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Books and Videos on Transgender Issues

This list of resources is intended for informational purposes only. It does not constitute and should not be regarded as an endorsement by the Human Rights Campaign or the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Understanding Transgender Issues - Donna Rose's Story

Donna Rose, Human Rights Campaign Foundation & Eastman Kodak, 2007
This training video for corporate leaders presents the compelling personal story of Donna Rose, a well-known author, speaker and advocate on transgender and transsexual issues.

Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

Victor Silverman & Susan Stryker, Frameline Films, 2005
In her film Screaming Queens, historian Susan Stryker documents the 1966 riot at Compton's Cafeteria, an all-night diner that provided a sort of refuge for the neighborhood's transgender, gay and lesbian communities, and more broadly anyone else who did not fit in.

Becoming a Visible Man

Jamison Green, Vanderbilt University Press, 2004
An artful and compelling inquiry into the politics of gender. Jamison Green combines candid autobiography with informed analysis to offer unique insight into the multiple challenges of the female-to-male transsexual experience, ranging from encounters with prejudice and strained relationships with family to the development of an FTM community and the realities of surgical sex reassignment.

Made in God's Image

Ann Thompson Cook, Dumbarton United Methodist Church, Washington, DC, 2004
A resource for dialogue about people of faith and gender differences.  Combines information, personal sharing, and resources to serve as a starting place for any congregation, family, or individual seeking to better understand transgender issues.

She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders

Jennifer Finney Boylan, Broadway Books, 2003
The story of a person changing genders - exploring the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming power of family.

Finding the Real Me: True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity

Tracie O’Keefe and Katrina Fox, Eds., Jossey-Bass, 2003
A collection of real-life stories told by a wide-range of sex and gender diverse people. This book encourages us to embrace diversity, to never fear our differences, and to remain always in awe of our amazing possibilities.

Wrapped In Blue: A Journey of Discovery

Donna Rose, Living Legacy Press, 2002
A personal memoir of self-discovery of the author’s journey across the gender line. Provides a unique, intriguing, and sometimes humorous perspective on the differences between men and women.

Transgender American Veterans Association: Frequently Asked Questions

Transgender American Veterans Association, 2002
The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) was formed to address the growing concerns of fair and equal treatment of transgender veterans and active duty service members.

As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl

John Colapinto, Harper Collins, 2000
From the famous case of the boy raised as a girl after his circumcision was botched. Now he's an adult, living as a man with a family. A moving story about the importance of questioning the big authorities and of listening to small children.

No Dumb Questions

Melissa Regan (Director), Epiphany Productions, LLC. 2000
A documentary about three sisters and their transgender aunt.

Crossing

Deirdre N. McCloskey, University of Chicago Press, 1999
A memoir that chronicles Deirdre McCloskey's transformation from Donald McCloskey, an economist at the University of Iowa and married father of two, into the woman he finally accepted he had always wanted to be.

Trans Forming Families: Real Stories of Transgendered Loved Ones

Mary Boenke, Walter Trook Publishing, 1999
Family oriented book for families, friends, and others interested in understanding and learning about transgender people.

Transmen and FTMs: Identities, Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities

Jason Cromwell, University of Illinois Press, 1999
An insider's perspective of transgender men using personal stories.

Current Concepts in Transgender Identity

Dallas Denny (Ed.), Garland Publishing, 1998
Explores the mythological, historical, cultural and psychological perspectives of transgenderism.

Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink and Blue

Leslie Feinberg, Beacon Press, 1998
A collection of speeches and new writings where the author argues passionately for the acceptance of all trans peoples -- and for the necessity of building coalitions between all progressive political groups.

Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, and Personal Accounts

Gianna E. Israel, et al., Temple University Press, 1997
An anthology offering a comprehensive distillation of personal experiences and professional wisdom on transgender care.

Transgendered Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to RuPaul

Leslie Feinberg, Beacon Press, 1997
Illustrated transgender history which transforms history into art and personal into the universal.

Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits

Loren Cameron, Cleis Press, 1996
A photographic documentary of female-to-male transsexuals.

True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism for Family, Friends, Coworkers and Helping Professionals

Mildred Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley, Jossey-Bass, 1996
Depicts conflicts that transsexuals face on a daily basis and the courage they must summon as they struggle to reveal their true being to themselves and others. Offers guidance for those who are struggling to understand these issues.

Transgender Nation

Gordene Olga MacKenzie, Bowling Green State University, 1994
Looks at the male-to-woman transgenderist from a sociological and sociopolitical perspective, arguing that it is not the individual transgenderists who are sick and need treatment, but the society that condemns them. Considers the history of the transgender movement, categories of sex, and contemporary medical and popular ideology.