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• Fairest

  a Memoir

  Talusan, Meredith,

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  A love story with the heart of Austen classics and a reflective journey of becoming that shift our own perceptions of romance, identity, gender, and the fairness of life. Fairest is a memoir about a precocious boy with albinism, a "sun child" from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tomorrow Will Be Different

  Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality

  McBride, Sarah, 1990-

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  “A brave, powerful memoir” (People) that will change the way we look at identity and equality in this country, from the activist elected as the first openly transgender member of Congress in U.S. history “The energy and vigor Sarah has brought to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Darkroom

  Faludi, Susan,

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  PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Backlash, comes In the Darkroom, an astonishing confrontation…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trans Like Me

  Conversations for All of Us

  Lester, C. N.,

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  A personal and culture-driven exploration of the most pressing questions facing the transgender community today, from a leading activist, musician, and academic. In Trans Like Me, CN Lester takes readers on a measured, thoughtful, intelligent yet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Risk It Takes to Bloom

  on Life and Liberation

  Willis, Raquel,

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  A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of transformation and her work towards collective liberation. In 2017, Raquel Willis took to the National Women’s March podium just after the presidential…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'm Afraid of Men

  Shraya, Vivek, 1981-

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  Finalist for the 2019 Lambda Literary Award, Transgender Nonfiction Nominated for the 2019 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award Winner of the 2018 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design – Prose Non-Fiction A trans artist explores how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pageboy

  a Memoir

  Page, Elliot, 1987-

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  Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative and lyrical debut, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Heard Her Call My Name

  a Memoir of Transition

  Sante, Lucy,

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  FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE Named a Best Book of the Year byThe New York Times, The Washington Post, and Slate. An iconic writer’s lapidary memoir of a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Make It Count

  My Fight to Become the First Transgender Olympic Runner

  Telfer, CeCé,

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  2025 LAMMY AWARD FINALIST This "moving, deeply human" memoir tells the inspiring story of the first openly transgender woman to win a NCAA title, following the obstacles she overcame to achieve her Olympic dreams (The Cut). CeCé Telfer is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse

  Tales From the Other Side of An Inspiring True Story

  Maines, Nicole, 1997-

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  NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The irreverent and candid coming-of-age memoir of Nicole Maines, trailblazing trans actress, activist—and sometimes someone who’s just existing, which is actually pretty hard! Nicole Maines knows a little something about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Horse Barbie

  a Memoir

  Rocero, Geena, 1983-

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  WINNER OF THEM’S AWARD FOR LITERATURE • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Book Riot, Elle, Esquire. As a young femme in 1990s Manila, Geena Rocero heard, “Bakla, bakla!,” a taunt aimed at her feminine sway, whenever she left the tiny universe of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• He/she/they

  How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

  Bailar, Schuyler,

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  From a trans rights activist and athlete, an urgent guide that changes the conversation about gender identity. Anti-transgender legislation is being introduced in state governments around the United States in record-breaking numbers. Trans people…Read moreRead more of this annotation