Gender :: Publications
Books, magazines, and other publications which can often be ordered online. Books are linked to their Amazon pages when available; books that members can personally vouch for have summaries.
My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely by Kate Bornstein
Great resource which allows you to learn and explore your own gender through a variety of interesting exercises. Highly recommended!
Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude by Amy Bloom
An interesting little book divided into three parts, made up of interviews and facts worked into a narrative. The first deals with, largely, female-to-male transsexuals and their surgeries; the second with heterosexual crossdressers; and the third with the rising visibility of individuals with intersex conditions. It provides a decent window into the issues its subjects face.
As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl by John Colapinto
Gender Blending: Transvestism (Cross-Dressing), Gender Heresy, Androgyny, Religion & the Cross-Dresser, Transgender Healthcare, Free Expression, Sex Change Surgery by Bonnie Bullough
Passing: Identity and Interpretation in Sexuality, Race, and Religion edited by Maria C. Sánchez and Linda Schlossberg
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman by Leslie Feinberg
Transmen and FTMs: Identities, Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities by Jason Cromwell
The Woman I Was Not Born to Be: A Transsexual Journey by Aleshia Brevard
Beyond Dolls & Guns: 101 Ways to Help Children Avoid Gender Bias by Susan Hoy Crawford
A well-researched little book with tips for parents, teachers, counselors, and other role-models and people invested in the care of children on how to avoid treating them differently simply based on their gender and expression.
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Novelist and professor Jennifer Boylan tells the story of her life before and after her transition. It's a good read but it's important to remember that this is an individual's story.
The Last Time I Wore a Dress by Daphne Scholinski
Emergence: A Transsexual Biography by Mario Martino
Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience by Matt Kailey
The Riddle of Gender: Science, Activism, and Transgender Rights by Deborah Rudacille
Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg
True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism--For Familes, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals by Mildred L Brown
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families by Peggy Gillespie