A Bibliography of Print, Audio-visual, and Online Resources Pertaining to Transgendered Persons and Transgender Issues. Call numbers for materials in the collections of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library and URLs for WWW resources are provided.
Cindy Ingold, Women and Gender Studies Librarian
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
(Last updated February 17, 2006)
1998. Multiple genders : mind and body in conflict [videorecording] / BBC in association with CTVC ; film presented by Stephen Whittle. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences. "Discusses questions regarding gender identity and addresses the moral implications of multisexual orientation. Asks such questions as: is sex the same as gender? Are intersexes mistakes or parts of nature? Do parents have the right to demand reconstructive surgery for their polysex newborns?" [Not available at UIUC Library.]
2001. Sex: Unknown [videorecording]. Boston, MA : WGBH Boston Video. "Explores gender identity with contributions of psychologists and researchers, and through personal insights from the Reimer family, including candid, heartrending interviews with Janet Reimer and her son, who ultimately rejected his female identity and is now living as a man." David Reimer's story is told by John Colapinto in As Nature Made Him: The Man Who Was Raised as a Girl. [Not available at UIUC Library.]1998. Transgender Revolution [videorecording]. New York, NY : A&E Home Video. "A look at a growing segment of people who do not accept their biological gender and how they are coping in a society with distinct sex roles." [VIDREC 305.3Se91 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
2002. Skin Deep Episode 31, Susan [videorecording]. Toronto, Ont.: Inner City Films/Being Human Productions. [22:50 min. English] "Susan, a 48 year old transsexual, discusses the issues raised by her transsexuality, and her efforts to bring her body into congruence with what is going on in her mind. After having rhinoplasty, Susan's next goal is sex reassignment surgery." [Not available at UIUC Library]
1985. What Sex Am I? [videorecording]: MPI Home Video. "Though slightly dated (it was produced in 1985) this film offers an excellent overview of the transgendered world. I was very interested in the interviews of Christine Jorgensen (the world's first famous transsexual) and Virginia Prince (Grand Dame of transvestites, and publisher of Transvestia magazine). Other transvestites and transsexuals tell their own stories, focusing particularly on the problems of acceptance by family and society. " (Amazon.com review) Starring Lee Grant. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Almodovar, Pedro. 1987. La Ley del deseo [videorecording] = Law of desire. New York, NY : Cinevista Video. 105 minutes. " Carmen Maura plays a transsexual in a turbulent and entertaining plot." [VIDREC 791.4372 L592 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Baur, Gabriel. 2001. Venus Boyz. USA/Switzerland: Clock Wise Productions,Inc. New York
WDR Köln / Teleclub Zürich. 104 minutes. " A film journey through a universe of female masculinity. A legendary Drag King Night in New York is the point of departure for an odyssey to transgendered worlds, where women become men – some for a night, others for their whole lives. What motivates them? What changes take place? What do they dream of? The drag kings of New York meet in clubs and change lustfully into their male alter egos, parodying them and exploring male eroticism and power strategies. In London we see women experiment with hormones to become new men and “cyborgs”. Masculinity and transformation as performance, subversion or existential necessity. An intimate film about people who create intermediate sexual identities." (http://www.celluloid-dreams.com/venus/02.htm) [VIDREC 305.9066 V569 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]]
Beijing-San Francisco Film Group. The Blank Point – What is Transsexualism? [videorecording]. "This 58 minute documentary by the Beijing-San Francisco Film Group is a personal view of the fragilities of transsexualism, the view of a woman from China where transsexualism is unknown and unimaginable. To Xiao-Yen Wang, the filmmaker, the concept of gender change is the miracle of Western medicine, an advance that blurs our precept, carved in stone, that men are men and women are women. 'The Blank Point' focuses on two male to female transsexuals and one female to male transsexual who talk about their psychological and physical changes during transition. They talk about adjusting to a new identity, about family and societal rejection, about their sexuality, about their hopes and fears." (From Ingersoll Gender Center website: http://www.ingersollcenter.org/indexj.html.) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Benestad, Evan. 2001. All About My Father (Alt Om Min Far). Norway: Oro Film AS. Documentary. 75 minutes. "All about my father is a personal documentary about a well-respected doctor and transvestite in a small Christian town, directed by the one person most likely to convey his story with warmth, humour and irony: his son. Armed with a small video camera, and with the use of nostalgic Super 8mm family footage, he set out to make a personal portrait of his transvestite father."Contrary to my father’s idea that this film would promote him as a colourful and different person who uses all his time and effort to combat the conservative bureaucracy, I wanted to make a deeply personal portrait of him where his transvestism and strong self-realisation forms the basis of the film," says the director. "I have made this film on my own terms. It is important to show that my family is not unique - there are many families like mine, and by making this film I hope others can see their families in perspective. In order to do this, I could not compromise – personal confrontation was paramount in making this a genuine film." (Norwegian Film Institute website) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Berliner, Alain. 1997. Ma vie en rose [videorecording] = My life in pink / a Sony Pictures Classics release; produced by Carol Scotta for Haut et Court ; in co-production with La Sept Cinema [et al.] "Ludovic is waiting for a miracle. With six-year-old certainty, he believes he was meant to be a little girl and that the mistake will soon be corrected. But where he expects the miraculous, Ludo finds only rejection, isolation and guilt--as the intense reactions of family, friends, and neighbors strip away every innocent lace and bauble." Starring Michèle Laroque and Jean-Philippe Écoffey. [DVD 791.43653 M11 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Bornstein, Kate. 1993. Adventures in the Gender Trade [videorecording]. New York, NY: Filmmakers Library. “This documentary examines the life and work of Kate Bornstein, a San Francisco playwright and transsexual lesbian. Using Kate's play "Hidden: A Gender" as a backdrop, this documentary explores the cultural dynamics of gender. Kate's work questions the usefulness of our current bipolar gender system. Through Kate's humor and intelligence, her life and art, Adventures in the Gender Trade exposes viewers to the value of honoring rather than alienating people who do not fit neatly into society's rigid gender system.” [VIDREC 305.3 B645A (Undergrad Library Media)]
