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: "A Small Step in a Long Journey: A Memoir by Akkai Padmashali" by Akkai Padmashali."More than just an autobiography or memoir, this is a powerful and passionate account of one woman’s battle to claim her identity and place in society. In A Small Step in a Long Journey, Akkai Padmashali, a trans rights activist and campaigner, thinker, writer, poet, and actor, throws out a challenge to society, demanding not sympathy or pity but acceptance, recognition, and respect.Brutally honest and self-critical, Akkai’s writing is a political act in which she lays bare the hurt, humiliation, co
2022,
Akkai Padmashali,
English,
India,
Original title: "Bonecas na noite: Histórias cotidianas de travestis e transexuais" (Dolls in the Night:: Everyday Stories of Transvestites and Transsexuals) by Rafael B. Ferrareze.This book tells the stories of some transvestites and transsexuals living in the city of Ponta Grossa in the State of Paraná. They report their nocturnal experiences and how life led them to work at night in Ponta Grossa as sex professionals.These stories lead us to reflect on topics such as prejudice, social exclusion, violence, and pleasure, among others. It's simply a fascinating book. This study began first wit
2017,
Brazil,
Portuguese,
Rafael B. Ferrareze,
Full title: "Wondrous Transformations: A Maverick Physician, the Science of Hormones, and the Birth of the Transgender Revolution" by Alison Li."Harry Benjamin (1885–1986), a German-born endocrinologist, was a pivotal figure in the development of transgender medicine. He was a physician to transgender pioneers such as Christine Jorgensen, the 1950s "Ex-GI" turned "Blonde Beauty" media sensation, and in turn, she and other collaborators helped to shape Benjamin's influential 1966 book, The Transsexual Phenomenon. Alison Li's much-needed biography of Benjamin chronicles his passion for hormones
2023,
Alison Li,
Christine Jorgensen,
English,
Original title: "(h)amor 6: trans" ((h)love 6: trans) by Alana Portero (Author), Pol Galofre Molero (Author), Ártemis López (Author), Coco Wiener (Author), Roberta Marrero (Author), Iki Yos Piña Narváez funes (Author), Coco Guzmán (Author), Sabrina Sánchez (Author), Teo Pardo (Author), Elsa Ruiz (Author), Alicia Ramos (Author), Jenifer Rubí (Author), and Lucas Platero."What happens when we approach desire beyond binary categories? Is care crossed by gender? What relationship exists between identity, orientation and sexual politics? How to take charge of the intersection of gender, class, race
2023,
Alana Portero,
Alicia Ramos,
Ártemis López,
Coco Guzmán,
Coco Wiener,
Elsa Ruiz,
Jenifer Rubí,
Lucas Platero,
Pol Galofre Molero,
Roberta Marrero,
Sabrina Sánchez,
Spanish,
Teo Pardo,
Full title: "Holy Wild" by Gwen Benaway."In her third collection of poetry, Holy Wild, Gwen Benaway explores the complexities of being an Indigenous trans woman in expansive lyric poems. She holds up the Indigenous trans body as a site of struggle, liberation, and beauty. A confessional poet, Benaway narrates her sexual and romantic intimacies with partners as well as her work to navigate the daily burden of transphobia and violence.She examines the intersections of Indigenous and trans experience through autobiographical poems and continues to speak to the legacy of abuse, violence, and colo
2018,
Canada,
English,
Gwen Benaway,
Original title: "Poesía Recuperada" (Recovered Poetry) by Naty Menstrual.This is Naty Menstrual's third book, entitled "Poesía recuperada", a material that compiles her initial texts created before her official birth as Naty. "These are things I wrote before I cross-dressed, before I was Naty," she said. It is the compendium of "secret" poems, which she herself never believed could be published, but which today she decided to present to society."If I were a woman, I would have a thousand children, I would have a thousand children
with a thousand different men.
