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Transsexual Book Reviews These book reviews are based on keyword searches. Since individual book titles can appear in more than one category, you may see some book titles repeated. |
 Transsexual :: As Nature Made Him : The Boy Who Was Raised as a GirlAs one reads the true-life story of David Reimer, one will be affected by almost every emotion. There will be saddness for the horrifying life David was forced to live during his childhood, and relentless anger at Dr. John Money who, himself, should have been committed to a psychiatric facility or faced a hefty prison term for the acts committed upon David and his twin all in the name of treatment. How many of us could possibly imagine the emotional or physical horrors of being raised as the opposite sex of what one was born to be, to be [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Bailing Out of Homosexuality: A Personal Recovery |
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| Transsexual :: Becoming a Visible Man I was educated, inspired and deeply moved by this book, which is not only a remarkable chronicle of Jamison Green's life, but a compelling argument for individual human rights. The specific information about the process of transition from a female to a male body is fascinating, and bound to be helpful to anyone considering FTM surgery. But from my perspective ( 55-year-old married heterosexual female), the book speaks to a much wider audience. Too many people in today's world let fear make our decisions for us, and many opportunities for [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Blending Genders: Social Aspects of Cross-Dressing and Sex-Changing Although it covers a broad spectrum of experience (if from a somewhat limited viewpoint) I expected a lot more from a book that has Stephen Whittleand Janice Raymond contributing adjacent chapters. Thecore of the book is a debate about the historical construct- ion of "transgender" and its legitimacy in modern culture. The arguments against, with the exception of Raymond's revised introduction to the Transsexual Empire (1994), seem to predate the emergence of "transgender" as a term, and thus don't address any of the cultural developments that [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits A seminal book - a powerful photographic record of ftm transsexuals in society. This is the book that first made me acknowledge my own transsexualism - the mirror I had been looking for all my life. Cameron's photography, both of himself and others, is stark black and white imagery of the anger, pain and emergent joy associated with transition. A wide variety of men of different ages, backgrounds, jobs, families, apperance, likes and dislikes, all sharing one common thread. Text in the book is minimal but well written and apposite, [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Canary: The story of a transsexual It's been over 20 years since I found this book in our local library and read it. And I still remember the feel of the story, the inviting conversational tone, and the minds-eye pictures of 1970's life in LA candidly painted with the words of such a sensitive and introspective individual. Nevermind the fact that Canary provides an intimate look and understanding of the life and struggles of a transsexual--this is a story for any young person's life, full with hopes, fears, and the quest for personal growth and understanding. Telling of scary [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Changing Sex: Transsexualism, Technology, and the Idea of Gender When I first picked up "Changing Sex" I was looking forward to scholarly read on the interaction between transsexualism and intersexuality. I was astounded that author decided that all history of these conditions before 20th Century was irrelevant and not reviewed. With no such history, she creates a beautifully crafted case that that condition transsexualism is a result of the 20th Century technology used to treat intersexed conditions. Her conclusion is people want sex change because they can get one. Therefor, she concludes that sex change [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Cherry Single: A Transvestite Coming of Age "Cherry Single" is a novel written in the tradition of the bildungsroman. The main character, David Nunley, is a young single man trying to 'find himself' in 1970s San Francisco. His experiences on the road to self-discovery range from the mundane (a dull office job, disapproving parents, failed love affairs, strained friendships) to the unusual (transvestism, masochism) to the spiritual (transactional analysis, past life regression, Native American mysticism). Set against the political turbulence of 1971, David's story is a realistic portrait [more] |
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| Transsexual :: A Christian Response to Transvestites and Transsexuals (Ethics) |
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| Transsexual :: Christine Jorgensen: A Personal Autobiography This is a must read book for those interested in gender identity issues, as well as for those who enjoy memoirs. Ms. Jorgensen was the first American to have a sex change operation and undergo such public scrutiny. Though she never intended to have her transformation become public knowledge, it was leaked to the press, and from then on, her life was never the same. In the cultural milieu of the nineteen fifties, Ms. Jorgensen's sex change was big news. Starting her life out as George Jorgensen, she never quite felt that she fit in and became a [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Coming Out Young and Faithful The concept of this book is wonderful... interviews with glbt people who talk about their coming out experiences in a religious setting. This book is a piece of marketing propaganda for the United Church of Christ. Nearly every person mentions how wonderful and magical the UCC is. Personally, denomination should have been left out of it. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/coming-out-young-and.htm |
