TRANSGENDER TITLES FOR ADULTS
Did you know Cockburn Libraries has a growing transgender collection, including novels, non-fiction books, movies, and documentaries?
We have included a selection of titles below – click on each one for more information. Let us know if you have any purchase recommendations!
ADULT NON-FICTION (INCLUDES BIOGRAPHIES)
About a girl : a mother’s powerful story of raising her transgender child by Rebekah Robertson
After marriage equality : the future of LGBT rights edited by Carlos A. Ball
All about Yves : notes from a transition
Becoming an ally to the gender-expansive child : a guide for parents and carers by Anna Bianchi
Before I had the words : on being a transgender young adult by Skylar Kergil
Between XX and XY : intersexuality and the myth of two sexes by Gerald N. Callahan
Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out by Susan Kuklin
Coming out stories : personal experiences of coming out from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum
Eugenia : a man by Suzanne Falkiner
Everything you ever wanted to know about trans (but were afraid to ask) by Brynn Tannehill
Faking it : my life in transition
The fate of gender : nature, nurture, and the human future by Frank Browning
Gender born, gender made : raising healthy gender-nonconforming children by Diane Ehrensaft
The gender creative child : pathways for nurturing and supporting children who live outside gender boxes by Diane Ehrensaft
Growing up queer in Australia edited by Benjamin Law
He’s always been my son : a mother’s story about raising her transgender son by Janna Barkin
Raising Ryland : our story of parenting a transgender child with no strings attached by Hillary Whittington with Kristine Gasbarre
Real queer America : LGBT stories from red states
The secrets of my life by Caitlyn Jenner with Buzz Bissinger
Sexual orientation, gender identity, and schooling : the nexus of research, practice, and policy edited by Stephen T. Russell & Stacey S. Horn
She said, she said : love, loss and living my new normal by Anne M. Reid
Tranny : confessions of punk rock’s most infamous anarchist sellout by Laura Jane Grace with Dan Ozzi
Trans : a memoir by Juliet Jacques
Trans : exploring gender identity and gender dysphoria : a guide for everyone (including professionals) edited by Az Hakeem.
Trans like me : a journey for all of us by C.N. Lester
The transgender child by Stephanie Brill & Rachel Pepper
Transgender history : the roots of today’s revolution by Susan Stryker
Transgender : one shade of grey : the legal consequences for man & woman, schools, sport, politics, democracy by Patrick J. Byrne
The transgender teen : a handbook for parents and professionals supporting transgender and non-binary teens by Stephanie Brill & Lisa Kenney
Traversing gender : understanding transgender realities by Lee Harrington