Brooks, Philip & Laurent Bocahut. 1998. Woubi Chéri [videorecording]. San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel. "Woubi Chéri is the first film to give African homosexuals a chance to describe their world in their own words. Often funny, sometimes ribald, but always real, this documentary introduces us to gender pioneers demanding their right to construct a distinct African homosexuality"--Container. [VIDREC 305.90664 W915 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Burton, Tim. 1994. Ed Wood [videorecording]. [United States] : Touchstone Home Video ; [Burbank, Calif. : distributed by Buena Vista Home Video. " Voted the worst director of all time, Edward D. Wood Jr. created a string of cheesy 1950s monster movies that were so bad that they immortalized the actor-director-writer-producer. . . The movie follows Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) through the most noteworthy part of his career. It opens in 1953 when America is booming and people are hungry for entertainment. Wood convinces a small-time film production house to let him make and star in a movie called, I Changed My Sex. Instead, he produces Glen Or Glenda, about a cross-dresser who has hidden his secret from his girlfriend. In his own way, Wood uses the movie to admit to his real-life girlfriend, Delores Fuller (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), that he too is a cross-dresser. By chance, Wood meets his childhood idol, Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau), now a washed-up has been. Wood drafts Lugosi into starring in a string of his B-movies." (Mike DeWolfe review on http://www.apolloguide.com) [VIDREC 791.43617 E1 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Croall, Heather. 1999. Paradise Bent: Boys Will be Girls in Samoa [videorecording]. New York: Filmakers Library. "An exploration of the Samoan faafafine, boys who are raised as girls, who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture. In the past they have shared women's traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens. Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity." (from Filmakers Library catalog http://www.filmakers.com/indivs/ParadiseBent.htm) [VIDREC 306.77 P211 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Davis, Kate. 2001. Southern Comfort [videorecording]. HBO Theatrical Documentary. New York: Q-Ball Productions. "Southern Comforrt is a 90-minute feature-length documentary about the life of Robert Eads, a 52-year-old female to male transsexual who lives in the back hills of Georgia. 'A hillbilly and proud of it,' he cuts a striking figure: sharp-tongued, bearded, tobacco pipe in hand. Robert passes so well as a male that the local Klu Klux Klan tried to recruit him to become a member. Though his home is nestled among tranquil hills dotted with hay bales, Robert confronts a world as hostile to him as if he were an African American in the ante-bellum South. He was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, then turned away by more than two dozen doctors who feared that taking on a transgendered patient might harm their practice. Southern Comfort follows the final year of Robert Eads' life. Beginning in spring, he falls deeply in love with Lola, a male-to-female. That summer, his mother and father drive ten hours to visit their "lost daughter," a trip they know may be their last. His final dream is to make it to the Southern Comfort Conference in Atlanta, the nation's preeminent transgender gathering. Beating the odds, he addresses a crowd of 500 and takes Lola to "The prom that never was." Winner Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Competition, Sundance Film Festival 2001. [DVD 305.9066 So88d (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Dodge, Harriet and Silas Howard. 2002. By Hook or By Crook [videorecording]. Artistic License Films. To be released on Wolfe Video 2003. "A small-town butch grifter, Shy (Howard), on the road to San Francisco is joined by a transgender person woman with a beard, Valentine (Dodge), whom Shy saved from being beat up in a parking lot, and who is searching for his/her birth mother. Joined by Valentine's lover, Billie (Kahn), the trio attempts a bank robbery." (Yahoo) (http://www.steakhaus.com/bhobc/) [DVD 791.43653 B99 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Elliott, Stephan. 1995. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert [videorecording]. New York, NY. PolyGram Video. Three drag queens from Sydney hit the road for Alice Springs in a bus dubbed "Priscilla". Their outrageous costumes, disco music and dancing get some pretty interesting feedback at every stop along the way. [VIDREC 791.4372 AD963 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Fan, Yon. 1997. Bugis Street. Singapore: Margin Films; Jaytex Productions; Margin Video. "In the late 60's, Singapore used to be a place of liberty, decadence, and debauchery. Bugis Street tells the exciting, amusing and off-beat coming-of-age story of Lien, a wide-eyed 16-year-old girl (Hiep Thi Le, star of Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth) who comes from a rural village to work in the cosmopolitan Singapore. She gains work as a maid in the charming Sing Sing Hotel, not knowing that the hotel is based in the heart of Singapore's red-light district and that all the "female" residents are transvestites and transsexuals. Amid colorful lives of the "girls" and the distraction of the beautiful and hunky young men around, Lien discovers the secrets and pains of love, sexuality and womanhood from her new "sisters." Written and directed by award winning Hong Kong filmmaker Yonfan, Bugis Street is the first film to emerge from Singapore's film industry after nearly 20 years of inactivity and the first Singaporean production to achieve American theatrical release." [Not available at UIUC Library]
