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: "Beyond The Binary Code" by Nicole Johnson."The book takes you on a deeply personal and thought-provoking journey of transcending the rigid confines of assigned labels and embracing the fluidity of self-discovery. This isn't just a story about transitioning from male to female; it's a vibrant story woven with threads of identity, vulnerability, and ultimately, self-acceptance. Stepping beyond the limitations of binary code, I delve into the intricate landscape of questioning, exploring, and ultimately defining who they are.We witness the internal battles waged against societal exp
2024,
English,
Nicole Johnson,
Original title: "Transpłciowość - androgynia. Studia o przekraczaniu płci" (Transgenderism - androgyny. Gender Transcendence Studies) by Jacek Bielas, Małgorzata Bieńkowska-Ptasznik and others.Recently, the issue of crossing gender boundaries has been appearing more and more often in the Polish public discourse. Transgender and intersex people, or otherwise transgressing gender boundaries and conventions, are appearing more and more frequently in public spaces. The themes of transgenderism and transgression of gender conventions are also beginning to appear more and more often in academic pub
2012,
Jacek Bielas,
Małgorzata Bieńkowska-Ptasznik,
Polish,
Full title: "Make It Count: My Fight to Become the First Transgender Olympic Runner" by Cecé Telfer."By turns harrowing and hopeful, MAKE IT COUNT is the inspiring story of the first openly transgender woman to win a NCAA title, following her traditional upbringing in Jamaica, her fight to become a US citizen, and her efforts to achieve her Olympic dreams. CeCé Telfer is a warrior. The first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA championship, she has contended with transphobia on and off the track since childhood.Now, she stands at the crossroads of a national and international conversation
2024,
Cecé Telfer,
English,
Jamaica,
Original title: "Mauvais genre" (Wrong Gender) by Chloé Cruchaudet."Paul and Louise love each other, Paul and Louise get married, but World War I escalates and separates them. Paul, who wants at all costs to escape the hell of the trenches, becomes a deserter and finds Louise in Paris. He is safe but condemned to remain hidden in a hotel room. To put an end to his clandestine existence, Paul imagines a solution: to change his identity. Now he'll be known as... ...Suzanne. Between gender confusion and the trauma of war, the couple will arrive at a very unusual destiny."To escape the horrors of
2013,
Chloé Cruchaudet,
French,
Full title: "If There's No Heaven" by Barbara Marie Minney."After almost thirty six years, I began writing poetry again as a means of documenting and processing my thoughts, feelings, struggles, and triumphs during my transition to living authentically as the woman that God always intended me to be. I began my transition at the age of sixty three after repressing my true gender identity for over sixty years, and the poetry in this book charts the first two years of that journey. My poetry is also a challenge to stereotypical beliefs and to accept other people for who and what they are. I am
2020,
Barbara Marie Minney,
English,
Interview,
Original title: "Kærlighedshistorier" (Love stories) by Maria Helleberg."The book contains 11 love stories. The fourth love story "The Gender" from page 66 to page 88 deals with the couple Gerda Wegener and Lili Elbe. Our perception of love is based on history. Over time, a large number of love couples have played a major role in forming the myth on which we today base our perception of love. The love stories serve as a kind of role models or templates for us today.Maria Helleberg takes us on a fast-paced and entertaining trip back in time and along the way gives her personal interpretation o
2012,
Danish,
Lili Elbe,
Maria Helleberg,
Full title: "Mercury Stardust Biography" by Gino Matthew."If you feel fascinated about the remarkable life of Mercury Stardust and feel like you need to have an in-depth view into her story, then you wouldn't afford to miss this book.Mercury Stardust, transgender activist, burlesque performer, and DIY expert Suzanne Stardust hails from the United States. She is known as the "Trans Handy Ma'am" on TikTok for her DIY home repair tutorials."
