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Recommended Reading

Here is a list of resources that provide education about what it means to be transgender, while also allowing trans-students to see themselves reflected in the culture of UNCG. These books are not currently available at the Jackson Library. See this documuent (PDF) for a list of titles related to LGBTQ issues that can be found in the UNCG Jackson Library.

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  • Boenke, Mary (Ed.) (1999) Transforming Families: Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones. Walter Trook Publishing.
    Thirty-one authors share their personal journeys from the initial shock or confusion when first learning their loved ones were struggling with gender issues, through the various feelings, to final acceptance. The first of its kind, Trans Forming Families is an invaluable resource among transgendered persons and their allies. ISBN: 0-966-3272-1-7
  • Bornstein, Kate (1994). Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, & the Rest of Us. Vintage Books.
    A former heterosexual male, a one-time Scientologist and IBM salesperson, now a lesbian woman writer, actress, and performance artist, Kate tells a disarming account of her life and genders, and covers everything you've always wondered about gender. ISBN: 978-0679757016
  • Bornstein, Kate (1997). My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely.
    Kate brings theory down to Earth and provides a practical guide to living with or without a gender. Using a unique, deceptively simple and always entertaining workbook format, Kate gently but firmly guides you to discover your own unique gender identity.
  • Feinberg, Leslie (1993). Stone Butch Blues. Firebrand Books.
    Woman or Man? That’s the question that rages like a storm around Jess Goldberg, clouding hir life and identity. Growing up differently, coming out as butch in the bars and a feminist in the 60s, taking hormones and passing as a man to find work in the 70s, Jess’s journey to coming to terms with hirself is tragic yet empowering. (This is a work of fiction). ISBN: 978-1555838539
  • Feinberg, Leslie (1997). Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman. Beacon Press. ISBN: 978-0807079416
  • Howard, Kim & Stevens, Annie (editors) (2000). Out & About on Campus: Personal accounts by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender College Students. Alyson Publishers.
  • Kailey, Matt (2005). Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience. Beacon Press.
    A candid look at gender roles and reassignment from a middle-aged, Midwestern, middle-of-the-road transgender man. Matt answers all the questions you've had about what it’s like to live as a white middle-class transgender person. Just Add Hormones is also full of advice for those questioning their gender, and offers insight for the family and friends of those who are transitioning.
  • Sanlo, Ronnie (ed.) (1998). Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender College Students. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN: 978-0313302275
  • Tanis, Justin (2003). Trans-Gendered: Theology, Ministry, and Communities of Faith. Pilgrim Press
    This book is a Must-Read for anyone looking to learn more about the intersection of theology and transgenderism.

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