| Transsexual :: Confessions of a Gender Defender : A Psychologist's Reflections on Life Among the Transgendered Confessions of a Gender Defender - Dr. Ettner's first book - is an easy, quick read. It is an unstructured collection of real life stories about various transgendered clients, sometimes with Randi's thoughts added. While the unstructured nature bothered me some, the writing was good, and the "stories" were interesting. If you want to learn more about the many different expressions of transgenderism through hearing different transgendered people talk, this is a great book. If you want a book of information, read her second book, Gender Loving [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Conundrum This is an intriguing memoir, beautifully written by an author who has written numerous other non-fiction books. Jan Morris, formerly known as James Morris, was the correspondent for the London Times assigned to cover England's historic summit of Everest. The author actually accompanied the expedition to the Himalayas and did on site dispatches of the historic event. It would be as James Morris that she would write the wonderful book, "Coronation Everest", which chronicles the events leading to the historic summit of Everest by Edmund Hillary [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Crossing over: Liberating the Transgendered Christian If you or a loved one is transgendered and you have felt in conflict with your Christian faith, help and enlightenment are finally here. Being transgendered and a Christian do not have to be in conflict. As a transgendered Christian, I wish this book had been written years ago. It provides biblically based information to educate those who are transgendered and those who are open to the truth. Churches that are open and affirming to all Christians would do well to include this in their library and to also circulate it amongst both clergy and [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/crossing-over-liberating.htm |
| Transsexual :: Crossing The Line If you are interested in photography and more importantly some fascinating and touching accounts of trans-gender individuals, then this is well worth a look. [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Dangerous Games: The True Story of a Convicted Murderer on Death Row Who Changed His Sex and Won Her Freedom I could not put this book down. I live just outside of Houston and the history of the city included along with the history of this crime was just incredible. This is one of those bizzare stories that pretty much defies description, but amazingly enough, it's all true! I have actually met Leslie Perez in passing, and the author has really captured her (and her mother) here. Entertaining (and scary) for everyone but those from Houston will especially appreciate it! [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/dangerous-games-true.htm |
| Transsexual :: Dawn: A Charleston Legend Dawn Langley Simmons life story in this incredible autobiography is one full of contrasts. Born and identified as a boy and named Gordon in Britain,she eventually was able to have the necessary surgery in America to become the woman she was intended to be. As a writer Gordon emigrated to America and mixed with the rich and famous and the upper echeleons of society. He became very wealthy in his own right and from a legacy left to him. He was able to buy an historic house in Charleston and have the surgery required to become a woman. Dawn then [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/dawn-charleston.htm |
| Transsexual :: Dear Sir or Madam: The Autobiography of a Female-To-Male Transsexual the message of this book seems to be that transsexual people are more than just transsexuals. they are people. yes, thank you mr. rees. thank you for beating that message into me for 184 pages. seemingly without direction, he pounds out the events of his life, giving the reader the name of every friend along the way. oh, and thanking each of them, again and again. a look into a life with conflict, but we all have problems. read it if you somehow think homosexuals are the same thing as transexuals, but by and large an un-enlightening book. [more] |
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| Transsexual :: The Drag Queen Scene: Transsexuals in Kings Cross |
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| Transsexual :: Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods--My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine This evening I had the great pleasure of hearing Noelle Howey read from her memoir DRESS CODES. This is not a book it would ordinarily occur to me to pick up, but Noelle's voice and extraordinary storytelling ability makes DRESS CODES a must-read. From page one I was hooked. What is so compelling about Noelle Howey's story is how she makes what at first glance seems so strange - a father becoming a woman - into an every-family story (she grew up in Ohio, what is more middle-America than that?). Do yourself a favor and read DRESS CODES. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/dress-codes-of-three.htm |
| Transsexual :: Emergence: A transsexual autobiography |
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| Transsexual :: Eve Principle: The Story of a Truly Unique Transsexual |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/eve-principle-story-of.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Evil That Boys Do |
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| Transsexual :: Feelings - A Transsexual's Explanation of a Baffling Condition This is a very well written book on the subject of gender dysphoria and transsexualism. It is written by a transsexual herself, but does not focus mostly on her despite the title. There is a lot of information within the book, and lots of references to follow up research. Quite professionally written. Main drawback: too professional at times, and may lose some readers even with the glossary. Even though I am transsexual myself I had some hard times to follow along, but a quick review helped afterwards. I would reccomend this book to any [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/feelings-transsexuals.htm |
| Transsexual :: Feminizing Hormonal Therapy For The Transgendered |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/feminizing-hormonal.htm |
| Transsexual :: Finding the Real Me: True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity The subtitle for this amazing and long overdue anthology is "True Tales of Sex & Gender Diversity", which pretty well sums up what the book is about. There have been many anthologies published over the years that deal with a range of different issues, but Finding the Real Me is the first volume to tackle the complexities of gender diversity. In the books' introduction, editors Tracie O'Keefe and Katrina Fox explain that "you don't have to have sex or gender issues to appreciate this book - it is for anyone who has even the remotest interest in [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/finding-real-me-true.htm |
| Transsexual :: Finer Specimen of Womanhood: A Transsexual Speaks Out Most of the information provided about transsexuality is provided from the point of view of the European or Caucasian. Whether on-line or through the literary presses, the African American, Latin, and the perspectives of so any other ethnic groups has been very much ignored. Sharon Davis is African American, and writes from the perspective of an individual who is discriminated against and oppressed -- not only for her choice of gender but also for the color of her skin. She is not a writer, and "A Finer Specimen of Women" is not likely to win [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/finer-specimen-of.htm |
