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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Annabel Annabel Kathleen Winter Born a boy and a girl but raised as a boy, Wayne or "Annabel" struggles with his identity growing up in a small Canadian town and seeks freedom by moving to the city. OL15576293W
In between In between Jane Hoppen Gay & Lesbian. Never have there been only two genders-male and female. A third gender, denied by society and hidden by the medical community, has always existed, and that is what Sophie Schmidt disco… OL19978204W
Alex as well Alex as well Alyssa Brugman Raised as a boy, fourteen-year-old Alex, who has male and female sexual body parts, rejects the hormonal medications prescribed by his mother and decides to live as a girl. OL19991982W
Intersex narratives Intersex narratives Viola Amato This book explores representations of intersex – intersex persons, intersex communities, and intersex as a cultural concept and knowledge category – in contemporary North American literature and popu… OL20035993W
A proper young lady A proper young lady Lianne Simon "A woman with complete form of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome might never discover that she has testes in her abdomen rather than ovaries and uterus. Danièle knows, and she grieves that she can neve… OL27681483W
Ilario, the lion's eye Ilario, the lion's eye Mary Gentle Abandoned and alone, the fosterling Ilario grows up as the King's Freak, surrounded by all the pomp, intrigue, and danger of the Iberian court. Fleeing a failed treacherous attack, Ilario crosses the… OL3195059W
Intersex (for lack of a better word) Intersex (for lack of a better word) Thea Hillman Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) chronicles one person’s search for self in a world obsessed with normal. What is “intersex”? According to the Intersex Society of North America, the word describe… OL6208173W