The Following are a list of some books that are worth reading (in alphabetical order. They have links to Amazon.co.uk which will open in a new window. If you feel like buying them (often at reduced rates) a small percentage will go to the upkeep of this site. Prices are not included as they are subject to change - links will give you a current price.
A STRANGER IN MY OWN BODY
Di Ceglie with David Freedman - Karnac books - pub nov.98
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ACCOUNTING FOR TRANSSEXUALISM AND TRANSHOMOSEXUALITY
Bryan Tully - Whiting and Birch
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BODY ALCHEMY: Transsexual Portraits
Loren Cameron - 1996.
A photographical focus on the complex transition from which transsexual men emerge. Cameron's photographs are exquisite and meaningful.
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BRAINSEX
Ann Moir and David Jessel - Michael Joseph
An exploration of the differences between male and female, Entertaining.
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CHRISTINE JORGENSEN: A Personal Biography
Christine Jorgensen (2000) - Cleis Press
Autobiography of Chrtine Jorgensen
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CONFESSIONS OF A GENDER DEFENDER
Randi Ettner, Ph.D - 1996
In spite of gender's mysteries and voyeuristic possibilities, Dr. Ettner goes far in helping us to close the imposing empathy gap that inevitably exists between sex-gender congruent and incongruent persons. This delightful book should be read in one sitting by anyone who comes into contact with transgendered persons - helping professionals, family members, friends, clergy, civil servants, and "significant others."
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CONUNDRUM
Jan Morris (1997) - Penguin Books
Autobiography of Jan Morris (Revised and Updated)
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CROSSING: A Memoir
Deidre McCloskey (1999) - University of Chicago Press
Autobiography of Deidre McCloskey
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DAWN: A Charleston Legend
Dawn Langley Simmons (1995) - Wyrick and Company
Autobiography of Dawn Langley Simmons
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DEAR SIR OR MADAM
Mark Rees - Cassell 1996
Rees was the first TS in the UK to go to the European Court of Human Rights. Also he is one of the founders of Press For Change the campaign and lobby group on behalf of TS/TG rights in the UK. He is a great campaigner on behalf of the cause with a very public profile and a leading figure in the UK FtM network.
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FIXED FOR LIFE: The True Saga of how Tom became Sally
Irene Preiss (1999)
Biography
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FROM FEMALE TO MALE
Louis Sullivan (1990) - Alyson Publications
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GENDER BLENDING
H Devor (1989) - Bloomington: Indiana University Press
Discusses the social and cultural issues relating to female cross-dressing and female to male transsexualism etc.
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GENDER DYSPHORIA: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Clinical Management
Edited by Walter O Bocking, Drs Eli Coleman PhD - Haworth Press
This text provides up-to-date, cutting edge information on hormonal therapy, outcome, and other aspects of cross-gender identity.
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GENDER IDENTITY PROBLEMS AND PSYCHOSEXUAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Kenneth J Zucker and Susan J Bradley - Guilford Press, 72 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
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GENDER OUTLAW On Men women and the rest of us
Kate Bornstein (1994) - Routledge
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GIRL by David Thomas
I get a lot of requests for information on this very funny satirical story of a man made into a woman due to an error in hospital. It is no longer in print in English. However, it is available in French and German and has been made into a German Film. Search google.de and google.fr for further details using Keywords GIRL, and DAVID THOMAS
JAN MORRIS
Paul Clements (1998) - University of Wales Press
Biography of Jan Morris
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MY GENDER WORKBOOK
Kate Bornstein (1998) - Taylor and Francis Books Ltd
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MAN ENOUGH TO BE A WOMAN
Jayne County (was Wayne County, ex-drag queen and in-your-face rock singer) - Serpent's Tail
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SEX CHANGES - the Politics of Transgenderism
Pat Califia - 1997
A lesbian writer examines the lives of transgender pioneers and contemporary transgender activists and gives us a meticulous analysis of trangender history and politics.
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SEX, GENDER and SEXUALITY: 21st Century Transformations
Tracie O'Keefe - 2002
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STONE BUTCH BLUES
Leslie Feinberg - Fiction
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TAKE IT LIKE A MAN
Boy George with Spencer Bright - Pan books
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THE SACRED COUNTRY
Rose Tremayne - Fiction
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SUITS ME: The Double Life of Billy Tipton
Diane Wood Middlebrook (1999) - Virago Press
Biography of Billy Tipton
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THE UNINVITED DILEMMA
K Stuart - Metamorphous Press 1983
In-depth research and interviews with transpeople, medical/mental health professionals and loved ones of the Transpeople
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TRANSGENDER WARRIORS - Making History from Joan of Arc to RuPaul.
Leslie Feinberg - Beacon Press, Boston - 1996
This book unearths a vast body of evidence that throughout history there have always been people who defy cultural boundaries of sex and gender.
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TRANSSEXUALISM IN SOCIETY
F Lewins 1995 - Melbourne, Macmillan.
Written by the parent of a transsexual, it discusses the processes by which someone achieves their gender change.
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TRANSVESTITES AND TRANSSEXUALS: Toward A Theory of Cross-Gender Behavior
Richard F Docter PhD - Plenum Press, New York, 1988 - Plenum Publishing
A milestone work that uncovers new territory concerning cross-gender behavior. This book also contains important observations about pseudo- or secondary transseexualism.
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TRANS-X-U-ALL: The Naked Difference
Tracie O'Keefe & Katrina Fox - pub 1997, Extraordinary People Press
A personal overview of transsexualism
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TRUE SELVES
Mildred Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley - pub 1997 by Jossey Bass.
Excellent explanatory book for friends and relatives. Must read.
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