Shon Faye: The Transgender Issue

An Argument for Justice. UK 2021, 292 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Penguin UK
Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war »issue«. Despite making up less than one per cent of UK's population, they are the subjects of a toxic and increasingly polarized »debate« which generates reliable controversy for newspapers and talk shows. This media frenzy conceals a simple fact: that we are having the wrong conversation, a conversation in which ... Weiterlesen

Chella Man: Continuum

UK 2021, 64 pp., pb., € 14.95
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Penguin UK - Pocket Change Collective
In »Continuum«, fine artist, activist, and Titans actor Chella Man uses his own experiences as a deaf, transgender, genderqueer, Jewish person of color to talk about cultivating self-acceptance and acting as one's own representation. What constructs in your life must you unlearn to support inclusivity and respect for all? This is a question that artist, actor, and activist Chella Man ... Weiterlesen

Alex Bakker / Rainer Herrn (eds.): Others of My Kind: Transatlantic Transgender Histories

UK 2020, 400 pp., brochure, € 84.95
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University of Calgary Press
From the turn of the twentieth century to the 1950s, a group of transgender people on both sides of the Atlantic created communities that profoundly shaped the history and study of sexuality. By exchanging letters and pictures among themselves they established private networks of affirmation and trust, and by submitting their stories and photographs to medical journals and popular magazines ... Weiterlesen

Alok Vaid-Menon: Beyond the Gender Binary

UK 2020, 64 pp., pb., € 12.95
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Penguin UK - Pocket Change Collective
»Beyond the Gender Binary,« spoken word poet Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonconforming artist, they show us that gender is a malleable and creative form of expression. The only limit is your imagination.

Trinity / DeShanna Neal: My Rainbow

USA 2020,32 pp., color, hardback, € 19.95
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Penguin USA
A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal. Warm morning sunlight and love fill the Neal home. And on one quiet day, playtime leads to an important realization: Trinity wants long hair like her dolls. She needs ... Weiterlesen

Sophie Labelle: My Dad Thinks I'm a Boy?!

A TRANS Positive Children's Book. UK 2020, 48 pp. illustrated, hardback, € 23.95
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Jessica Kingsley
»My Dad thinks I'm a boy named Stephen who likes wrestling and fishing. But that's what my Dad likes.« - Stephie is seven years old. She likes bugs, books and spaghetti. Also, she's a girl... which should be pretty easy to understand, right? Well, not for her Dad! He's been mistaking her for a boy since she was born and ... Weiterlesen

Phoenix Schneider / Sherry Paris: Being a Super Trans Ally!

A Creative Workbook and Journal for Young People. UK 2020, 144 pp. illustrated, brochure, € 27.95
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Jessica Kingsley
If you care about making your home, school and community a safer and more accepting place for people of all genders, then this book is for you! What can you do to be an ally to your transgender, non-binary and gender-expansive friends and family? Everyone needs allies who can support them through challenges, and through engaging with the activities in ... Weiterlesen

Heather Bryant: My Trans Parent

A User Guide for When Your Parent Transitions. UK 2020, 272 pp., brochure, € 29.95
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Jessica Kingsley
Maybe you just found out your mom, or your dad, is transgender, or maybe you've known for a while. But now what? This guide covers everything you need to know. With chapters on navigating the changes in your family, coming out, or not, the many ways to transition both inside and out, and much, much more, you'll see how other ... Weiterlesen

Hida Viloria / Maria Nieto: The Spectrum of Sex

The Science of Male, Female, and Intersex. UK 2020, 192 pp. illustrated, brochure, € 24.95
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Jessica Kingsley
This transformative guide completely breaks down our current understanding of biological sex and gender diversity. Introducing readers to seven variations of human sex, commonly considered intersex, the book challenges the myth that sex and gender are binary and explores the inherent diversity of biological sex and its relationship to gender identity and expression, and the impact this has on society. ... Weiterlesen