2023,
English,
Gino Matthew,
Mercury Stardust,
Original title: "Três décadas e meia" (Three and a half decades) by Daniela de Carvalho."Thirty years is too long to wait for love. That's plenty of time to mature. But is it enough time to live everything you want? Everything you are entitled to? Is it enough time when your own time isn't worth a lifetime? Through phrases, chronicles, and poetry, the author presents an intimate and almost confessional account, which is at the same time the story of one and thousands of women.They, when in front of the mirror, reflect an inverted truth, opposite to what conservative eyes want to see. The hars
2021,
Brazil,
Daniela de Carvalho,
Portuguese,
Full title: "Not Ded Aslepe" by Iden Crockett."Not Ded Aslepe is an illustrated collection of poetry chronicling the author's emotions as she explores her gender, PTSD, OSDD, eating disorder, self injury, love, sexuality, and friendship. The collection is centered around the non-linear poetic narrative of the author and her primary other. The story unfolds through the meeting of this shadow sister, attempting to resist their influence, and ultimately accepting Them as a part of themselves. his collection is a frank and unflinching look into one person's struggle to discover themselves wh
2023,
English,
Iden Crockett,
Interview,
Original title: "Płeć: dana czy zadana? Strategie negocjacji (nie)tożsamości transpłciowej w Polsce" (Gender: given or assumed? Strategies for negotiating transgender (non)identity in Poland) by Anna Kłonkowska.Anna M. Kłonkowska's book is a well-written and expert presentation of the global and Polish state of research on the social situation of transgender people. The added value is the results of empirical research on the life strategies of transgender people in Poland in the last few years. Therefore, these are original and new data on an important social issue, obtained by a researcher w
2017,
Anna Kłonkowska,
Polish,
Full title: "Amy Schneider: Dual Life as Writer and Game Contestant" by Karen McKie."In a world where curiosity and competitive spirit intertwine, Amy Schneider emerges as a captivating figure, a writer by day and a game show champion by night. Her journey is a testament to the power of knowledge, the thrill of competition, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, Amy Schneider's love for words blossomed early, nurtured by a passion for reading and exploring the vast expanse of language.She honed her writing skills, crafting stories and essays that captivated readers, her
2023,
Amy Schneider,
English,
Karen McKie,
Original title: "Wiebkes Tagebuch IX: Teil IX des Tagebuchs einer trans Frau, der dritte “angekommene” Teil (Apr. - Jul. 2023) (Wiebke werden 9)" (Wiebke’s Diary IX: Part IX of the diary of a trans woman, the third “I finally am myself”- part (Apr. - Jul. 2023) (Becoming Wiebke)) by Wiebke ter Lichten."In the summer of 2018 my girlfriend asked me out of the blue if I’d ever considered being completely transformed into a woman. She suggested that it might be interesting. I pushed around quite a bit, and to be honest, the thought may have crossed my mind for a split second, but I dismissed it b
2023,
German,
Wiebke ter Lichten,
Full title: "Bernie Wagenblast's Transformative Expedition: Resonances Below Ground: A Voice Discovering Its Harmony" by Richard M Hunter."Descend inside the subway system at the center of New York City, where the sounds of millions of stories are mixed with the roar of trains. We meet Bernie Wagenblast here, in the midst of the busy platforms and flickering fluorescent lights—the voice that leads travelers through the underground veins of the city. However, "Bernie" is only a whisper, hiding the lady who is desperate to be free: Beatrice. A moving and engrossing journey through Bernie's
2024,
Bernie Wagenblast,
English,
Interview,
Richard M Hunter,
Original title: "At Performe Transkønnet Vrede" (Performing transgender anger) by Gry Stokkendahl Dalgas.""Performing transgender anger" is Gry Stokkendahl Dalga's polyphonic, furious, and political call for better conditions for transgender people. Poetry, translations, essays, and fanfiction are intertwined in Gry Stokkendahl Dalga's work."""Performing transgender anger", which with tenderness, indignation, and rage, cries out about the conditions and position of transgender people in society. Through the inclusion of references to other works, science, and a wide range of transgender peopl
2022,
Danish,
Gry Stokkendahl Dalgas,
Full title: "RuPaul: The Biography of RuPaul" by Fred W. Smith."RuPaul: The Unveiling of Royalty" takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the life and legacy of the iconic drag superstar. In this revealing biography, the glittering facade of RuPaul is peeled away, uncovering the layers of resilience, creativity, and authenticity that have defined an unparalleled career.