| Transsexual :: From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/from-female-to-male-life.htm |
| Transsexual :: From peniplastica totalis to reassignment surgery of the external genitalia in female-to-male transsexuals |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/from-peniplastica.htm |
| Transsexual :: Ftm: Female-To-Male Transsexuals in Society While Devor masterfully strives to be an ally to female men in the text, the disciplinary allegiances seem to encumber her work in ways that perhaps limit its value for transpeople. Released during a time when transgender people became ever the more critical and suspicious of psycho-medical non-transgender writings about them, the text was met with both ridicule from with the movement of transcholars and acclaim by sociological and psycho-medical academics. She makes a marvelous research contribution to studies of female men that is still a [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/ftm-female-to-male.htm |
| Transsexual :: Gender Diversity: Crosscultural Variations A masterful, highly readable survey of an important and fascinating subject. This indispensable, seminal work is concise, but far-reaching. It describes the varied manifestations of gender diversity in a way that permits the reader to perceive the patterns and deeper meanings that underlie cultural differences. This may be the first cross-cultural survey of gender diversity to describe "the trees" in such a balanced and objective way that the reader may see and understand "the forest." Anyone interested in the deeper, changeable nature of [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Gender Loving Care: A Guide to Counseling Gender-Variant Clients Gender Loving Care - Dr. Ettner's second book - is supposed to be for psychologists and other helping professionals dealing with transgendered clients. I find it is also very interesting for this lay person, and completely accessible, with little or no trade jargon used. It is a structured, fact filled book, but still a relatively fast read. While it includes some information about all who are transgendered, it tends to focus on the transsexual subset. The first half of the book (dealing with historical perspectives, prevalence, and causes) is [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/gender-loving-care-guide.htm |
| Transsexual :: Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us I've read many books on feminism and gender, most of the Ms magazine ilk, and all of one mind, spouting the message that William can have a doll, and Sally can be a doctor when she grows up. Mainstream feminism is carrying this message into the 21st century almost unchanged from the late 1960's. This type of book always leaves me feeling a little unsatisfied. Kate Bornstein has written and book that attacks gender roles at the root, and not the flower. She is a male to female transsexual, in that she was identified as a boy at birth, and [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/gender-outlaw-on-men.htm |
| Transsexual :: He's My Daughter: A Mother's Journey to Acceptance |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/hes-my-daughter-mothers.htm |
| Transsexual :: Hestia's House |
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| Transsexual :: Horsexe: Essay on Transsexuality Millot has no question driving her research, no hypothesis that can be disproved, no methodology, and no thesis. This book is a stream of opinions like the ravings of a talk host who has forgotten the topic. The chapter on Lacan is unintelligible due to theoretical jargon. The omnipresent symbol of the phallus refers to anything from mothers, children, boys, girls, sex, desire, patriarchy, unity, and why transsexuals are evil-that is to say, as a philosophical concept, Millot's "phallus" is utterly meaningless. Although she isn't hateful or [more] |
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| Transexual Book Reviews |
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| Transsexual :: Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People First, this is one of the few volumes I've read where the situation of transgenderists/transsexuals in Canada is explored with a certain depth. The third part of the book (Research) is invaluable. Thanks to Dr. Namaste, we have an overview of the situation of TG/TS people with respect to: Violence: Chapter 6, Genderbashing, focuses on the situation of TG sex-workers in Montréal and how they're related to the gay communities by the police -basically, how they are erased from view in statistics and studies; Access to government programs in [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/invisible-lives-erasure.htm |
| Transsexual :: Jewelry Talks : A Novel Thesis This novel is in the form of an extended letter to the writer's supposed niece. Abby Zinzo plans to leave his exquisite jewelry collection to her and sets about telling her what it is and what it means to him. No doubt this sounds prosaic and a bit academic. Think again! Abby has had an exciting, erotic life, and he is anxious to share the highlights. Right away, I was nervous---"is he really writing all this to a 13-year old girl?" Apparently, yes. Gender is a very slippery thing to Abby; so much so, I was confused most of the time. His [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/jewelry-talks-novel.htm |
| Transsexual :: Luna I just finished reading Luna and thoroughly enjoyed this book. It let me fall right in to the lives of "Luna" and her sister Regan, mother (a bit) and father (more, but not likeable). I saw this book at a book store and the title and cover caught me eye. After reading the jacket cover I was intrigued. It being a young adult book meant nothing to me. I am 59+ years and it was for us all. This is a subject (transgender in teens) that you don't see covered many places, either for kids or adults. Parents could learn a lot from this book. What to [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/luna.htm |
| Transsexual :: Made to order: Sex/gender in a transsexual perspective |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/made-to-order-sex-gender.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Mak Nyahs: Malaysian Male to Female Transsexuals (Gender Studies (Eastern Universities Press).) |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/mak-nyahs-malaysian.htm |
| Transsexual :: Man Enough to Be Woman Author Jayne County was born as Wayne County. The book "Man Enough to be a Woman" is the entertaining account of her life as a transvestite. The author, who was born male, grew up in a small town near Atlanta, Georgia. The author's stories of her family make it clear that some relatives were more than a little unusual, and early memories include Wayne announcing he wanted to be a girl. Throughout childhood, Wayne identified with women--especially the glamorous film stars of the day. Soon Wayne was entertaining the neighbourhood with 'shows' in [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/man-enough-to-be.htm |
