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2022 Trans Day of Visibility
Feminist Reads for Women's History Month and International Women's Day
Queer Folk, Unicorns, Rainbows, & Real Life
Women's History: Fourth Wave Feminism?
Feminist Reads for Women's History Month and International Women's Day
Queer Folk, Unicorns, Rainbows, & Real Life
Women's History: Fourth Wave Feminism?
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This classic manifesto is “a foundational text for anyone hoping to understand transgender politics and culture in the U.S. today.” (NPR)
*Named as one of 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time by Ms. Magazine*
In Whipping Girl, biologist and trans activist Julia Serano shares her experiences and insights—both pre- and post-transition—to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion,...
*Named as one of 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time by Ms. Magazine*
In Whipping Girl, biologist and trans activist Julia Serano shares her experiences and insights—both pre- and post-transition—to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion,...
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English
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Written by a social worker, popular educator, and transgender man, this well-rounded resource combines an accessible portrait of transgenderism with a rich history of transgender life and unique experiences of discrimination. The first guide to treat transgenderism as a distinct topic of study, this text moves beyond mere anecdote and recommendations for clinical practice to legitimatize transgenderism in society and culture. Chapters introduce transgenderism...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Thy Will Be Done follows Male-to-Female Transsexual Sara Herwig in her journey to ordination in the Presbyterian Church. The Church’s conservative groups do not recognize Sara as female and challenge her fitness and eligibility to be a pastor. In addition, it is crucial to Sara’s success that she has support from friends and family. The documentary explores the way in which alternative lifestyles and permanent choices of identity have the power...
5) Jack & Yaya
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Passion River
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Jack and Yaya celebrate their 30th year of friendship in their New Jersey hometown with a motley crew of family and neighbors. They party, reminisce and continue to support each other as they both fight for acceptance as trans people.
7) I am J
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is.
8) Tiresias
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Alfhaville Cinema
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Français
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Tiresia, a Brazilian transsexual of extreme beauty, lives illegally with her brother, Terranova, in the periphery of Paris. The one, an aesthetic with poetic ideas, observes Tiresia as if she were a perfect rose, and ends up kidnapping her so that she only belongs to him. Deprived of her daily hormones, Tiresia is transforming little by little in front of his eyes.
11) Nevada
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2022.
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English
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"A beloved and blistering cult classic finally back in print, Nevada follows a disaffected trans woman as she embarks on a cross-country road trip"--
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Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2014?]
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English
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"In her unique, generous, and affecting voice, nineteen-year-old Katie Hill shares her personal journey of undergoing gender reassignment. Have you ever worried that you'd never be able to live up to your parents' expectations? Have you ever imagined that life would be better if you were just invisible? Have you ever thought you would do anything--anything--to make the teasing stop? Katie Hill had and it nearly tore her apart. Katie never felt comfortable...
16) Out Late
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Out Late is an inspirational and moving documentary about five individuals who made the courageous and life-altering decision to come out as lesbian, gay, or transgender, after the age of 55. Why did they wait until their 50’s, 60’s, or 70’s to come out? And what was the turning point that caused each of them to openly declare their sexuality? From Canada to Florida to Kansas, we explore what ultimately led these dynamic individuals to make...
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English
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Part campy musical, part horror film, the movie details the travails of a squeaky-clean couple stranded at a creepy castle where the inhabitants sing and dance through bacchanalian romp of murder, bisexuality, and cannibalism. The madcap, musical mayhem begins when rain-soaked Brad and Janet take refuge in the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite mad scientist from outer space who is about to unveil his greatest creation!
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Pat and Ron Forman
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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"He has been called 'a Northwest folk hero,' 'Jesse James,' and 'Billy the Kid.' But until now, he hasn't been called a she. Contrary to popular belief, D.B. Cooper not only survived the infamous hijacking on November 24, 1971. He also committed the high-flying caper as a woman. Cooper's real name was first Bobby, then Barb, Dayton. "Cooper" had gender reassignment surgery in December 1969. In 1971, he pulled his buccaneering swipe dressed as...
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