If I were a woman, I'd have a
2017,
Argentina,
Crossdressing,
Naty Menstrual,
Spanish,
Full title: "Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and Non-Binary Voices" by Freiya Benson."A ground-breaking anthology of writing on the topic of love, written by trans and non-binary people who share their thoughts, feelings and experiences of love in all its guises. The collection spans familial, romantic, spiritual and self-love as well as friendships and ally love, to provide a broad and honest understanding of how trans people navigate love and relationships, and what love means to them. Reclaiming what love means to trans people, this book provokes conversations that are not ref
2019,
English,
Freiya Benson,
Original title: "A way to Queer (Una senda hacia lo singular): Siempre diferente. Siempre rebelde. Siempre yo" (A way to Queer: Always different. Always rebellious. Always me) by Ayran N."Some days I look like a boy who over the years has realized that he feels better functioning as a girl, and other days I feel like a girl trapped in a boy's body. The difference is subtle, but it exists. And sow doubt... This is how Ayran begins in her particular declaration of intentions. This work collects the written entries from her weblog, from its creation until its final abandonment. In the book,
Full title: "Transgender in India: Achievers and Survivors" by IAS Dr C K Gariyali and Priyadarshini Rajkumar."The book, "Transgender — Achievers and Survivors" is authors’ tribute to the transgender community who have suffered immense indignities and discrimination in India starting from the decline of Mughal Empire when the British Raj imposed the 16th century anti-buggery law upon them.They were criminalized and prevented from following their traditional profession, wearing female attire or performing in public and reduced to penury and ignominy. This situation continued in free India till
2021,
English,
IAS Dr C K Gariyali,
India,
Priyadarshini Rajkumar,
Original title: "At blive et helt menneske: Om mit liv og min lange rejse mod erkendelsen" (To become a whole person: About my life and my long journey towards realization) by Malene Andreasen."The author, Malene Andreasen writes about her autobiography: I have made a decision to change my life, do away with the feeling of being ashamed of myself. It is not an easy process, everything that we people with our gender do not think about, but take for granted, must be done away with. The shame and thus actually less self-esteem for not having the standpoint that others have and act on. Every corn
2015,
Danish,
Malene Andreasen,
Full title: "God Loves Everyone (And Me)" by Stephanie Mott."This collection of faith writings by Stephanie Mott is presented in the hope to create the understanding that all people are worthy of God’s love, that excluding anyone from God’s love is a way of rejecting God, and that you can be transgender and have an amazing, loving relationship with God!" Stephanie Mott was a mental health clinician, LGBTQ advocate and prolific public speaker who traveled the country to share her experiences as a transgender Christian woman. She served as the vice chair of Equality Kansas, chaired the LGB
2015,
English,
Stephanie Mott,
Full title: "Becoming Wiebke VI: Part VI of a diary of someone genetically born a man and diagnosed as transgender (May 22 - Jul. 22)" is the English language version of "Wiebke werden VI: Teil VI eines Tagebuchs von jemandem, der genetisch als Mann geboren und als transident diagnostiziert wurde (Mai 22 - Jul. 22)" by Wiebke ter Lichten."This is the sixth part of my ever-growing diary and I highly recommend reading the earlier parts first. I had finished my third book by stating that I would not publish any more parts unless there was more progress to report. I didn't expect it at the time,
2023,
English,
Wiebke ter Lichten,
"Mi hijo en rosa" (My Son in Pink) is the Spanish language edition of "Mio figlio in rosa" (My Son in Pink) by Camilla Vivian."Confronting different people and places has taught me to understand and accept diversity, but above all, it has made me become a curiosity junkie. This is the conclusion Camila reaches after verifying that her son has always felt the desire to be a girl.In fact, far from putting any obstacle or obstacle, Camila decides to take her son's hand and help him during the process of searching for his own identity, a path during which they will have to face numerous prejudice
2017,
Camilla Vivian,
Spanish,
Original title: "La torre de marfil 2: Experiencias de una niña transsexual" (The Ivory Tower: Experiences of a Transsexual Girl 2) by Ernesto Rubio Sánchez."This second part of "La torre de marfil" invites the reading public to fully delve into the development of the central character's life, accompanying her from her childhood to her adulthood in the midst of the Movida Madrileña and in a time marked by discrimination where there was no concept of transsexuality and all sexual behavior towards the same gender was synonymous with AIDS.Within this medium, our character will try to assert her
2022,
Ernesto Rubio Sánchez,
Spanish,
Full title: "RuPaul: The Biography of RuPaul" by BiographInk Press."From the gritty backdrop of a broken home to the glittering stage of drag, RuPaul's life story unfolds with breathtaking clarity and tenderness. It's a journey that traverses the complexities of growing up Black, poor, and queer, and the relentless pursuit of dreams in the face of adversity. RuPaul's life is a testament to the power of performance, the importance of found family, and the significance of self-acceptance. In this biography, we peel away the layers of artifice to reveal the unvarnished truth of his existence.We
2023,
BiographInk Press,
Drag queen,
English,
RuPaul,
Original title: "Versos Arcoíris" (Rainbow Verses) by Loana Leona."This book is a collection of poetry and poetic prose that celebrates diversity, identity, and love in all its forms. In these pages, you will find a journey through the unique and personal experiences of a trans woman who has fought for acceptance and freedom, self-love, and exploring her sexuality.