| Transsexual :: Man into woman: A transsexual autobiography |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/man-into-woman.htm |
| Transsexual :: A Man: The Transsexual Journey of an Agent Provocateur |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/man-transsexual.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism Lay and scientific readers alike will benefit from this nuanced account of the etiology of (male) homosexuality and transsexualism. The first half of the book addresses homosexuality; the latter half concentrates on transexualism. Bailey introduces homosexuality almost as a preface to his discussion of transsexualism. According to Bailey, homosexuals are generally more feminine than heterosexual men. Some homosexuals who are exceptionally feminine represent one type of transsexual. The other kind of transsexual is completely different and [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/man-who-would-be.htm |
| Transsexual :: Masculinizing hormonal therapy for the transgendered |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/masculinizing-hormonal.htm |
| Transsexual :: Medical, Legal and Workplace Issues For The Transsexual This book should be considered an essential read for anyone who is transsexual or thinks that they may be. It gives straight forward concise information for both the M2F and the F2M individual. Dr. Kirk, herself a TS person, writes with unbiased and up-to-date accuracy, touching on virtually every area a transperson must consider as they start their journey. On a personal note, it is considered a fundamental resource by the therapist (and all who have read it) in the gender-identity group I am involved in and for good reason; short of spending [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/medical-legal-and.htm |
| Transsexual :: Mental Health Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities (Review of Psychiatry, 21) |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/mental-health-issues-in.htm |
| Transsexual :: Mirrors: Portrait of a Lesbian Transsexual first, I hope you will forgive my poor english, but It's not my first tongue. well, since I have said it. I was facinated by this book, I couldn't take my hands of it, even geting late at work for a few days, 'cause of the night reading. for this is a book with so much to say, I mean, it's a book with a historical and socioligical look at the San Francisco area during the hippie emergence to our days; it's a book telling and teaching a lot about love, love of ourself, and love of the others; it's an in depth look at the lesbian comunity; it's [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/mirrors-portrait-of.htm |
| Transsexual :: My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser This is an honest and intense account of what it is like to be married to a crossdresser. Helen Boyd's acceptance and openness, while at the same time acknowledging her own feelings of trepidation concerning some aspects of this new life, is remarkable and admirable. There are no cross-dressers in my life, (that I am aware of) and I still found this book to be very worthwhile for the honest approach and thorough investigation of the subject. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/my-husband-betty-love.htm |
| Transsexual :: My Story (...) Cossey did a very good job of writing with this book and the book I Am Woman book that preceded. However, while the books probably do a lot to help those with chromosomal abnormalities they do a great disservice to the gender dysphoric community. Cossey has a chromosome condition that most desiring to change genders do not have. The books written by Cossey have dazzled some people to the point that they look up to her as a role model for transsexuality and the lines between a genuine physical condition like Cossey's and a mental [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/my-story.htm |
| Transsexual :: Neither Man Nor Woman: The Hijras of India I found this book very interesting and informative. I had read accounts of this type of goddess worship in ancient records (greek and roman)when I was a teenager but there was little cultural context and no rationale concerning the practices of emasculation. This book answered a lot of questions, why the operation, what the benefit to the devotee, who were these worshippers. I enjoyed finelly getting the answers to decades long questions. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/neither-man-nor-woman.htm |
| Transsexual :: Nine Lives: The Autobiography of Erica Rutherford What is it that happens to intelligent people who sit down to pen their own autobiographies? They may be the most insightful people in the world, and highly talented within their own field, but when they try to describe what they've seen and felt in their lives they become dunderheaded and inarticulate. I thought of this phenomenon some months back when I read Kay Jamison's 'An Unquiet Mind.' Jamison is a psychologist who suffered most of her life from severe manic-depressive illness, so I picked up her book partly because I wanted to read all [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/nine-lives-autobiography.htm |
| Transsexual :: Normal : Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude After a popular novel and two stunning collections of short stories, psychotherapist and fiction writer Amy Bloom turns an eye toward gender, and her new non-fiction book is a knockout. Made up of three individual essays and an Afterword called "On Nature," Bloom examines issues of gender that are outside what most of society calls "normal." In "The Body Lies: Female-to-Male Transsexuals," we are introduced to a number of people born genetically male who are living as women (with or without sex reassignment surgery); in the section on [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/normal-transsexual-ceos.htm |
| Transsexual :: 'O Au No Keia: Voices from Hawai'I's Mahu and Transgender Communities I recently had the opportunity to read "'O Au No Keia: Voice's From Hawaii's Mahu and Transgender Community". As someone with no transgender feelings, it was a glimpse into a part of our community that I knew very little about. Its a very real book, written by the transgendered people themselves. Mr. Matzner interviewed a number of transgendered people on O'ahu, edited what they had wrote and then gave them a chance to review, correct and add to what they had said. So rather than being a book about transgender people, its really a book by [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/o-au-no-keia-voices-from.htm |