From the early struggles in San Diego to the dazzling lights of the mainstream stage, the book explores RuPaul's rise to global stardom.Delving into the world of drag, the pages unfold a narrative of self-discovery,
2024,
Drag queen,
English,
Fred W. Smith,
RuPaul,
Original title: "Furia travesti: Diccionario Travesti de la T a la T" (Travesti Fury: Travesti Dictionary from la T to la T) by Marlene Wayar."This book is a rallying cry against all those discourses that seek to deny transvestite identity, subsuming it in one of the two poles of the hetero binarism. Being transgender, says the author, has nothing to do with being born in a wrong body that needs to be intervened to normalize, make it thinkable, digestible for the binary stomach of a society that is as two-minded as it is hypocritical. This book is also about the life that is presented fo
2019,
Argentina,
Marlene Wayar,
Spanish,
Full title: "Danica Roem: Biography Book. The Inspiring Story of Danica Roem, America’s First Transgender State Senator" by Tyler Rowell."As the first openly transgender person elected to both the Virginia Senate and General Assembly, Danica Roem is a politician and journalist who made history. She represents the Thirty-first district in the Senate and the Thirteenth district in the House of Delegates.She is a Democrat. She loves yoga and performs heavy metal as a vocalist. However, she was a young child who grew up in Manassas, Virginia, a city with a rich history and a varied culture, befor
2023,
Danica Roem,
English,
Tyler Rowell,
Original title: "Eu Sou Assim" (That's the way I am) by Sophie Elizabeth Dias Martins.""Eu sou Assim" tells the bibliographic story of Sophie Elizabeth, a heterosexual transsexual woman studying psychology, born and raised in Brazil in the city of Campo Grande Mato Grosso Do Sul. The story is based on some parts of her life as a child, teenager, and adult, the prejudice she faces daily, emotional and psychological barriers, degenerative disorders, family and social experience, exchange to Los Angeles (USA), religion, dreams, good times and bad. Appearance. Because of the arrogance of not
2023,
Brazil,
Portuguese,
Sophie Elizabeth Dias Martins,
Full title: "The Murder Mystery of Brianna Ghey: Unraveling The Mystery Behind The Ugly Incident That Led To The Murder of The 16-Year-Old British Transgender Girl" by Matt Gregg."Unveiling the tragic tale of a 16-year-old British transgender girl, this narrative weaves through the intricate threads of Brianna's life, the heart-wrenching details of her murder, and the relentless pursuit of justice that ensued. In the face of adversity and societal prejudice, Brianna's story emerges as a poignant testament to the resilience of the human spirit. The chilling crime that befell her becomes a
2023,
Brianna Ghey,
English,
Matt Gregg,
Original title: "Coccinelle: Chercher la femme" (Coccinelle: Look of A Woman) by Luca Conca and Gloria Ciapponi."In 1953, at the now legendary Madame Arthur cabaret, a young woman appeared on stage dressed in a modest sarong but already possessing captivating charm. The audience applauds and does not yet know that they have just attended the first performance of Coccinelle, an artist who will soon have a string of triumphs on stages around the world.