Through her verses, Loana invites us to reflect on the beauty of diversity and the importance of inclusion.This book is an invitation to embrace the uniqueness of each person and celebrate the richness of life in all its forms.
"
2023,
Loana Leona,
Spanish,
Full title: "Danica Roem: Biography. Beyond Boundaries: The Legacy of Danica Roem's Political Prowess" by Moonlight Press."Step into the compelling narrative of "Danica Roem", a powerful biography that chronicles the extraordinary journey of Danica Roem, a trailblazer who shattered barriers and transformed American politics. From her early days as a musician to her groundbreaking election as the first openly transgender person in the Virginia House of Delegates, Roem's story is one of resilience, authenticity, and unwavering commitment to creating positive change.Explore the intersection of h
2023,
Danica Roem,
English,
Moonlight Press,
Original title: "BR-Trans" by Silvero Pereira."In BR-Trans, the author and actor Silvero Pereira gives voice to several narratives, real and fictional, of transvestites and transsexuals he met during the research process for the show, in the Ceará-Rio Grande do Sul axis, mixing his personal history with the stories collected. By bringing all these voices together, mixing fact and fiction, the author sews a portrait of the trans universe in Brazil, shedding light on life stories full of doubts, anguish and transformations.BR-Trans was nominated for the APTR 2015 awards in the Actor and Author
2017,
Brazil,
Portuguese,
Silvero Pereira,
Full title: "The Murder Mystery of Brianna Ghey: Inside Story of The Transgender Girl, Brief Biography, Investigations & Trials" by Smith Curtshall."The Murder Mystery of Brianna Ghey” is a precise account of the life and untimely death of Brianna, a courageous transgender girl whose journey was cut short by a heart-wrenching act of violence. The book begins by introducing readers to Brianna’s background.""The narrative takes a devastating turn as the book unfolds the circumstances surrounding Brianna’s murder at the hands of two teenagers. The police investigation becomes a focal point,
2023,
Brianna Ghey,
English,
Smith Curtshall,
Original title: "Mujeres trans*, violencia y cárcel" (Trans* Women, Violence and Prison) by Chloé Constant."From a critical feminist perspective, in this work the author presents methodological reflections on socio-anthropological work in prison and analyzes the experiences of trans* women who were imprisoned in a men's prison in Mexico City. Through a transdisciplinary dialogue, which recovers the perspective of experiences from body and gender studies, she explores the multiple forms of violence that trans * women have experienced before, during and after prison.Likewise, she shows how the
2022,
Chloé Constant,
Mexico,
Spanish,
Full title: "A Body of One's Own: A Trans History of Argentina" by Patricio Simonetto."A history of Argentina that examines how trans bodies were understood, policed, and shaped in a country that banned medically assisted gender affirmation practices and punished trans lives.