| Transsexual :: Orlando (Harvest Book) As a fan of Virginia Woolf novels, I anticipated "Orlando" with mixed feelings. We have all experienced the disappointment of seeing favourite novels translated to the screen, and yet, in spite of this, I couldn't help but be curious to see "Orlando" on film. I saw the film when it was released, and it remains one of my favourite novel-to-screen productions. "Orlando" begins in the year 1600. Orlando is a young man--heir to a magnificent estate--when his anxious parents thrust him at an elderly Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth, a woman who [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Orlando: A Biography Orlando is a mock biography of a woman born a man, spanning from sometime in 1500 to 1928. Why? How? Of course, we don't know. This is just a biography, and the biographer just tells the truth as it's been recorded. Orlando was a man to the age of 30, and from then on has been a woman (after all, a court of law proved it). While being funny in its absurdity, the plot lets Woolf comment on the development of literature through the ages, the (humorous) differences between men and women, how human nature has really changed very little, and the [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/orlando.htm |
| Transsexual :: Orlando's Sleep: An Autobiography of Gender |
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| Transsexual :: Out & About: The Emancipated Crossdresser This book was great! Very informative. I would recommend it to everyone who thinks they would enjoy this lifestyle. Lacey is the best at putting this lifestyle into perspective. She has tips on dressing, makeup, security, and everyday living. This book is real. It comes from her heart. Read it! [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up With Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents Out Of The Ordinary is a fantastic collection of essays dealing with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and transexual parents. The level of reading can be hard at time and the book can be very descriptive but otherwise it's a fantasic book about growing up in a family were there is no mom and dad and if there is one of them is not entirly happy. A perfect book for anyone gay or kids with gay parents. A wonderful collection! [more] |
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| Transsexual :: Papi |
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| Transsexual :: Passage Through Trinidad: Journal of a Surgical Sex Change |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/passage-through-trinidad.htm |
| Transsexual :: Peninsula of Lies : A True Story of Mysterious Birth and Taboo Love I picked up this book after hearing it compared to "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," and needless to say, although set in a charming Southern city, Peninsula fails to live up to this billing. I think this is largely because Gordon/Dawn, although interesting, is by no means a character able to carry an entire novel. I could see her story being delivered with great effectiveness as a Vanity Fair or New Yorker longform article, but as the basis for an entire book, thing fall flat. Imagine the typical SNL sketch... great for 5 minutes on [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/peninsula-of-lies-true.htm |
| Transsexual :: Perry: A Transformed Transsexual |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/perry-transformed.htm |
| Transsexual :: Personal Stories of "How I Got into Sex": Leading Researchers, Sex Therapists, Educators, Prostitutes, Sex Toy Designers, Sex Surrogates, Transsexuals, Criminologists, Clergy, and More... |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/personal-stories-of-how.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Phallus Palace: Female to Male Transsexuals I am so impressed with the accessibility to the reader who may have no knowledge or may have a faulty perception of this special group of people which has never been presented to the public in this wholistic way...beginning with the excellent personal writing and fine-art museum quality photographs by the author, to the courageous "before" pictures and poignant, varied statements of many other FTM's. And this is what seems so ground-breaking: there also are writings by physicians, therapists, historians, politicians, family members and [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/phallus-palace.htm |
| Transsexual :: Physician's Guide to Transgendered Medicine |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/physicians-guide-to.htm |
| Transsexual :: Prisoner of Gender: A Transsexual in the System |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/prisoner-of-gender.htm |
| Transsexual :: Queer Japan: Personal Stories of Japanese Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals I came across this book three years ago, when I first arrived in Japan. I was reading it just as I was coming to terms with my own homosexuality. It contributed to the opening of my mind, and helped me find courage to come out and start living my life to the fullest. Queer Japan was, at first, my only way of knowing about Japanese attitudes toward alternative lifestyles, and about Japanese gays and lesbians themselves. Since the subject is never discussed (in either a good or bad light) at work or in the media here, the book helped me [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/queer-japan-personal.htm |
| Transsexual :: Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender Knowing Riki is a blessing. Riki signed my book and said at the time of doing so there was a lot of me in there. As an intersexed person that had just begun to read the book I had my reservations however we both see gender issues in a similiar fashion, this I already knew. The further I got into the book the more I begun to understand that Riki truly understands what people are all about. While her book is part autobiography and part gender/fem theory it allows those with an open mind to share a fresh perspective of just how all theis 'gender [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/read-my-lips-sexual.htm |
| Transsexual :: Reclaiming Genders: Transsexual Grammars at the Fin De Siecle |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/reclaiming-genders.htm |
| Transsexual :: Respect and Equality: Transsexual and Transgender Rights |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/respect-and-equality.htm |
| Transsexual :: Rhonda - The Woman in Me: A Journey Through Gender Transition I knew Rhonda as Ron and if anyone can succeed, she can. I have had the chance to talk with Rhonda and she is a sweet and beautiful person. The book is well written and you can almost feel the struggles Ron was going through. I was unable to put the book down. Good luck and "God Bless You". [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/rhonda-woman-in-me.htm |
| Transsexual :: S/He: Changing Sex and Changing Clothes (Dress, Body & Culture) Despite being a male to female transsexual herself, Claudine Griggs seems to have done a one-sided research by collecting more information regarding female to male transsexuals. If you belong to the latter group, you might like this book. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/s-he-changing-sex-and.htm |
