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Author
Series
Tales of the city volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times Bestseller
"Wonderful. . . . As compulsively readable and endearing as all the previous novels have been." — Booklist (starred review)
Suspenseful, comic, and profoundly moving, The Days of Anna Madrigal, the ninth installment in Armistead Maupin's bestselling "Tales of the City" series, follows one of modern literature's most beloved and indelible characters—Anna
...42) The Aggressives
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A favorite of the film festival circuit, The Aggressives is an insightful look at the little explored, yet highly dramatic subculture of lesbian women who identify as men. This fascinating documentary features intimate and revealing interviews with six aggressive women. The Aggressives range in masculinity but do not aspire to be men. Nor are they "drag kings." They have found an unexplored loophole in society's gender tapestry and this film seeks...
Author
Publisher
AfterShock Comics, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
As the world struggles to accept the emergence of a new kind of human species known as alterations, or "Alters," a young woman must navigate the path to becoming her true self, while struggling with the complications of her civilian life and the responsibilities of her newfound power. This groundbreaking series - years in the making - begins the saga of a young woman who can only really be herself... whenever she is not herself. Collecting issues...
Author
Publisher
AfterShock Comics, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As the world struggles to accept the emergence of a new kind of super-powered species known as "Alters", a young woman named Charlie begins her transition from male to female only to find herself simultaneously transitioning into a powerful Alter. After defeating the multi-powered fascist known as Matter Man, Charlie emerges as "Chalice"--a new hero for a new age.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fractal: Stories Across the Gender Spectrum is a collection of 4 Transgender and Gender Queer Documentary Shorts that explores the wide spectrum of experiences often left out of the traditional narrative. From a successful trans woman running her own salon in New Orleans to a collective experimental video essay road film; the collection expands on the joys, struggles and honest conversations within the community"--Container.
A fine girl: A Fine...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Goes beyond transgender to question the need for gender classification. Beyond Trans pushes the conversation on gender identity to its limits: questioning the need for gender categories in the first place. Whether on birth certificates or college admissions applications or on bathroom doors, why do we need to mark people and places with sex categories? Do they serve a real purpose or are these places and forms just mechanisms of exclusion? Heath Fogg...
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
What does it mean to be young and transgender today? Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience through childhood, family and daily life, school, their bodies and mental health. Together the collection is a story of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. At the same time, it's a toolkit for all young people, transgender...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Transgender individuals face unique challenges when it comes to their physical, psychological, and social health and well-being. This accessible reference investigates these concerns in depth, offering readers insights into topics such as discrimination and access to health care.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
They came for the hormones and stayed for the healthcare. These are the pioneering patients of the first free clinic in the country for trans folks, 1993 in the Tenderloin of San Francisco. More than a film about a clinic, the filmmakers had access to the unvarnished stories of 12 courageous individuals, who share their life experiences in the "Bad Old Days" decade by decade-- from the closeted 1950s, through the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s-- all illustrated...
52) Manhunt
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Progression in Pride Fiction
Rainbow Reads for Adults
Social Commentary Horror from Marginalized Voices
Rainbow Reads for Adults
Social Commentary Horror from Marginalized Voices
Description
"Beth and Fran spend their days traveling the ravaged New England coast, hunting feral men and harvesting their organs in a gruesome effort to ensure they'll never face the same fate. Robbie lives by his gun and one hard-learned motto: other people aren't safe. After a brutal accident entwines the three of them, this found family of survivors must navigate murderous TERFs, a sociopathic billionaire bunker brat, and awkward relationship dynamics--all...
53) Cemetery boys
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school's bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to his conservative family.
Author
Publisher
Metonymy Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A NATURAL HISTORY OF TRANSITION is a collection of short stories that disrupts the notion that trans people can only have one transformation. Like the landscape studied over eons, change does not have an expiration date for these trans characters, who grow as tall as buildings, turn into mountains, unravel hometown mysteries, and give birth to cocoons. Portland-based author Callum Angus infuses his work with a mix of alternative history, horror,...
55) The Danish girl
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
57) FatherSonFather
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Jeff knew his dad wouldn't live forever. But he had already lost his mom. It would be too unfair. The 9-1-1 call was shocking. The hospital, impersonal. When his dad improved, he was transferred to a rehabilitation facility. There, a transgender nurse took over his care. Jeff was appalled. But slowly, his admiration for her grew.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
While transgender people have been called many different things by different cultures, they have always existed. This book traces the history of how transgender, third gender, and other varieties of gender-nonconforming individuals have functioned in various societies. It documents how different societies' understanding of sex and gender has changed over time. Readers will explore how different cultures viewed these individuals as well as how their...
59) Tengoku
Author
Publisher
Desert Palm Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Aozora Kaede is a runaway, trying to escape from her noble family as they turn down a dark path. With only her wolf companion, Rin, and a small pack of supplies, she must leave everything she's ever known behind. Homura Imari is a daimyo's daughter, eager to get out and see the world for herself before she takes over her father's position as the leader of Mirai. Constantly underestimated by her peers because of her missing hand, she has nevertheless...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl's body. With his new public access radio show gaining in popularity, Gabe struggles with romance, friendships, and parents--all while trying to come out as transgendered. An audition for a station in Minneapolis looks like his ticket to a better life in the big city. But his entire future is threatened when several violent guys find out Gabe, the popular DJ, is also Elizabeth from school"--...
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