Gilpin, Margaret and Luis Felipe Bernaza. 1995. Butterflies on the Scaffold [videorecording] / Mariposas en el andamio. Water Bearer Films. "A documentary examining the issues gays and transvestites face in the context of evolving attitudes towards homosexuality in Cuba. It is a highly unusual look at how a group of working class drag queens in a Havana suburb have become an integral part of their neighborhood." [Not available at UIUC Library]
Gold, Tami with Jennifer Miller. 1992. Juggling Gender: Politics, Sex And Identity [videorecording]. New York: Tamerik Productions. Features Jennifer Miller, juggler and director of Circus Amok. Miller speaks of her life and struggle as a lesbian woman who happens to have a moustache and beard. Includes scenes of circus performances, a gay rights parade, Miller interacting with friends, family, and strangers. [VIDREC 306.7663 J934 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Goldson, Annie and Peter Wells. 2001. Georgie Girl [videorecording]. "Born George Beyer, one-time prostitute turned politician Georgina Beyer was elected to New Zealand's Parliament in 1999, becoming the world's first transsexual to hold a national office. Amazingly a mostly white -and naturally conservative - rural constituency voted this former sex worker of Maori heritage into office. Chronicling Georgina's transformations from farm boy to celebrated cabaret diva to grassroots community leader, the documentary couples interviews and sensual images of Beyer's nightclub and film performances with footage from a day in the life of the Minister of Parliament. The film presents a remarkable account of Beyer's precedent-setting accomplishment, revealing her intelligence, charisma, and humor." (from Women Make Movies catalog). New Zealand. Distributed by Women Make Movies http://www.wmm.com/Catalog/pages/c576.htm. [VIDREC 305.9066 G297 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Hill, Paul. 2003. Myth of Father [videorecording]. USA: Frameline Distribution. "Director Paul Hill’s father, Jodie, is a transsexual woman. When she came out to Paul a few years ago, he began a journey to learn about who his father is. This stunning video documentary contrasts Paul’s relationship to his father with the relationship of his father and her own dad. Candid interviews provide reflections on Jodie’s youth: "He seemed to live the normal life. He was into cars, he was into rock bands, he went into the Army…married…child…" But no one really knew Jodie, as she explains, "No one knew who I was. I trashed relationships with everyone I knew, including my own son." (http://catalog.frameline.org/titles/myth_of_father.html) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Hwang, David Henry. 1994. M. Butterfly [videorecording] / [presented by] Geffen Pictures; screenplay by David Henry Hwang; produced by Gabriella Martinelli; directed by David Cronenberg. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video. "Story of a French diplomat and a Beijing Opera star who carry on a love affair over almost 20 years before the diplomat discovers something shocking about his lover." [VIDREC 791.43653 M116 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Intersex Society of North America. 1996. Hermaphrodites Speak! [videorecording]. San Francisco, Calif.: Intersex Society of North America. [Not available at UIUC Library. Available from the Intersex Society of North America http://www.isna.org/]
Intersex Society of North America. 2001. Intersex: Redefining Sex [videorecording]. Petaluma, CA: Intersex Society of North America. "A half-hour documentary on medical management of children with ambiguous sex anatomy." [Not available at UIUC Library. Available from the Intersex Society of North America http://www.isna.org/]
Intersex Society of North America. 2000. Is It A Boy Or A Girl? [videorecording]. Petaluma, CA: Intersex Society of North America. “Questions of sexual identity are complicated when a child is born intersexed, that is, with mixed sexual characteristics. Interviews with adults whose sex was assigned by surgery, and a doctor who does such surgery, reveal the range of sex differentiation disorders, and the role of hormones as well as chromosomes in establishing sex. Cover the debate over medical assignment of sexual identity, and if those born intersexed should be able to choose, at adolescence, whether or not to have surgery.” [VIDREC 616.694Is1 (Undergraduate Media Center)]
Investigative Reports. 2000. Transgender [videorecording]. A & E Home Video. "What does it mean to be a man or woman? In America's growing transsexual community, this question takes on a whole new and powerful meaning. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS goes beyond ignorance and stereotypes for an intimate portrayal of the people who choose to change their sexuality. Among the unexpected, ferociously articulate characters we meet are a female-to-male transsexual who works for the Tampa sheriff’s office, a male-to-female electrical designer who has hosted an MIT radio show called Gendertalk, and a Southern "good-old-boy" who we follow through his surgical transformation. THE TRANSGENDER REVOLUTION also examines the fast- growing movement to combat gender oppression, highlighting the nation's most notorious transsexual killings and a Congressional battle over including transsexuals in the Hate Crimes Act. Featuring interviews with the founder of the transsexual political organization GenderPAC and a noted neurosurgeon specializing in sex change operations, this is a surprising portrayal of a misunderstood, growing subculture." (Amazon.com description) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Jordan, Neil. 1992. The Crying Game [videorecording]. USA: Miramax Films. [Van Nuys, Calif.]: Avid Home Entertainment. Starring Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Jim Broadbent, Ralph Brown, Adrian Dunbar. Race, gender, and Irish nationalism are explored in this haunting thriller. [VIDREC 791.43655 C889 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Kidron, Beeban. 1996. To Wong Foo, thanks for everything, Julie Newmar [videorecording] / Universal Pictures presents an Amblin Entertainment production. "En route from New York City to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pageant, Noxeema, Vida and Chi Chi are stranded in a tiny Midwestern town when their 1967 Cadillac breaks down. When their glitz and glamour wake up the sleepy local citizens, the stage is set for an outrageously funny weekend." [VIDREC 791.43617 T55 (Undergraduate Library)]