As a trans history of Argentina, a country that banned medically assisted gender affirmation practices and punished trans lives, A Body of One’s Own places the histories of trans bodies at the core of modern Argentinian history. Patricio Simonetto documents the lives of people who crossed the boundaries of gender from t
2024,
Argentina,
English,
Patricio Simonetto,
Original title: "Transexualismo: Cuerpo e Identidad" (Transsexualism: Body and Identity) by Gregorio Morassutti Germán Ismael."This book addresses the theme of transsexualism from a comprehensive level, taking genetic, social, environmental, and psychological aspects. The objective of this study is to describe the information that deals with transsexualism, encompassing a heterogeneous view of transgenderism, transvestism, transsexualism, and hermaphroditism.The book is organized into the following parts: practical and theoretical, your time is divided into five chapters. The first is a way o
2012,
Gregorio Morassutti Germán Ismael,
Spanish,
Full title: "Transitory" by Subhaga Crystal Bacon."Grounded in protest and solidarity, Subhaga Crystal Bacon’s Isabella Gardner Award-winning Transitory is a collection of elegies memorializing 46 transgender and gender-nonconforming people murdered in the US and Puerto Rico in 2020.
Epistolary in nature, these commemorative poems are “gleaned sketches” attempting to reconstruct lives and deaths from the typically scarce information made available on the internet.Interspersed with the elegies are personal explorations of gender identities and sexualities from a Queer elder who has lived thro
2023,
English,
Subhaga Crystal Bacon,
Full title: "Math in Drag" by Kyne Santos."Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of . . . math?
This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that math can be fascinating and fun, even for people who think they aren't good at it.
With her irreverent style and unique perspective, Kyne investigates mathematical mysteries while educating us about the art of drag.She explores surprising connections, such as the elegance of ballroom culture and the nature of infi
2024,
Crossdressing,
English,
Kyne Santos,
Original title: "Vamos por más: mocha celis na experiência educacional das travestis e transexuais" (Let's go for more: mocha celis in the educational experience of transvestites and transsexuals) by Luana Pagano Peres Molina."In Brazil, we see alarming data that show an escalation in violence and murder of trans populations (transvestites, transgenders, and transsexuals). The public policies of the different governments that have passed through the country, moved by so-called right-wing and left-wing ideologies, have done little or nothing to change this scenario."Geni e o Zepelim" is a Braz
2020,
Argentina,
Brazil,
Luana Pagano Peres Molina,
Portuguese,
Full title: "Jeanne Hoff: Concealing Pain, Dismantling Boundaries. The Amazing Tale of America's First Discreet Transgender Psychiatrist" by John T. White."Take an uplifting trip through the life and teachings of Jeanne Hoff, a light of compassion in the field of psychiatry, with this pocket book. An amazing Tale that is a poignant manual that is little in size yet teeming with wisdom and resiliency.Explore the amazing life of Jeanne Hoff, a pioneer who changed the field of transgender psychiatry, on these pages. The story is told in simple yet meaningful language, allowing you to experience
2023,
English,
Jeanne Hoff,
John T. White,
Original title: "Eu, Ruddy" (Me, Ruddy) by Ruddy Pinho.“Eu, Ruddy” is a significant work in the history of LGBTQIA+ literature in Brazil. It is considered the first book written by a trans person in the country. In that period the author did not yet recognize herself as a woman, nor did she bring this issue explicitly to her writing, which will only occur after the publication of her second autobiography, Liberdade ainda que profana (1998).Ruddy Pinho, also known as “A Maravilhosa”, was a celebrated transgender hairdresser from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was known for her work with famous c
1980,
Brazil,
Portuguese,
Ruddy Pinho,
Full title: "Mama Black Widow" by Iceberg Slim."Mama Black Widow tells the tragic story of Otis Tilson, a stunning black drag queen trapped in a cruel queer ghetto underworld. In hopes of escaping the racial bigotry and economic injustice of the South, Otis’ family journeys north from their plantation to an urban promised land. Once in Chicago Otis and his brother and sisters become prisoners to a wasteland of violence, crime, prostitution and rape. This is the gut-wrenching tale of the destruction of a family and the truest portrayal of homosexuality in the ghetto ever told." "Otis Wils
2013,
English,
Iceberg Slim,
Otis Tilson,
