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Transition and Beyond Subtitle: Observations on Gender Identity Recommended by: Reid Vanderburgh, MA, LMFT Speaking as both a trans man and a psychotherapist, Vanderburgh provides a compassionate, detailed tour through all the aspects of gender transition, from contemplation to completion. Client vignettes provide real-world examples. The book candidly addresses every question I had about gender transition as well as [...] Subtitle: A transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity An illuminating book. Julia Serano describes her own experience as a transsexual woman, including the identities she explored before deciding to transition, and the internal and external changes she noticed during transition. She uses her experiences, carefully supported with research, to call out some [...] Recommended by: Sanguinity in the 50books_poc community After several books put aside because I just couldn’t get through them, this book is a delight – both lyrical and informative, both personally detailed and globally applicable. Kenji Yoshino is a gay Japanese-American man, currently working as a professor of law at Yale Law School. In the first third [...] Subtitle: Spotting and stopping prejudice A brief, photo-filled book with concrete advice for teens on embracing diversity and overcoming prejudice. Adults can benefit from this book as well. As you can see on the cover, the photos strongly support the book’s message, showing people of a variety of skin colors, genders, and ethnicities. Diversity is defined as difference. Tolerance [...] Recommended by: Spirituality Bookgroup. This novel about convention, betrayal, growing up, and finding center is filled with wisdom and grace. Ronit grew up in a tiny, insular Jewish Orthodox congregation within London. She is the rebellious daughter of their revered Rabbi. Aided by her father’s sending her to an American university, she has escaped [...] Cris Beam moved to LA with her partner and, almost accidentally, started teaching at a “small, scrappy high school for gay and transgender teenagers.” Many of the kids live on the street, supporting themselves through prostitution. This first-person account portrays their individual quirks, triumphs, and tragedies in casual, engaging detail. “Living the T” is street-talk [...] |
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