Gender Identity: Stories from Life

Nonbinary

Memoirs of Gender and Identity

by Various Authors

eBook - 2019

This anthology collects thirty diverse voices, as the authors share personal stories about their experiences with gender, identity, presentation, orientation, and the complexities of life in general. This anthology collects thirty diverse voices, as the authors share personal stories about their experiences with gender, identity, presentation, orientation, and the complexities of life in general. Show less

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HULL

by Phillips, Xandria

eBook - 2020

Phillips is a Black, nonbinary, queer poet who uses words like delicate instrument to cut to the emotional quick. Dreamlike, these poems summon journeys through the racial history of our country, queer life and queer love, and the present moment. Phillips is a Black, nonbinary, queer poet who uses words like delicate instrument to cut to the emotional quick. Dreamlike, these poems summon journeys through the racial history of our country, queer life and queer love, and the present moment. Show less

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We Both Laughed In Pleasure

The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

by Sullivan, Lou

eBook - 2020

Excerpts from the diaries of Lou Sullivan, one of the first people to seek a male-to-female medical transition. He was born in 1951, and in 1979 he was ab...Show more Excerpts from the diaries of Lou Sullivan, one of the first people to seek a male-to-female medical transition. He was born in 1951, and in 1979 he was able to find doctors willing to work with him on this process. In these diaries, we find a young, exuberant gay man learning about his body, desires, and relationships. Show less

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Tomorrow Will Be Different

Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality

by McBride, Sarah

Book - 2018

A memoir by transwoman and National Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, Sarah McBride. She chronicles hear early years as a trans teenager and ...Show more A memoir by transwoman and National Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, Sarah McBride. She chronicles hear early years as a trans teenager and the moments that impelled her into activism locally and then nationally. Her story is full of hope, heartbreak, and determination. Show less

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Fairest

A Memoir

by Talusan, Meredith

Downloadable Audiobook - 2020

Meredith Talusan was born a "sun child," as a child with albinism in a rural Philippine village. That first crossing, which happened before her ...Show more Meredith Talusan was born a "sun child," as a child with albinism in a rural Philippine village. That first crossing, which happened before her birth and marked her as different from her darker-skinned peers, seems to have fated her for many more crossings. This story of immigration, ethnicity, and gender is a stunning new voice in transgender activism. Show less

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Real Queer America

LGBT Stories From Red States

by Allen, Samantha Leigh

Book - 2019

Much lambasted by the queer community for rejecting their LGBT+ community members, reporter Samantha Allen goes on a road-trip deep into states not known ...Show more Much lambasted by the queer community for rejecting their LGBT+ community members, reporter Samantha Allen goes on a road-trip deep into states not known for celebrating queer life. And here she finds stories of the folks pushing back, making it work, and making queer history in towns all over Middle America. Show less

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I Hope We Choose Love

A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World

by Kai Cheng Thom

eBook - 2019

Kai Cheng Thom writes beautifully in this heart-rending ask for there to be more love, passion, and understanding in the world. Mixing the personal and th...Show more Kai Cheng Thom writes beautifully in this heart-rending ask for there to be more love, passion, and understanding in the world. Mixing the personal and the political, memoir with critical essays, she makes it clear that the work starts with building community instead of tearing it down. Show less

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Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through

by Fleischmann, T.

eBook - 2019

Using the multimedia works of Felix Gonzáles-Torres, Fleishmann constructs a labyrinthine essay that meditates on their own life, body, work, and existenc...Show more Using the multimedia works of Felix Gonzáles-Torres, Fleishmann constructs a labyrinthine essay that meditates on their own life, body, work, and existence. Not quite art critique, not quite memoir, the book, like the author, stubbornly resists definitions and instead pushes the reader into unexplored and uncomfortable territory. Show less

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Lady Romeo

The Radical and Revolutionary Life of Charlotte Cushman, America's First Celebrity

by Wojczuk, Tana

Book - 2020

If you read "Tipping the Velvet" and wanted to know more about the real-life women who crossed the boundaries of gender expression and amorous e...Show more If you read "Tipping the Velvet" and wanted to know more about the real-life women who crossed the boundaries of gender expression and amorous expectations, this is the perfect history for you! Focused on the dashing Charlotte Cushman, who charmed early 1800s England from the stage, this is a rich history that is often overlooked. Show less

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The Natural Mother of the Child

by Krys Malcolm Belc

Streaming Audiobook - 2021

Krys Malcolm Belc is proud to claim fatherhood, but the journey is a challenge, As a nonbinary, transmasculine person who chose to bear and birth his son,...Show more Krys Malcolm Belc is proud to claim fatherhood, but the journey is a challenge, As a nonbinary, transmasculine person who chose to bear and birth his son, the process of navigating expectations around what "motherhood" is supposed to be in our society and the medical repercussions of moving through the system and transgressing categories, are explored in this visual and lyrically rich work. Show less

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Like a Boy but Not a Boy

Navigating Life, Mental Health, and Parenthood Outside the Gender Binary

by Bennett, Andrea

eBook - 2020

A poignant, sometimes funny, sometimes sad series of essays by the author exploring various aspects of their experiences in the world as a queer, nonbinary person. A poignant, sometimes funny, sometimes sad series of essays by the author exploring various aspects of their experiences in the world as a queer, nonbinary person. Show less

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Beyond the Gender Binary

by Vaid-Menon, Alok

Downloadable Audiobook - 2020

In this short, sweet book, the transfeminine spoke-work poet Alok helps readers to understand the malleability of gender and gender presentation, building on the work they do online and as part of their performances. In this short, sweet book, the transfeminine spoke-work poet Alok helps readers to understand the malleability of gender and gender presentation, building on the work they do online and as part of their performances. Show less

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Once A Girl, Always A Boy

A Family Memoir of A Transgender Journey

by Ivester, Jo

Book - 2020

Not everyone knows at a young age who they are, and Jeremy Ivester knows this well. Feeling uncertain about his sexual orientation and gender identity, it...Show more Not everyone knows at a young age who they are, and Jeremy Ivester knows this well. Feeling uncertain about his sexual orientation and gender identity, it was not until his mid-twenties that he recognized himself as a transman. Written by his mother, Jo, this is also story about family and community recognizing the importance of Jeremy having the freedom and the right to be himself. Show less

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