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List of transgender publications

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List of transgender publications

This list of transgender publications includes books, magazines, and academic journals about transgender people, culture, and thought.

Books

Some publishers of transgender-related books include Trans-Genre Press,[1] Topside Press,[2] and Transgress Press.[3]

Non-fiction

Work Year Author Notes References
Transidentity 2022 Hans-Werner Gessmann/Vishal Lohchab ISBN 978-3-928524-82-7
ACT For Gender Identity: The Comprehensive Guide 2020 Alex Stitt ISBN 978-1785927997
Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us 1994 Kate Bornstein ISBN 0-679-75701-5
Mom, I Need to be a Girl 1998 Just Evelyn Memoir from the point of view of the mother. ISBN 0-9663272-0-9
X Marks The Spot: An Anthology Of Nonbinary Experiences 2019 Theo Hendrie (editor) Essays and poetry from nonbinary people for nonbinary people. ISBN 1-0809680-3-2 [4]
Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law 2011 Dean Spade Nominated for a 2011 Lambda Literary Award. ISBN 0-89608-796-4 [5]
Raising Ryland 2015 Hillary Whittington ISBN 978-0-06-23888-96 [6]
Redefining Realness 2014 Janet Mock Memoir ISBN 978-1476709123 [7][8][9]
Third Sex and Human Rights 1999 Rajesh Talwar ISBN 81-212-0642-1
Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue 1999 Leslie Feinberg ISBN 0-8070-7951-0
Transecology: Transgender Perspectives on Environment and Nature 2021 Douglas A. Vakoch (editor) ISBN 9780367086510 [10]
Transgender History 2008 Susan Stryker ISBN 978-1-58005-224-5 [11][12][13][14][15][16]
Transgender India: Understanding Third Gender Identities and Experiences 2022 Douglas A. Vakoch (editor) ISBN 978-3-030-96385-9 [17]
Transgender Liberation: A Movement Whose Time Has Come 1992 Leslie Feinberg ISBN 0-89567-105-0
Transgender Rights 2006 Paisley Currah, Richard M. Juang, and Shannon Minter (editors) ISBN 0-8166-4311-3
Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman 1996 Leslie Feinberg ISBN 0-8070-7941-3
The Truth about Me: A Hijra Life Story 2009 Transgender A. Revathi First book on Hijra by a Hijra. ISBN 978-81-8475-271-7 [18]
When Kayla Was Kyle 2013 Amy Fabrikant ISBN 978-1-61286-154-8 [19]
Lou Sullivan: Daring to be a Man Among Men 2017 Brice Smith ISBN 978-0-99825-211-7 [20]
Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman 2019 Abby Stein First book by Hasidic trans person. ISBN 978-1-58005-916-9 [21]
Amateur 2018 Thomas Page McBee ISBN 9781501168741
Man Alive 2014 Thomas Page McBee ISBN 9780872866249
Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis 2022 Grace Elisabeth Lavery ISBN 9781541620650
The Last Time I Wore a Dress 1997 Dylan Scholinski and Jane Meredith Adams 1998 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 978-1573220774 [22]
The Empress Is a Man 1998 Michael R. Gorman 1999 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9781560239178 [23]
Omnigender: A Trans-religious Approach 2001 Virginia Ramey Mollenkott 2002 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9780829814224 [24]
Dress Codes 2002 Noelle Howey Memoir 2003 Lambda Literary Winner Award ISBN 9780312422202 [25][26]
The Gender Frontier 2004 Mariette Pathy Allen 2005 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9783936636048 [27]
The Transgender Studies Reader 2006 Susan Stryker and Stephen Whittle (editors) 2007 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9780415947091 [28]
Transparent 2007 Cris Beam 2008 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9780156033770 [29][30]
Lynnee Breedlove's One Freak Show 2009 Lynn Breedlove 2012 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9781933149325 [31]
Balancing on the Mechitza: Transgender in Jewish Community 2010 Noach Dzmura (editor) 2011 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9781556438134 [32]
Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels 2012 Justin Vivian Bond Memoir. 2013 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9781558617476 [33]
Transfeminist Perspectives in and beyond Transgender and Gender Studies 2012 Anne Enke (editor) 2013 Lambda Literary Award Winner ISBN 9781439907474 [34][35]