However, nothing predestined Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy, born Jacques Charles in a modest family and raised by a violent and authoritarian
2024,
Coccinelle,
French,
Gloria Ciapponi,
Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy,
Luca Conca,
Full title: "Huntеr Schafer Lеgacy: A Chroniclеs Modеl, Actrеss, and LGBTQ Activist" by Sophia Hartcrown."Divе into thе mеsmеrizing tapеstry of Huntеr Schafеr's lifе, whеrе еvеry chaptеr unfolds a nеw facеt of lеgacy, couragе, and rеsiliеncе. In "Huntеr Schafеr Lеgacy: A Chroniclеs Modеl, Actrеss, and LGBTQ Activist", wе еmbark on a captivating journеy through thе еxtraordinary lifе of a trailblazеr.From thе hеart of North Carolina, whеrе Huntеr's еarly activism against discrimination took root, to thе glitzy world of high fashion and thе pulsating еnеrgy of Hollywood, this chroniclе is a tеs
2024,
English,
Huntеr Schafеr,
Sophia Hartcrown,
Original title: "Transcartografia: Atrizes e Atores Trans na Cena Teatral" (Transcartography: Trans Actresses and Actors in the Paperback Theatre) by Jerônimo Vieira de Lima Silva.The work "Transcartography: Trans Actresses and Actors in the Theatrical Scene" starts with a focus on the LGBTTQ+ movement in Brazil and Portugal to analyze the theatrical scenario in both countries. Official statistics and data on transphobia are presented, as well as a mapping of transsexual actors and actresses inserted in the political and social contexts of these countries. The aspects of theatricality an
2020,
Brazil,
Jerônimo Vieira de Lima Silva,
Portugal,
Portuguese,
Full title: "Transformers: More than meets the eye" by Ellen Adele Harper."Curious about changing gender? Here's one woman's story, in pictures and words. Ellen Adele Harper is a poet, novelist, spoken word artist, musician, scientist, activist, and transgender shaman."
2023,
Ellen Adele Harper,
English,
Original title: "Myśli innej kobiety" (Thoughts of Another Woman) by Kristine Turowska and Damian Drewniak.A beautifully published album with the poetry of Kristine Turowska - a transgender woman, enriched with unique photographs by the master of lyrical photography - Damian Drewniak.This album is a unique book, not only because of the author, but also because of the form that combines lyrics not only with words, but also with images. It is a must-read for sensitive people, especially those who are familiar with the world of transgender women. The album contains seventeen poems, twelve of whi
2022,
Kristine Turowska,
Polish,
Full title: "Inside Out: The Extraordinary Legacy of April Ashley: The boy who became the most famous woman in the world" by Douglas Thompson.It was the first biography of April Ashley, written by Duncan Fallowell and April Ashley herself."April Ashley was a trailblazing figure in the history of transgender rights and advocacy. Born in 1935 in Liverpool, Ashley was assigned male at birth, but knew from a young age that she identified as a woman. At the age of sixteen, April left home and began her journey of self-discovery, eventually transitioning and undergoing gender-reassignment surgery i
2024,
April Ashley,
Douglas Thompson,
English,
Original title: "Quando eu passo batom me embriago" (When I put on lipstick I get drunk) by Ruddy Pinho."Quando eu passo batom me embriago" is the third book by Ruddy (Ruddy Pinho). 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 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 clients, including Susana Vieira and Ma
1983,
Brazil,
Portuguese,
Ruddy Pinho,
Full title: "Trans Power: Own Your Gender" by Juno Roche."'All those layers of expectation that are thrust upon us; boy, masculine, femme, transgender, sexual, woman, real, are such a weight to carry round. I feel transgressive. I feel hybrid. I feel trans.' In this radical and emotionally raw book, Juno Roche pushes the boundaries of trans representation by redefining 'trans' as an identity with its own power and strength, that goes beyond the gender binary. Through intimate conversations with leading and influential figures in the trans community, such as Kate Bornstein, Travis Alabanz
2019,
E-J Scott,
English,
Glamrou,
Josephine Jones,
Juno Roche,
Kate Bornstein,
Travis Alabanza,
Original title: "Frau mit Nebenwirkungen: Transgender ohne Wahlfreiheit" (Woman with side effects: transgender without freedom of choice) by Inès Adler."She was an engineer, she was a dominatrix. She was a man, she was a woman. Macho and girl. All avenues were open to her, but she lacked courage. For over sixty years, my gender boundaries were blurred. Like hostile countries, constantly at war with each other.Even as a child, I wanted to wear girls' clothes and quickly had to learn to hide my true self. The parents: hopelessly overwhelmed. In Germany's economic miracle, you had to achieve som
2024,
German,
Inès Adler,