LaRosa, Melanie. 2001. Sir: Just a Normal Guy. 57 minutes. University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning. "Sir: Just a Normal Guy is an intimate and insightful chronicle of over 15 months of the female-to-male transition of Jay Snider, beginning prior to hormones and concluding after top surgery. This candid portrait of transition takes the viewer step-by-step through the details of Jay's journey and includes interviews with Jay's ex-husband, his lifelong best friend, and his lesbian-identified significant other. Sir uses numerous pre- and post-surgery images to illustrate the dramatic changes, and also has a segment on the wider trans community.((http://ucmedia.berkeley.edu/brochures/brochuregif/catalogsupp02-03.pdf)) [VIDREC 305.9066 SI76 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Lebow, Alisa and Leslie Feinberg. 1994. Outlaw [videorecording]. New York, NY : Women Make Movies. "An interview with Leslie Feinberg, author of Stone Butch Blues, an account of a working-class lesbian who passes as a man. Feinberg who has spent much of her own life passing as a man speaks with passion and intelligence about her experiences, calling for more sensitivity for the human rights and dignity of transgendered people." (description from Women Make Movies catalog http://www.wmm.com/catalog/pages/c214.htm) [VIDREC 305.9066 Ou8 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Lee, Christopher and Elise Hurwitz. 2001? The Trappings of Transhood: A Documentary about Gender Identify. U.S.: Christopher Lee Productions. "An inspiring and compelling documentary about gender identity. Eleven people talk about issues of sexuality, family, ethnic heritage, relationships, health and about how their lives intersect with their gender identity. Includes Tranny Boys, Transfags, Butches, FTMs-famous writers, photographers and activists. Great soundtrack by Tribe 8 & Transsisters. 27 minutes." (from Christopher Lee Productions website http://www.christopherleeproductions.com/) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Livingston, Jennie. 1990. Paris is Burning [videorecording]. [United States] : Academy Entertainment : Academy Maverick. "Documentary about the young homosexual men of Harlem who originated "voguing" and turned these stylized dance competitions into glittering expressions of fierce personal pride. A story of street-wise urban survival, gay self-affirmation, and the pursuit of a desperate dream." [VIDREC 793.38 P218 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Longinotto, Kim and Jano Williams. 1995. Shinjuku Boys [videorecording]. New York: Women Make Movies. "This documentary reveals the complexity of female sexuality in Japan through the lives of three annabes who work as hosts at the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo. Annabes are women who live as men and have girlfriends, although they don't usually identify themselves as lesbians. All three talk frankly about their gender-bending lives revealing their views about women, sex, transvestitism and lesbianism. Alternating with these interviews are sequences shot inside the club, patronized almost exclusively by heterosexual women who have become disappointed with men." (from Women Make Movies catalog http://www.wmm.com/catalog/pages/c222.htm) [VIDREC 305.9066 Sh63 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
MacLaine, Shirley, director. 1999. The Dress Code (AKA Bruno) [videorecording/DVD]. USA: MGM. "An original film by Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author Shirley MacLaine in her directorial debut. BRUNO stars Alex D. Lintz as eight-year-old Long Island spelling prodigy, Bruno Battaglia. Bruno is experiencing some difficulty. His divorced parents have a less-than-pleasant relationship, the kids at his Catholic school bully him about his overweight mom, and in a recent dream a holy angel appeared to Bruno imparting an inspiring message. Bruno believes that, like angels, he should wear dresses, which he calls holy vestments, and he wonders if the Pope can wear a dress why can't he. Bruno's grandmother (MacLaine) tries to understand his strong inclination to express himself in such a unique way but his father, Dino (Gary Sinese), is outraged by Bruno's embarrassing behavior. When Bruno's school, headed by Mother Superior (Kathy Bates), has a spelling bee, he demonstrates his incredible spelling talent--while dressed as Diana Ross. Newcomer Stacey Halprin plays Angela, Bruno's flamboyant dressmaker mom, in a beautifully acted role that plays perfectly against Oscar winners MacLaine and Bates and Oscar nominee Sinese." (Internet Movie Guide) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Mistry, Preeti AK. 2002. Junk Box Warrior [videorecording]. USA: Frameline Distribution. "Based on a poem of the same title,JUNK BOX WARRIOR is a brilliant mesh of spoken word and black and white images over a haunting soundtrack. Written by and starring Trans Slam Poet, Marcus Rene Van this film explores the alienation, frustration and fear of not fitting into society's gender binary." (http://catalog.frameline.org/titles/junk_box.html) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Mitchell, John Cameron. 2001. Hedwig And The Angry Inch [videorecording]. United States: New Line Home Entertainment. Based on the smash hit New York show, this is a high-energy rock musical in the tradition of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This is the story of Hedwig, an ambitious glam-rocker who comes to America determined to find fame, fortune, and his "other half." [791.43651 H359 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Monger, Christopher. 1992. Just Like a Woman [videorecording]: Hallmark Entertainment. United Kingdom. U.S. Distributor: The Samuel Goldwyn Company. "A wonderful light-hearted story about being who you want to be and having a little fun along the way. Adrian Pasdar does a wonderful job portraying Gerald/Geraldine who struggles with the inner turmoil of transvestism, losing his wife rather than try to explain to her what he truly doesn't understand himself." (Amazon.com). [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Muska, Susan, 1958-. 