David Ebershoff: The Danish Girl

UK 2000, 336 pp., pb., € 17.95
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Copenhagen, 1925, the studio of American painter Greta Waud, anxious to put the finishing touches to her latest portrait. But her diva subject has cancelled yet another sitting - how is Greta ever going to get it done? A sudden glint in her eye, and she calls to her husband Einar. And so, late on an April afternoon, in a ... Weiterlesen

Juno Roche: Trans Power

Own Your Gender. UK 2019, 256 pp., brochure, € 29.95
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Jessica Kingsley
»I feel trans.« - In this radical and emotionally raw book, Juno Roche pushes the boundaries of trans representation by redefining »trans« as an identity with its own power and strength, that goes beyond the gender binary. Through intimate conversations with leading and influential figures in the trans community, such as Kate Bornstein, Travis Alabanza, Josephine Jones, Glamrou and E-J ... Weiterlesen

Paul B. Preciado: An Apartment on Uranus

Transl. by Charlotte Mandell. UK 2019, 275 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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Fitzcarraldo
Uranus, giant planet and a deity in Greek mythology, is also the inspiration for uranism, a concept coined by the writer Karl Heinrich Ulrich in 1864 to define the »third sex« and the rights of those who »love differently«. Following in Ulrich's footsteps, the author dreams of an apartment on Uranus where he might live beyond existing power, gender and ... Weiterlesen

Andrea Lawlor: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

UK 2019, 356 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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Macmillan
In 1993, Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with politics and partying. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines, and is a flaneur with a rich dating life. But Paul's also got a secret: he's a shapeshifter. Oscillating wildly from Riot Grrrl to leather cub, Women's Studies major ... Weiterlesen

Rebekah Fortune (R): Einfach Charlie

UK 2017, engl. OF, dt. UT, 99 min., € 17.99
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Salzgeber - gay classics
Charlie ist 14 und liebt es, Fußball zu spielen. Gerade hat er das Angebot bekommen, in die Jugendabteilung eines Clubs in der ersten Liga aufgenommen zu werden. Sein Vater platzt fast vor Stolz, auch weil es einst selbst Profifußballer werden wollte. Für Charlie ist die Aussicht aber ein einziger Albtraum, denn er ist eigentlich ein Mädchen, geboren im Körper eines ... Weiterlesen

John Boyne: My Brother's Name is Jessica

UK 2019, 248 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Penguin UK
Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted - he's kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling ... Weiterlesen

Elijah C. Nealy: Trans Kids and Teens

Pride, Joy, and Families in Transition. USA 2019, 448 pp., brochure, € 29.95
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W. W. Norton
Transgender life has made its way into mainstream consciousness. Whether it's political debate over bathroom use in North Carolina, accepting trans people in the military, or increased representation on TV, trans life has become front and center after years of marginalization. And kids are coming out as trans at younger and younger ages, which represents a major stride. But what ... Weiterlesen

Paul B. Preciado: Countersexual Manifesto

Transl. by Kevin Gerry Dunn. USA 2018, 216 pp., brochure, € 34.95
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Columbia University Press
»Countersexual Manifesto« is an outrageous yet rigorous work of transgender theory, a performative literary text, and an insistent call to action. Seeking to overthrow all constraints on what can be done with and to the body, transman Paul B. Preciado offers a provocative challenge to even the most radical claims about gender, sexuality, and desire. He lays out mock constitutional ... Weiterlesen

Thomas Page McBee: Amateur

A True Story about What Makes a Man. UK 2018, 204 pp., hardbound, € 17.95
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Canongate
The author, a trans man, trains to fight in a charity match at Madison Square Garden while struggling to untangle the vexed relationship between masculinity and violence. Through his experience boxing - learning to get hit, and to hit back - wrestling with the camaraderie of the gym - confronting the betrayals and strength of his own body - McBee ... Weiterlesen