Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Transfeminist perspectives in and beyond gender studies Transfeminist perspectives in and beyond gender studies Anne Enke If feminist studies and transgender studies are so intimately connected, why are they not more deeply integrated? Offering multidisciplinary models for this assimilation, the vibrant essays in Transf… OL16240014W
When the Moon Was Ours When the Moon Was Ours Anna-Marie McLemore As their deep friendship turns to love, Latina teenager Miel, who grows roses from her wrist, and Italian-Pakistani Samir, a transgender boy, fear their secrets will be exposed by the beautiful Bonne… OL17934980W
Assuming a Body Assuming a Body Gayle Salamon We believe we know our bodies intimately, that their material reality is certain and that this certainty leads to an epistemological truth about sex, gender, and identity. By exploring and giving equ… OL18550969W
The gender frontier The gender frontier Mariette Pathy Allen,Grady T. Turner Mariette Pathy Allen documents the lives of extraordinary individuals, their partners, families and friends. Through photographs and short texts, the reader is offered an intimate connection to the b… OL18606402W
Transgender warriors Transgender warriors Leslie Feinberg In this fascinating, personal journey through history, Leslie Feinberg uncovers persuasive evidence that there have always been people who crossed the cultural boundaries of gender. Transgender Warri… OL1868109W
Female masculinity Female masculinity Jack Halberstam In this quintessential work of queer theory, Jack Halberstam takes aim at the protected status of male masculinity and shows that female masculinity has offered a distinct alternative to it for well … OL1882711W
Deco body, deco city Deco body, deco city Ageeth Sluis "In the turbulent decades following the Mexican Revolution, Mexico City saw a drastic influx of female migrants seeking escape and protection from the ravages of war in the countryside. While some se… OL20023247W
Coming out as transgender Coming out as transgender Corona Brezina Provides transgender readers with insight about what steps to take when thinking about coming out, addressing how to answer questions that friends and family might ask as well as the potential steps … OL20046628W
Get Dressed! Get Dressed! Gina Lance In Get Dress! Author Gina Lance tells of her lifelong struggle in facing the reality that she was a crossdresser, and gives needed words of advice to those who also face the same struggle! Out of the… OL29237563W
Transgender History (Seal Studies) Transgender History (Seal Studies) Susan Stryker,María Teresa Sánchez,Matilde Pérez,María Teresa Sánchez,Matilde Pérez,María Teresa Sánchez,Matilde Pérez Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering maj… OL2954890W
Transparent Transparent Cris Beam When Cris Beam moved to Los Angeles, she thought she might volunteer just a few hours at a school for gay and transgender kids. Instead, she found herself drawn deeply into the pained and powerful gr… OL7990213W
The Riddle of Gender The Riddle of Gender Deborah Rudacille When Deborah Rudacille learned that a close friend had decided to transition from female to male, she felt compelled to understand why. Coming at the controversial subject of transsexualism from seve… OL8034533W
Gender diversity in Indonesia Gender diversity in Indonesia Sharyn Graham Davies Indonesia provides particularly interesting examples of gender diversity. Same-sex relations, transvestism and cross-gender behaviour have long been noted amongst a wide range of Indonesian peoples. … OL8263754W