1998. The Brandon Teena Story [DVD]. New York: Bless Bess Productions. "Documentary film about Brandon Teena, who arrived in rural Falls City, Nebraska, in 1993 where he finds some new friends. Three weeks later he is brutally raped and beaten by friends who discover that he is actually a woman. A week later the same two men murder Teena along with two other people. This is a tale of Brandon's coming of age struggle with identity and how his gender ambiguity induced feelings of betrayal, confusion and hostility among residents of a town in America's heartland." [DVD 305.3 B733 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Nichols, Mike. 1996. The Birdcage [videorecording] / Icarus Production ; United Artists Pictures ; directed and produced by Mike Nichols ; screenplay by Elaine May.. USA: MGM/UA Studios. "The great improvisational comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May reunited to (respectively) direct and write this update of the French comedy La Cage Aux Folles. Robin Williams stars as a gay Miami nightclub owner who is forced to play it straight and ask his drag-queen partner (Nathan Lane) to hide out when Williams's son invites his prospective--and highly conservative--in-laws and fiancée to a meet-and-greet dinner party. Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest play the straight-laced senator and his wife, and Calista Flockhart (from television's Ally McBeal) plays their daughter in a culture-clash with outrageous consequences. May's witty screenplay incorporates some pointed observations about the political landscape of the 1990s and takes a sensitive approach to the comedy's underlying drama. Topping off the action is Hank Azaria in a scene-stealing role as Williams's and Lane's flamboyant housekeeper, "Agador Spartacus." (Amazon.com) Based on the stage play La cage aux folles by Jean Poiret and the motion picture La cage aux folles, directed by Francis Veber. [VIDREC
791.43617 B532 (Undergraduate Library Media Center]
Parkerson, Michelle. 1987. Storme: A Lady of the Jewelbox [videorecording]. New York: Women Make Movies. "“It ain’t easy…being green” is the favorite expression of Storme DeLarverie, a woman whose life flouted prescriptions of gender and race. During the 1950’s and 60’s she toured the black theater circuit as a mistress of ceremonies and the sole male impersonator of the legendary Jewel Box Revue, America’s first integrated female impersonation show and forerunner of La Cage aux Folles." (From Women Make Movies catalog http://www.wmm.com/catalog/pages/c217.htm) [VIDREC 305.9066 St74 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Peirce, Kimberly. 2000. Boys Don't Cry [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures and the Independent Film Channel Productions present a Killer Films/Hart-Sharp Entertainment production; a Kimberly Peirce film. Beverly Hills, CA: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The fictionalized account of the Brandon Teena story, starring Hilary Swank in her Oscar winning role. "Boys Don’t Cry explores the contradictions of American youth and identity through the true life and death of Brandon Teena. What emerges from a dust-cloud of mayhem, desire and murder is the story of a young American drifter searching for love, a sense of self and a place to call home." [VIDREC 791.43653 B712 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Portes, Gil M. 1998. Miguel Michelle [videorecording]: World Artists Home Video. "He left Manila a boy and came home a woman! Miguel's unapologetic return as the glamorous Michelle (courtesy a sex-change operation in the U.S.) turns his family and his small hometown upside-down, challenging everyone to re-examine their own values on morality, gender, family, religion, and coming out." (Amazon.com). [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Potter, Sally. 1994. Orlando [videorecording] Adventure Pictures ; a coproduction with Lenfil´m, Mikado Film, Rio, Sigma Filmproductions ; with the participation of British Screen ; produced by Christopher Sheppard ; written and directed by Sally Potter. Burbank, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video. Based on Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando. Starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando. [VIDREC 791.4372 OR18 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Praunheim, Rosa von. 1994. Ich Bin Meine Eigene Frau [Videorecording] : Die Lebensgeschichte Der Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf = I'm My Own Woman : The Life Story Of Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf. New York: Cinevista Video. East German Lothar Berfelde, a.k.a. Charlotte Mahlsdorf, is a transvestite and proud of it. In this film, "Charlotte" serves as a guide through his own life story, as he coaches young actors through the dramatized sequences of this documentary. Illustrates the persecution homosexuals endured during the Nazi and post WWII eras. [VIDREC 791.4372 IC3 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Reay, Howard. 2000. The third sex [videorecording]. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences. "Two sexes drive the reproductive cycle. Yet for some, the fundamental physiology of male or female is not readily apparent. This program examines intersexuality through four case studies: ambiguous genitalia deriving from a missing sex chromosome, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, 5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiency in an insular Caribbean community, and hermaphroditism in South Africa. The issue of societal acceptance is addressed as well, along with the vital importance of emotional support and counseling." [Not available at UIUC Library; available from Films for the Humanities and Sciences http://www.films.com/Films_Home/item.cfm?s=1&bin=10427]
Richard Spence, Director. 1997. Different For Girls [videorecording]: Fox Lorber. "Different for Girls is a different kind of contemporary love story. It stars Rupert Graves as Paul Prentice, a 34-year-old locked in the Seventies punk-era of his teenage years, and Steven Mackintosh as the priggish Kim Foyle, who wants to erase from her memory everything that happened before her sexual transformation from male to female in 1993. The gender-bender romance is a uniquely poignant, but funny look into the emotional adjustments that a handsome, heterosexual, extroverted male and an attractive, introverted transsexual "woman" must make in order to have a relationship." Starring Rupert Graves and Steven Mackintosh. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Rosenfeld, Shoshana. 1998. Scent uva butch [videorecording]. San Fransisco, CA : Blow-up Doll Productions. "Presents an up-close look at the lives of over twenty butches -- from a 23-year-old Texas charm school graduate to a 53-year-old mohawk-sporting diesel dyke in this groundbreaking documentary that celebrates the complexity, fluidity, and sensuality of lesbians who choose to call themselves butch." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Schermerhorn, Candace, Bestor Cram. 1997. You Don't Know Dick: Courageous Hearts Of Transsexual Men [videorecording]. Berkeley, CA: University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning. Provides honest and riveting portraits of six men who once were women. Through their commentaries and the experiences of partners, friends, and family emerges an unforgettable story of self-discovery. [VIDREC 305.9066 Y83 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Sedghi, Behzad. 1995. A Transsexual Journey [videorecording]. "Profiles Katherine Cohen (formerly Bruce Cohen) and her decision to undergo male-to-female sex reassignment surgery. In interviews before the surgery, Cohen discusses her prior life, including a marriage and two children, relations with her family and her lifelong conflicted feelings about her sexuality. In separate interviews conducted a few weeks and a full year after the operation—illustrated in a computer animated sequence—she discusses her decision, her new life, and her hopes for the future. The result is an intimate portrait of someone torn apart by nature and society and the tremendous obstacles confronting those whose chromosomes don't match their gender." (from Cinema Guild catalog) Distributed by the Cinema Guild http://www.cinemaguild.com/. [VIDREC 305.9066 T68701 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Seidelman, Susan. 2003. Gaudi Afternoon [videorecording]. First Look Pictures."What inspires me most is the Alice in Wonderland myth," says Susan Seidelman, the director of Gaudi Afternoon, a flamboyant comic mystery about sexual identity, parenthood, and Americans running loose in Spain. "I like to take my characters, put them down a rabbit hole, and see where they'll come out in the end." This time, they've shown up in Barcelona, in a situation that might give even Pedro Almodóvar pause: a pre-op transsexual (Marcia Gay Harden) hires an American translator (Judy Davis) to locate her lover (Lili Taylor), who's stolen their daughter and shacked up with a ditz from L.A. (Juliette Lewis). "The traditional nuclear family with 2.5 kids and a dog doesn't exist anymore," Seidelman says. "I want to explore the new gender roles-what's a mother? What makes a family?-because today, that definition has changed." Based on the novel by Barbara Wilson. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Stevens, Liz, Estelle B Freedman, and Allan Bérubé. 1983. She even chewed tobacco, she drank, she swore, she even courted girls : passing women in 19th century America. New York, NY : distributed by Women Make Movies. "The Gold Rush. A new frontier. Nineteenth century California offered women the opportunity to pioneer new roles for themselves. Meet Babe Bean, the "trouser puzzle" who escaped the hot glare of tabloid headlines by disguising herself as Jack Garland and serving in the Spanish American War. Or Jeanne Bonnet who scored a record of 22+ arrests for wearing male attire, went to prison for her indiscretions and later organized a group of prostitutes into a shoplifting ring! "A fascinating eye-opening tribute to the stamina and chutzpah of some of yesterday's most notable pariahs!" (The Advocate http://www.wmm.com/catalog/pages/c216.htm) [VIDREC 305.489664 SH31 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Thongkongtoon, Yongyoot. 2002. The iron ladies / Satree-lex [Videorecording and DVD] [Santa Monica, CA] : Strand Releasing Home Video. "The true story of a Thai male volleyball team that competes in the national championships in 1996 with a team consisting mostly of gays, transsexuals, and transvestites. At the heart of the team are Mon, a weary transvestite who is a fantastic player, and his best friend Jun, a raucous drag queen with hilariously over-supportive parents. They get their chance to show their stuff when the provincial governor hires a suspiciously butch female head coach to put together a 'dream team' for the national competitions." [DVD 791.43653 Ir6 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Treut, Monika. 1992. Female Misbehavior [videorecording]. Germany: Hyena Films. Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by First Run Features. "Female Misbehavior is a series of four portraits of "misbehaving" women, outlawed not only by society but also by mainstream feminism...'Max' is a portrait of Max Valerio who used to be Anita Valerio, a lesbian Native American from San Francisco. A couple of years ago Anita felt that she was no longer comfortable in her female body. Identifying herself as a heterosexual male, she embarks on a journey to become a man." (from Hyena Films webpage http://www.hyenafilms.com/) [VIDREC 700.4538 F349 UndergraduateLibrary Media Center.]
Treut, Monika. 1999. Gendernauts [videorecording]. Germany. Starring: Annie Sprinkle, Susan Stryker. Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by First Run Features. "Gendernauts explores phenomena of gender fluidity at the end of the millennium in the Bay Area, California. It is a film about cyborgs, people who alter their bodies and minds with new technologies and chemistry, with an emphasis on biological women who use the male sexual hormone testosterone." (from Hyena Films webpage http://www.hyenafilms.com/) [VIDREC 305.9066 G285 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Von Praunheim, Rosa. 2002. Queens Don't Lie. German with English subtitles. 90 minutes. Germany: Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion. "In his latest documentary, Rosa von Praunheim turns his attention to the story of four queens - Ichgola Androgyn, Bev StroganoV, Tima die Göttliche, and Ovo Maltine, well-known performers and AIDS activists. For nearly twenty years, these colorful performers have worked to entertain, educate, and enlighten in their outrageous shows. Queens Don’t Lie goes behind the make-up and wigs to explore the private lives of these men, including their personal battles with HIV, and their experience of the cultural and political transformations within Germany over the years. The result is a fascinating and humorous portrait of four friends, working together to make a difference in the face of a devastating epidemic." [Not available at UIUC Library]