Fiction and poetry

Magazines and periodicals

TitleEditor(s)PublisherFirst publishedCeased publicationFrequencyISSNNotes
Chrysalis: The journal of transgressive gender identitiesAmerican Educational Gender Information Service19911998QuarterlyISSN 1086-4873
FTM Magazine Jason Robert Ballard 2014 - Quarterly ISSN 2377-7737 "The GQ for Trans Men"
Frock MagazineKatie Glover, Sally BendThe Gender Society20092017Bi-monthlyMagazine containing "transgender-related articles, features and stories which will be of interest to transsexuals, crossdressers, drag queens and transvestites and intersexed people"[81]
Original PlumbingAmos Mac, Rocco Kayiatos[82]2009[82]QuarterlyISSN 2153-6341"Dedicated to the culture and lifestyle of transgender men"[82]
TG LifeBrianna AustinInicia Incorporated2004[83]- "An online magazine, social network and resource center for, by, and about the transgender community."[83]
Brianna AustinBrianna AustinInicia Incorporated2000[84]- "An online resource for articles, essays, poetry and true stories by Brianna Nicole Austin."[84]
Transgender TapestryDallas Denny[85]International Foundation for Gender Education19852006QuarterlyISSN 0884-9749Formerly known as Tapestry
Transsexual News TelegraphGail Sondegaard19912002QuarterlyISSN 1091-1138
Reflections International: The TV & TS Magazine[86]TransEssex19951999 ISSN 1357-2644
TSQ: Transgender Studies QuarterlyPaisley Currah, Susan StrykerDuke University Press2014QuarterlyISSN 2328-9252, ISSN 2328-9260
Transformation MagazineHanna RodgersTransformation Publishing Inc.1969QuarterlyOCLC 34616263Magazine of interest to transgender, transsexual, crossdresser, intersex, gender fluid, gender non-conformist readers
TransSisters: The Journal of Transsexual Feminism Davina Anne Gabriel 1993 1995? Quarterly Feminism, trans activism, trans women
Narcissus: Tv/ts Magazine[87]New TransEssex19891992?semiannuallyOCLC 51182668
TransvestiaVirginia PrinceChevalier Publications19601986BimonthlyOCLC 10363080
Transvestia: The Journal of the American Society for Equality in DressVirginia PrinceVirginia Prince19521952two issues
(mimeographed)		OCLC 952387167First transgender publication in U.S. history[88]
Das 3. Geschlecht - Die Transvestiten (The Third Sex) Various Friedrich Radzuweit 1930 1933 Biannually ISSN 1619-9820 (German language reprint) "A German magagazine featuring stories and advice columns written by cis and trans authors for trans readers. English translation available at The Weimar Project"
#EnbyLife: Journal for non-binary & gender diverse creativesRae White, Alison Evans[89]Rae White2016once in 2016, approximately weekly from 2019"In a world where diverse and marginalised voices are so often not heard, considered or understood, #EnbyLife journal will showcase the creative works of non-binary and gender diverse creatives, and pay them for their work."[90]
Urania Eva Gore-Booth, Esther Roper, Irene Clyde, Dorothy Cornish and Jessey Wade Privately published by D. R. Mitra, Manoranjan Press 1916 1940 Bimonthly, then triannually OCLC 269259351 "The unifying legacy of Urania challenges the idea that trans and non-binary identities are something novel, and shows the longstanding interconnections and solidarities between feminism, trans rights and sapphic lives."[91]
Girl Talk Magazine Gina Lance, Bijoux Deluxe, Ivy D Vine, DeLux, Rachel White, GTM Publications 1997 2005 Bi--month;y ISSN: 15245594OCLC:41104489 Enjoying the fun of the Transgender lifestyle

Academic journals

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "Trans-Genre Press". Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "About Topside Press". Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Transgress Press". Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hendrie, Theo (2019-07-28). X Marks The Spot: An Anthology Of Nonbinary Experiences. Independently Published. ISBN 978-1080968039.
  5. ↑ Lee, Stephan (March 20, 2012). "24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ Hillary Whittington (23 February 2016). Raising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with No Strings Attached. William Morrow. ISBN 978-0-06-238889-6.
  7. ↑ "Review: Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More". Publishers Weekly. 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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  10. ↑ Vakoch, Douglas A., ed. (2020). Transecology: Transgender Perspectives on Environment and Nature. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-65955-3. OCLC 1158480131.
  11. ↑ Tebbutt, Clare (April 2, 2012). "Transgender History - SUSAN STRYKER; Bodies in Doubt: an American history of intersex - ELIZABETH REIS". Women's History Review. 22 (3): 505–509. doi:10.1080/09612025.2011.643006. S2CID 162813931.
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