Barkin, Janna
Summary: This true story by a family about raising their transgender son is both a captivating read and an invaluable support source for parents facing similar issues. A warm, insightful portrait of a family that includes tips on helping young transgender people navigate their transition, it will support, educate and inspire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BARSummary: Dedicated to trans women everywhere, this inspirational collection of letters written by successful trans women shares the lessons they learnt on their journeys to womanhood, celebrating their achievements and empowering the next generation to become who they truly are.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 TOHancox, Lewis
Summary: "Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog. He knows she's really a he and will ultimately realize this. But she's going to go through a whole lot of mess (some of it funny, some of it not funny at all) to get to that point. Lewis is trying to tell her this ... but she can't quite hear him yet. In [this book],...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2022
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2 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 HANSummary: "In Sexual Metamorphosis, Jonathan Ames presents the personal narratives of sixteen gender pioneers. Here is Christine Jorgensen, the first celebrity transsexual, greeting thousands of well-wishers from the stage of Madison Square Garden. Here is Caroline Cossey, former model and Bond (as in James) girl, being outed in the tabloid press. Here is novelist and English professor Jennifer Finney...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.768 SEXBird, Jackson
Summary: "Internet creator and activist Jackson Bird demystifies the transgender experience by sharing his own story, while debunking trans history milestones and educating readers with Transgender 101 facts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BIRD, JACKSON BIRCarl, Polly K.
Summary: "A remarkable, deeply moving memoir of one man's gender transition amid a pivotal political moment in America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CARL, POLLY K. CARGrimm, Gavin
Summary: When you're a kid like Gavin Grimm, you know yourself best. And Gavin knew that he was a boy -- even if others saw him as a girl. But when his school took away his right to something as simple as using the boys' restroom, Gavin knew he had a big decision to make. Because there are always more choices than the ones others give you. Gavin chose to correct others when they got his pronouns wrong....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Molesso, Ashley
Summary: "This colorful digest is a keepsake honoring LGBT+ people and the ongoing fight to gain--and maintain--equality for all. Inside the GAY AGENDA, you'll find trivia, tributes, history, and advice about: coming out, Marsha P. Johnson, pride flags, the Queer Liberation March, the AIDS crisis, safe sex, police raids, Radclyffe Hall, dating, queer terminology, religion (being gay), gender identity,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.766 MOLBelovitch, Brian
Summary: In Trans Figured, Brian Belovitch shares his true story of life as a gender outlier and his dramatic journey through the jungle of gender identity. Brian has the rare distinction of coming out three times: first as a queer teenager; second as a glamorous transgender woman named Tish, and later, Natalia Gervais; and finally as an HIV-positive gay man surviving the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. From...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BELOVITCH, BRIAN BELShrier, Abigail
Summary: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES. Until just a few years ago, gender dysphoria--severe discomfort in one's biological sex--was vanishingly rare. It was typically found in less than .01 percent of the population, emerged in early childhood, and afflicted males almost exclusively. But today whole groups of female friends in colleges, high schools, and even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 SHRCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult ShrierSummary: In this amazing, wide-ranging anthology of nonfiction essays, contributors write intimate and honest first-person accounts of queer experience, from coming out to "passing" as straight to growing old to living proud. These are the stories of contemporary gay and lesbian life--and by definition, are funny, sad, hopeful, and truthful. Representing a diversity of genders, ages, races, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.76 FIRSummary: Sensitively explores the controversial subject of the blurring of gender as well as the serious social and family problems - even dangers - often faced by those whose gender may fall somewhere in between male and female.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIDKrieger, Irwin
Summary: Addressing common fears and concerns that parents of transgender teens share, the book guides them through steps they can take with their child, including advice on hormones and surgery and how to transition socially. It addresses the recent increase in teens presenting with non-binary identities, and reflects major legal, social and medical developments regarding transgender issues. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 KRIBornstein, Kate
Summary: Includes the text of the play, Hidden: a gender.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.36 BORSummary: Candy Darling, the transgendered "superstar" of Andy Warhol movies (Women in Revolt; Flesh; and Small Craft Warnings) was Born James Slattery. She inspired Lou Reed's song "A Walk on the Wild Side" and earned good notices in a Tennessee Williams play. Candy became a prominent personality in Warhol's circles. Documentarian James Rasin uses a series of interviews, archival footage, and images...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed exclusively by Corinth Films 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEAWilliams, Paula Stone
Summary: "A moving and unforgettable memoir of a transgender pastor's journey from despair to joy as she transitioned from male to female and learned about gender inequity, at home and in the workplace-perfect for fans of Redefining Realness and There Is Room forYou"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Faludi, Susan
Summary: ""In the summer of 2004 I set out to investigate someone I scarcely knew, my father. The project began with a grievance, the grievance of a daughter whose parent had absconded from her life. I was in pursuit of a scofflaw, an artful dodger who had skipped out on so many things--obligation, affection, culpability, contrition. I was preparing an indictment, amassing discovery for a trial. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FALUDI, SUSAN FALGentili, Cecilia
Summary: "A rich and moving epistolary memoir about transgender childhood, sexual trauma, motherhood, and a young queer life in 1970s Argentina. In these hilarious and heartbreaking letters, Cecilia Gentili reinvents the trans memoir, putting the confession squarely between the writer and her enemies, paramours and friends. Writing to childhood figures such as her rapist's daughter, her father's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: LittlePuss Press LLC 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GENTILI, CECILIA GENStein, Arlene
Summary: Sociologist Arlene Stein takes us into the lives of four strangers who find themselves together in a sun-drenched surgeon's office, having traveled to Florida from across the United States in order to masculinize their chests. Ben, Lucas, Parker, and Nadia wish to feel more comfortable in their bodies; three of them are also taking testosterone so that others recognize them as male. Following...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 STEKaeser, Gigi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Massachusetts Press 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 306.874 LOVEPessin-Whedbee, Brook
Summary: Who are you? is an introduction to gender for ages 3+, with straightforward language for talking about how we experience gender: our body, our expression,and our gender identity. Ideal for use in the classroom or at home, it includes an interactive wheel and a guide for adults, explaining key concepts and identifying useful discussion points."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.3 PESPisani, Elizabeth.
Summary: A World Bank and WHO advisor and epidemiologist presents an assessment of the factors influencing international AIDS prevention, in a report that makes recommendations about how to more appropriately allocate tax funds and draws on interviews with a wide range of contributors, from Indonesian transsexuals to Chinese prostitutes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 614.5 PISAndrews, Arin.
Summary: "Seventeen-year-old Arin Andrews shares all the hilarious, painful, and poignant details of undergoing gender reassignment as a high school student in this winning teen memoir"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2014