| Transsexual :: Second Serve I first read this book in the early 1980's. It is a book that was ahead of it's time on the subject of gender identification. The book is an autobiography and the author conveys her story in an intensely personal, yet well written manner. I remember being unable to put it down. I am not gender dysphoric, however the struggles and triumphs of the author are easily shared by anyone who is, or has ever been close to someone who is "different." I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a good story or the issues mentioned. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/second.htm |
| Transsexual :: A Secret Woman Perhaps best known for her award-winning SF/F novels, Rachel Pollack continues to push the envelope of genre in this book. As in her SF/F writing, this new mystery challenges both the genre and us as readers to expand and allow ourselves to see things differently. Pollack turns her magical pen to the mystery genre with a multi-faceted plot, and a change to a sparer, more grounded writing style appropriate to the change in genre. This reveals Pollack to be an even more versatile writer than we may have previously suspected. The style is both [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/secret.htm |
| Transsexual :: Secrets of an Intimate Life : The Life of a Transsexual |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/secrets-of-intimate-life.htm |
| Transsexual :: Self Made Men: Identity, Embodiment and Recognition Among Transsexual Men |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/self-made-men-identity.htm |
| Transsexual :: Sex and Gender the Transsexual Experiment |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/sex-and-gender.htm |
| Transsexual :: Sex and the Single Transsexual In SEX AND THE SINGLE TRANSSEXUAL, we meet Julie Lawson, a post-op transsexual, who wishes to be in a meaningful relationship. She has a wonderful job, is currently enrolled in college, has written a book and has a very supportive family and a select group of friends. However, her romantic relationships have not been wonderful. Julie finds it difficult to find men who want commitment, since most just want to exorcise their curiosity about a transsexual. After being in several unfulfilling relationships, Julie meets the man of her dreams who [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/sex-and-single.htm |
| Transsexual :: Sex change;: The achievement of gender identity among feminized transsexuals |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/sex-change;-achievement.htm |
| Transsexual :: Sexual Metamorphosis : An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/sexual-metamorphosis.htm |
| Transsexual :: Sexual Minorities: Discrimination, Challenges, and Development in America |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/sexual-minorities.htm |
| Transsexual :: She's Not There : A Life in Two Genders This is an amazing book. I've read a huge number of books and articles on the subject recently and not one of them moved me as much as this one. Between the moments when I laughed out loud, tickled by the turn of a phrase or a description of an event, my heart was wrenched and tears came to my eyes. I constantly hear the words of the transgendered person in my life through Jenny Finney Boylan's words. Boylan tell a brave tale here, not hiding her own faults and problems. She lets us see the impact of her decisions on her friends and on her [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/shes-not-there-life-in.htm |
| Transsexual :: Social Services With Transgendered Youth Mr. Mallon once again shows his special ability to look into the souls of others and grasp their experience. Further, he includes the thoughts and perspectives of articulate trangendered people who have a singular ability to help us understand. I have been working to educate myself to better serve my transgendered clients. This publication helped me immensely in my journey towards that goal. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/social-services-with.htm |
| Transsexual :: Stone Butch Blues Author Leslie Feinberg has done a remarkable thing in the writing of Stone Butch Blues. The author has opened her soul to anyone who reads and exposed us each to our own fears of being different no matter how slight it may be. Being a gay male, reading this book was recommeded to me by a lesbian friend. At first I was reading it out of respect for my friend, but I found myself unable to put the book down. The story is endearing to anyone who desires to know more about the human spirit and the need and will to survive. I laughed, cried and saw [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/stone-butch.htm |
| Transsexual :: Toms and Dees: Transgender Identity and Female Same-Sex Relationships in Thailand (Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, Memory.) |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/toms-and-dees.htm |
| Transsexual :: Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones, 2nd Edition This compilation of 40 accounts by the parents, spouses, children, and friends of transgendered individuals (and a few TG themselves) describes reactions from family members as they take the road less traveled toward acceptance of their gender variant relative or friend. Each story is brief - usually only a few pages - but expresses the thoughts and experiences of the individual author. The book is edited by the Chair of the PFLAG Transgender Network, Mary Boenke, MSSA, MA, and mother of an adult FTM transgendered son. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/trans-forming-families.htm |
| Transsexual :: Trans-Gendered: Theology, Ministry, and Communities of Faith Anyone dealing with theological issues and gender identity must read this book. Dr. Tanis provides the reader with a solid argument about the validity of gender variant people in our chrches and in our society through the use of personal stories of his journey and the journey of others as well as solid scriptural evidence. If you are grappling with your own gender identity or if you are trying to understand the gender identity of someone in your life this book will open your eyes in ways you could have never imagined. Be prepared to encounter [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/trans-gendered-theology.htm |
| Transsexual :: Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue Although a masculine heterosexual male, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and found it applicable to my own life. Feinberg's examination of the restrictive ideas of sexuality and gender are insightful, and have made me think a lot more about being more open in all areas of my life. I also think it's important that Feinberg notes that while advocating individuality, s/he also supports unity and the right for everyone's expression-whether they be what is socially acceptable or the most radical, looked-down upon revolutionaries. I also like the [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/trans-liberation-beyond.htm |
