loving.
"Read about Sylvia Rivera, who is among the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have shaped our culture and the world in Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera, co-written with J. Gia Loving, from Claudia Romo Edelman's gripping Hispanic Star biography series for young readers.
Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera―once just a kid from New York City. A transgender Latina, Sylvia became an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color. In the 1970s, Sylvia and Marsha P. Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Nearly two decades after her passing, Sylvia and her legacy continue to have an impact on the LGBTQ+ rights movement and remain an inspiration for marginalized queer people everywhere."
2023,
Claudia Romo Edelman,
J. Gia Loving,
Spanish,
Sylvia Rivera,
Original title: "Acción Travesti Callejera Revolucionaria: Supervivencia, revuelta y lucha trans antagonista" (Revolutionary Street Transvestite Action: Survival, revolt and trans antagonistic struggle) by Marsha P. Johnson & Silvia Rivera.
After the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Revolt, we have in Spanish perhaps one of the best works on self-organization and queer and transfeminist revolution: the story of S.T.A.R. told by two of its protagonists, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.
The cover of this book immortalizes their presence in a rally in front of the New York City Hall for the anti-discrimination ordinance in the early 60s.
S.T.A.R. is the acronym that means "star", a word that was a gay icon as remembered by the Black Panthers for being the North Star reference for black slaves who escaped from their masters, although we do not know why they chose it.
They were a reference for their time and later. They grew from the economic and social misery in which they raised a revolutionary project of mutual support between sexual dissidents never seen in such proportion in our recent history. No studies, no money, no stable work, and no comfort.
2022,
Marsha P. Johnson,
Spanish,
Sylvia Rivera,
Full title: "Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance" by Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes.
"Translocas focuses on drag and transgender performance and activism in Puerto Rico and its diaspora. Arguing for its political potential, Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes explores the social and cultural disruptions caused by Latin American and Latinx “locas” (effeminate men, drag queens, transgender performers, and unruly women) and the various forms of violence to which queer individuals in Puerto Rico and the U.S. are subjected.
This interdisciplinary, auto-ethnographic, queer-of-color performance studies book explores the lives and work of contemporary performers and activists including Sylvia Rivera, Nina Flowers, Freddie Mercado, Javier Cardona, Jorge Merced, Erika Lopez, Holly Woodlawn, Monica Beverly Hillz, Lady Catiria, and Barbra Herr; television programs such as RuPaul’s Drag Race; films such as Paris Is Burning, The Salt Mines, and Mala Mala; and literary works by authors such as Mayra Santos-Febres and Manuel Ramos Otero.
2021,
Barbra Herr,
English,
Erika Lopez,
Freddie Mercado,
Holly Woodlawn,
Javier Cardona,
Jorge Merced,
Lady Catiria,
Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes,
Monica Beverly Hillz,
Nina Flowers,
Puerto Rico,
Sylvia Rivera,
Full title: "Transgender Role Models and Pioneers" by Barbra Penne.
"While transgender people have become more visible and gained a measure of acceptance from our cisnormative society in recent years, the need for trans role models to inspire young transgender people is still very real.
This title profiles a host of accomplished transgender people who have made their names in a wide range of fields, including sports, politics, activism, entertainment, and the arts. It includes historical pioneers - such as Christine Jorgensen, Marsha P. Johnson, and Sylvia Rivera - as well as present-day figures - such as Lana and Lilly Wachowski, Kye Allums, and Laverne Cox. A valuable resource for an underserved community."
2016,
Barbra Penne,
Christine Jorgensen,
English,
Kye Allums,
Lana Wachowski,
Laverne Cox,
Lilly Wachowski,
Marsha P. Johnson,
Sylvia Rivera,