Von Praunheim, Rosa. 1996. Transsexual Menace [videorecording]. USA/Germany: Video Data Bank. 75 minutes. "Transsexual Menace takes its title from the name of "the most exciting political action group in the USA"—transgendered people who are defining themselves, demanding their legal rights, and fighting for medical care and against job discrimination. Considered by von Praunheim to be the “most fascinating [project] in my long life as a filmmaker,” Transsexual Menace is a sensitive and carefully crafted portrait that deals with issues openly and honestly." (from Video Data Bank catalog http://www.vdb.org/default.html) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Wheeler, Anne. 1999. Better Than Chocolate [DVD]. [United States]: Trimark Home Video. Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) meets the woman of her dreams, Kim (Christina Cox), just hours before her mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and brother, Paul, move in with her. Another main character is Maggie's best friend Julie, a MTF transsexual. [DVD 791.436538 B466 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Wood, Edward D. 2000. Glen or Glenda? [videorecording]. Chatsworth, CA: Image Entertainment. Glen or Glenda is about a transvestite who can't figure out how to tell his girl that he likes to wear her clothes. [DVD 791.43653 G484 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Wyman, Julie. 2000. A Boy Named Sue: [videorecording]. New York, NY: Women Make Movies. This documentary chronicles the transformation of a transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course of six years. The film successfully captures Theo's physiological and psychological changes during the process, as well as their effects on his lesbian lover and community of close friends. [VIDREC 305.9066 B691 (Undergraduate Library Media Center)]
Xian, Kathryn and Brent Anbe. Ke Kulana He Mahu: Remembering a Sense of Place [videorecording]. "The award-winning documentary film, "Ke Kulana He Mahu," takes us on a historical journey as scholars and oral traditionalists illustrate what life and culture was like in the Hawaiian Islands for the Mahu (transgendered individuals). The journey also leads the audience through present day culture and society to see first hand how colonization and modernization have affected the spirits of Hawai‘i’s people. Filmakers Kathryn Xian and Brent Anbe gathered testimonies from writers, performers, social workers, educators, religious leaders, and activists who come together to weave the fabric of this film. The audience witnesses ancient hula dances, dating back thousands of years, performed by present-day Mahu as well as modern-day drag queen performances. Archival lithographs and paintings bring the story of the past alive as it is juxtaposed with footage from today’s political protests and the everyday life of the Hawaiian people." (Speak Out website) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Zolten, Same. 2001. Just Call Me Kade [videorecording]. 26 minutes. United States. Distributed by Frameline Distribution, San Francisco, CA. " Kade Farlow Collins is a sixteen year old FTM (female to male transgendered person) residing in Tucson, Arizona. Kade’s parents maintain a supportive and nurturing relationship to Kade regarding the many challenges facing their teenage child. However, it hasn’t always been easy." (Frameline Distribution catalog http://catalog.frameline.org/titles/just_call_me.html) [In process at UIUC Library (Undergraduate Media Center)]
Allen, Robert. 1954. But for the Grace: The True Story of a Dual Existence. London: W. H. Allen. "The author of this book was born and registered as a girl in 1914; was married to a man at the age of 19, served in the forces during the war, and for thirty years lived ostensibly as a woman. A change of identity was officially recognized in 1944 and he then married a woman." - (from the dust jacket) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Ames, Jonathan. 2005. Sexual Metamorphosis : An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs. New York: Vintage Press. 336 pp. "In Sexual Metamorphosis, Ames presents the personal narratives of seventeen gender pioneers. Here is Christine Jorgensen, the first celebrity transsexual, greeting thousands of well-wishers from the stage of Madison Square Garden. Here is Caroline Cossey, former model and Bond (as in James) girl, being outed in the tabloid press. Here is novelist and English professor Jennifer Finney Boylan discussing her impending transformation with her heartbroken spouse and supportive yet confused colleagues. The result is a fascinating and compulsively readable book, filled with anguish, introspection and courage." (Amazon.com) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Ball, Edward. 2004. Peninsula of Lies: A True Story of Mysterious Birth and Taboo Love. Simon and Schuster. 271 pp. "Gordon Langley Hall (1922-2000), a biographer who underwent one of the most celebrated gender switches in the 1960s, is the focus of this meandering expose of Southern snobbery. English by birth, Langley Hall was the son of a maidservant at Sissinghurst Castle (made famous by Vita Sackville-West in the 1930s). Leaving England in the bleak postwar era, he eventually made his way to New York, where, after befriending an elderly heiress, he inherited enough of her money to start a new life in the "Peninsula of Lies," Charleston, SC. There Langley Hall started an antiques business and mixed with Anglophile society who ignored his quasi-Cockney accent and origins. At age 45, he met a teenage garage mechanic, John-Paul Simmons, and promptly made an appointment at the new Gender Identity Clinic at Johns Hopkins, the first U.S. hospital for sex change operations. Newly a woman, "Dawn Pepita Hall" married her mechanic in a lavish church ceremony, defying in one stroke gender expectations and the racial codes of the American South, for she was white, her husband black and the year 1969. Most perplexingly, she emerged two years later with a baby girl, Natasha, whom she said was her own." (Publisher's Weekly) [813 Si471Yb (Main Stacks)]
Barbin, Herculine. 1980. Herculine Barbin: Being The Recently Discovered Memoirs Of A Nineteenth-Century French Hermaphrodite. Translated by Richard McDougall. Translation of Herculine Barbin, dite Alexina B. Brighton. [England]: Harvester Press. 199 pp. "With an eye for the sensual bloom of young schoolgirls, and the torrid style of the romantic novels of her day, Herculine Barbin tells the story of her life as a hermaphrodite. Herculine was designated female at birth. A pious girl in a Catholic orphanage, a bewildered adolescent enchanted by the ripening bodies of her classmates, a passionate lover of another schoolmistress, she is suddenly reclassified as a man. Alone and desolate, he commits suicide at the age of thirty in a miserable attic in Paris." (from back cover) [616.69400924 B234B1:E1980 (Undergraduate Library)]