| Transsexual :: Trans (Wesleyan Poetry Series) This beautifully crafted series of poems explores the meanings of 'trans', from the author's experiences with breast cancer to her adult child's female-to-male transition. Loss, movement, and processes of forging new understanding are important themes. The volume is organized into sections, each of which begins with a dictionary definition of the prefix 'trans-'. Raz is one of theUnited States' most important contemporary poets and editors of poetry, so it is no surprise that she handles these issues with such dexterity in this book. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/trans-wesleyan-poetry.htm |
| Transsexual :: TransActions At first this book starts out as a hard read but when ya give it a chance you find that it grips you and pulls you in!!!I found so much truth and wisdom about being trans and transitioning and encouragement that i was uplifted by reading it!!!I did find though that even though erica didnt face alot of ridicule she does aknowledge that the discrimination does exist!!!And like one of the reviews wriiten about this book i did find i cut through alot of myth's which is soooo needed in the trans community !!!! I would recomend this book to anyone [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transactions.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transgender and HIV: Risks, Prevention, and Care |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transgender-and-hiv.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, and Personal Accounts Israel and Tarver write that they respect the self-determination of transgendered people, yet they propose guidelines that leave decisions about transgendered people's bodies, ultimately, in the hands of mental health professionals. The authors do not address this basic self-contradiction. To their credit, the authors also include essays by other writers, some of whom contest this autonomy-denying aspect of their proposed guidelines. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transgender-care.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Transgender Issue (Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, Vol 4, No 2, 1998) |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transgender-issue.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transgender Journeys |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transgender.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence : Making Choices (Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry) |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transgenderism-and.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transmen and Ftms: Identities, Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities Cromwell provides an interesting ethnography of female men from a FTM perspective in a time when the transgender community is calling for scholarship about transpeople by transcholars. He gives an insider's perspective of a fairly homogenous type of group of transmen that capably provides a few new glimpses into female men's stories. It's a much understudied population, no matter which discipline is framing the work. Also interesting to consider is how US anthropology is more well versed in gender studies of other cultures, so this ethnography [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transmen-and-ftms.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male (Athene Series) A prime example of hate literature. The author is just trying to feel better by belittling those who are vulnerable to her attacks. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transsexual-empire.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transsexual Workers: An Employer's Guide I am a MTF trannsexual employee and I am in the process of transitioning at work. I put together a package of information for the HR dept and my boss. All involved have taken the time to read the material, including this book and the coworker's guide. All have said that the approach I've used will help things go smoothly. They also stated that they were really pleased I had included the books with the package. I believe that it helped ease past the restroom issue, which was taken care of in one day. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transsexual-workers.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transsexual Phenomenon Although there are many in-depth and up-to-date books and information out there today, this book basically started todays awareness of the problem and laid the groundwork for standarized treatment of the transsexual. It is still a helpful reference but also provides a historical look into transsexualism. Highly reccomended. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transsexual.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transsexualism-and-sex.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transsexualism in Society: A Sociology of Male-To-Female Transsexuals Transsexualism in Society is a scholarly study of sociological aspects of sex change from male to female, based on research done at one major clinic in Australia. As such, it is important but limited in its scope. While some of the conclusions Dr. Lewins arrives at are innovative and intriguing, others seem to have been contradicted by more recent information based on wider research. There is nothing lurid in this book, nor is it a primer for information on transsexualism and the physical process of changing sex--readers hoping for photos or [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transsexualism-in.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transsexuals: Candid Answers to Private Questions This book sets out to answer the questions that transsexuals and their entourage often pose. The answers are based on fact, but occasionaly biased to the authors opinions. I found it an interesting book. It opens even more questions than it answers, but that's life. Would I give it away when coming out - No, but I'd have a copy to lend it out!!! There are things that I couldn't/shall not be able to explain, reading this book has helped me to understand myself better, and better expalin my situation. It will no doubt be a useful arm in my [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transsexuals-candid.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Transsexual's Survival Guide: To Transition & Beyond This book is wonderful. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in finding out more about transsexualism. This book comes in two volumes and both of them are excellent. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transsexuals.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Transvestite and the Transsexual: Public Categories and Private Identities |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transvestite.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transvestites & transsexuals: Mixed views Published in the mid-70s, this book evenly covers both transvestism and transsexualism from a sociologist's point of view. While the book could be taught in a classroom, it is far from dry or academic, and would hold the interest of the lay reader. People with gender issues or those affected by another person's gender issues will find some useful information in these pages for coming to terms with the topic. Personally speaking, this book led to my own ephiphany in 1985. Highly recommended. It's a shame it's still not in print. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transvestites-&.htm |
