CROSSING:
A MEMOIR
Deirdre N. McCloskey
Synopsis
Deirdre McCloskey, the former Donald, tells the story of her crossing
the gender line in this memoir. An economist and historian, a husband
and father, Donald McCloskey had cross-dressed for years without wanting
more. But rather suddenly, at age 52, a sense that he was denying his
real identity grew to the point where he knew he needed to become a
woman.
SELF-MADE
MEN: IDENTITY AND EMBODIMENT AMONG TRANSSEXUAL MEN
Henry Rubin
Synopsis
In Self-Made Men, Henry Rubin explores the production of male identities
in the lives of twenty-two FTM transsexuals - people who have changed
their sex from female to male. The author relates the compelling personal
narratives of his subjects to the historical evolution emergence of
FTM as an identity category. In the interviews that form the heart of
the book, the FTMs speak about their struggles to define themselves
and their diverse experiences, from the pressures of gender conformity
in adolescence to to previous being mistaken for "butch lesbians,"
from hormone treatments and surgeries to relationships with families,
partners, and acquaintances. Their stories of feeling betrayed by their
bodies and of undergoing a "second puberty" are vivid and
thought-provoking.
S/HE:
CHANGING SEX AND CHANGING CLOTHES
Claudine Griggs
Synopsis
Through an examination of the experience of transsexuals, this book
enhances understanding of how gender can and does function in powerful,
complex and subtle ways. The author, who has herself been surgically
reassigned, has conducted extensive interviews with transsexuals from
many walks of life. Differences in the experiences of those who change
from male to female and those who change from female to male are also
examined. Sex reassignment has been the focus of considerable media
attention recently, as increasing numbers of people feel able to talk
frankly about their personal experiences with gender dysphoria.
RESPECT AND EQUALITY: TRANSSEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS
Stephen Whittle
Synopsis
This book argues that current law does not adequately provide for transgender
people and calls for respect and equality before the law. Theoretical
discussions of sex, sexuality, gender and law, and an extensive range
of primary and secondary research materials, are combined to provide
an insightful analysis into the inadequacies of current law.
MAN
INTO WOMAN: THE FIRST SEX CHANGE
Niels Hoyer (Editor)
Synopsis
Nadia wins Big Brother! Transsexuals are in the News! Gender is the
hot debate of today. Blue Boat Books has just published a new edition
of Man into Woman, the true story of the first transsexual to receive
a surgical male-to-female sex change in 1931.
TRANSGENDER
CARE: RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES, PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
Joy Diane Shaffer (Foreword), et al
Gianna E. Israel, Donald E. Tarver, Donald E. Tarver II
Synopsis
By empowering clients to be well informed medical consumers and by delivering
care providers from the straitjacket of inadequate diagnostic standards
and stereotypes, this book sets out to transform the nature of transgender
care. The authors have provided useful listings of organizations, centres,
and World Wide Web sites.
DEAR
SIR OR MADAM?: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FEMALE-TO-MALE TRANSEXUAL
Mark Rees
Synopsis
This is the true story of Mark, formerly Brenda, who decided to have
major surgery, mastectomy, hysterectomy and phalloplasty, to become
a man. It describes his early wishes to change sex, and his struggles,
both personal, social and legal, to gain acceptance.
GIRLFRIEND:MEN,
WOMEN AND DRAG
Holly Brubach, Michael O'Brien (Photographer)
Synopsis
New York Times magazine style editor Holly Brubach teams up with celebrated
photographer Michael James O'Brien, travelling the across the world
to take a peek into the lives of drag kings and queens.'
TRUE
SELVES: UNDERSTANDING TRANSSEXUALISM - FOR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, COWORKERS
AND HELPING PROFESSIONALS
Mildred L. Brown, Chloe Ann Rounsley
Synopsis
This classic resource offers valuable guidance for friends, families,
coworkers, and professionals who are struggling to understand these
people and their situations. Uses real life stories, actual letters,
and other compelling examples.