| Transsexual :: Transvestites and Transsexuals: Toward a Theory of Cross-Gender Behavior (Perspectives in Sexuality) This book is an excellent summary of the psychological research on the subject and presents a theory of the origins and process of heterosexual transvestites. It establishes a research methodology and the results. However, due to the population available the results can not meet complete and definitive research standards and the results are therefore supposition based on the available data. Found the book to be very technical, but it provides much background on past reserach. It presents its data, assumptions and qualifies the reserach results [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/transvestites-and.htm |
| Transsexual :: True Selves : Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals "True Selves" is the first book to provide the reader with some sense of what it is to be transsexual. The book is written by Mildred Brown and Chloe Rounsley. Mrs. Brown is a therapist who has worked closely with transsexuals for many years. Her compassion and understanding of the problems and suffering of this small group of individuals fills a gap that has existed for many years. Mrs. Browm starts at the beginning and explains this little known condition for the reader. She starts by defining terms that are often times misused by a "ratings [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/true-selves.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Uninvited Dilemma: A Question of Gender I found the book to be thoroughly thought out and genuine. It truly answered many of my question where other books on the subject failed to answer. I feel this book is a must for anyone who questions there gender and is looking for direct and to the point answers. The writer took great pains to retain the authenticity of the interviews she held. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/uninvited-dilemma.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Unsinkable Bambi Lake: A Fairy Tale Containing the Dish on Cockettes, Punks and Angels I became curious about Bambi Lake after hearing Justin Bond sing several of her songs in NYC. She's a marvelous songwriter. The book was great--really evoked a particular time and energy that just doesn't exist right now in queer life. The book is witty and fabulous--also touching and smart. I can't attest to the factual basis of all her stories, but they certainly ring true in the larger sense. The book was money well-spent. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/unsinkable-bambi.htm |
| Transsexual :: Walk on the Wild Side Jones is famous for her portraits of drag queens and transsexuals from London's drag scene to Miami. A black and white photo essay shot mostly in London, Spain, Miami & New York. Provocative photographs of cross-dressers, drag artists and transsexuals by an often exhibited London photographer. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/walk-on-wild.htm |
| Transsexual :: We're Here! We're Queer! Get Used to Us! Survival Strategies for a Hostile World |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/were-here-were-queer.htm |
| Transsexual :: Who's Really from Venus: The Tale of Two Genders Looking at the message from the author that she so thoughtfully placed on the inner cover - "Dear Dana, Please accept this book as my token of appreciation for your many contributions to the gender community. Keep up the good work. Love, Peggy" - shows what a kind heart was behind the words of this book. Dr. Rudd is married, and her life partner is transgendered. This book is an open love letter to her soul mate and not a primer on "How to Apply Make-up". Peggy displays, in her own wonderful way, the ability to put into words her life [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/whos-really-from-venus.htm |
| Transsexual :: With Respect To Sex: Charting Hijra Identity In Hyderabad, India (Worlds of Desire) |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/with-respect-to-sex.htm |
| Transsexual :: The Woman I Was Not Born to Be: A Transsexual Journey What can i say about this book. Well It's very rare for me to read any book from cover to cover but this one had me gripped its funny and its also very sad in places. As you read the book you begin to feel like your part of what is taking place you feel like you're in the book especially if you are trans gender or you just like gender related books. Don't pass this book because the subject of trans-gender doesn't appeal to you buy it and read it and you might find out what it is like on the other side. [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/woman-i-was-not-born.htm |
| Transsexual :: Working with a Transsexual: A Guide for Coworkers Walworth's books (now two of them) have the sad tendency to reduce the trans experience to a path of struggle and pain. For lots of us, that's not how it works when we approach the world as active contributors. If a worker is a good worker, well-liked by his/her coworkers, they won't have a problem with the transition. If the worker is so self-indulgent as to demand special consideration (meetings, sensitivity training, books) how can the organization respond positively? [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/working-with-transsexual.htm |
| Transsexual :: Wrapped In Blue: A Journey of Discovery Donna's story is both typical and atypical at the same time of the Transsexual experience. Her experiences serve to provide real life examples of "how to" and "how not to" regarding gender transition. As another traveler on the transitioning journey, Donna's honest revelations of her experiences and feelings were refreshing, joyful and yet often so painful to read. I was captivated from the beginning and couldn't put the book down. There were times when I caught myself saying things out loud, trying to warn her that what she was about to do [more] |
| http://www.transgendercare.com/bookreviews/transsexual/wrapped-in-blue-journey.htm |
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