Beyer, Georgina and Cathy Casey. 1999. A Change for the Better: The Story of Georgina Beyer. Auckland : London : Random House New Zealand. 163 pp. "George Bertrand was born in 1957, an ordinary boy who was to become an extraordinary woman. As he grew up, George realized he was a woman trapped inside a male body. Once he discovered that men could live as women, Georgina Beyer was born. This volume follows that difficult rebirth, Georgina's time working in the sex industry in the 1970s and 1980s, a brutal rape in Sydney and her liberation by a sex change operation in 1984. Since then, Georgina has achieved acclaim as an actress, including a nomination for a GOFTA award for best actress in 1987, has tutored unemployed youth in drama, was elected to the Caterton District Council in 1993 and became the first transsexual mayor in the world in 1995. This account of Georgina's life gives an insight into New Zealand's intolerance of sexual difference. It is a story of a struggle for acceptance as a transsexual and of extraordinary determination to change life for the better." (Publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Boylan, Jennifer Finney. 2003. She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders. New York: Broadway Books. "Jennifer Finney Boylan is a widely praised author whose conceptual, comic fiction turns everyday life upside down. Edward Albee summed up her oeuvre in 1988: -- "Boylan observes carefully, and with love. [Her] levitating wit is wisely tethered to a humane concern…. I often broke into laughter, and was now and again, struck with wonder." Jenny Boylan was born transgendered, and lived and published as James Finney Boylan until 2001. Her memoir, She's Not There, will be published in 2003 by Doubleday, and addresses the issues of gender, family, and friendship. (author's homepage) [813 B6962Yb (Undergraduate Library)]
Brevard, Aleshia. 2001. The Woman I Was Not Born To Be: A Transsexual Journey. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. 249 pp. “Best known for her roles in B movies (one of her more memorable was as a Pussycat in Don Knotts's The Love God) and her work as a drag-show entertainer, Brevard (n‚ Alfred Crenshaw) never felt at home in her body. In her autobiography, she relates the story of her remarkable life in sometimes funny, sometimes painful detail, from her gender-reassignment surgery and its aftermath to her stereotypically feminine employment (she was a Playboy Bunny for a time) and her three unhappy marriages.” (From Library Journal review.) [305.9066 B757w (Main Stacks)]
Bullough, Bonnie (Editor), Vern L. Bullough (Editor), Marilyn A. Fithian, Randy Sue Klein (Editor), William E. Hartman (Editor). 1997.How I Got Into Sex: Leading Researchers, Sex Therapists, Educators, Prostitutes, Sex Toy Designers, Sex Surrogates, Transsexuals, Criminologists, Clergy, and More. Prometheus Books. (See particularly the following chapters: Dallas Denny "Coming of Age in the Land of Two Genders;" Holly Devore "How I Became a Sexologist;" Milton Diamond "The Road to Paradise;" Ariadne Kane "Early Transgenderist;" John Money "Serendipities on the Sexological Pathway to Research in Gender Identity and Sex Reassignment;" Jude Patton "Female-to-Male Transsexual: Transsexual Sexologist;" and Virginia Prince "My Accidental Career." [306.7072 P432 (Main Stacks)]
Carlotta (James Cockington). 1994. He Did It Her Way: Carlotta, legend of Les Girls. Chippendale [N.S.W.] : Ironbark. 159 pp. Autobiography of Australian cabaret entertainer who began her career as an original member of the famous and long running Les Girls in the early 60s. She was an inspiration for the film, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Castle, Stephanie. 1992. Feelings: a transexual's explanation of a baffling condition. Vancouver, B.C. : Perception Press. 232 pp. "What is this enigma: this mysterious condition called transsexualism? Is it something dark, dirty, and devilish? Is it something which should arouse fear, prejudice and loathing? Or is it a matter of fact, to be confronted by intelligent, thinking and sensitive people who can accommodate themselves to viewing it with sympathy and understanding? These, of course, are all rhetorical questions which embrace the scope of my book and hopefully as it proceeds, the far from simple answers involved can be developed to the satisfaction of the reader." (from the introduction) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Chablis, Lady. 1996. Hiding My Candy: The Autobiography of the Grand Empress of Savannah. 207 pp. New York: Pocket Books. “Readers of John Berendt's best-seller, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1994), have already met Lady Chablis, known as Frank in that book. She is the self-styled grand empress of Savannah and, by her own admission, the most dedicated and accomplished drag queen of the New South. Combining traditional southern gentility with sharp wit and an unerring sense of style, she tells her life story, from a childhood spent in Florida, with a brief sojourn in New York, to the runway treading of her present glory days.” (From Booklist review.) [792.7028092 L128L (Main Stacks)]
Clements, Paul. 1998. Jan Morris. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. 125 pp. Biography of Welsh travel writer and historian Jan Morris, a male-to-female transsexual whose autobiography is titled Conundrum [828 M8322Yc (Main Stacks)]
Colapinto, John. 2000. As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised As A Girl. “Born a boy, brought up a girl, David Reimer always knew in his genes that he was a male, despite his eminent doctor's self-serving pronouncements. Colapinto, the reporter who won a National Magazine Award for a piece on David's story, engrossingly recounts this tale of grotesque medical hubris and a life dragged slowly from the ashes.” (From Kirkus Reviews.) New York, NY: HarperCollins. 279 pp. [305.9066 C67a (Education Library)]
Colapinto, John. 1997. "The True Story of John/Joan." Rolling Stone, December 11, 1997, pp. 54-97. Colapinto's original article about David Reimer, on which his book As Nature Made Him was based. [781.5705 RO (Undergraduate Library)]
Collis, Rose. 2001. Colonel Barker's Monstrous Regiment: A Tale Of Female Husbandry. “In an England devastated by the terrible losses of World War I, Colonel Victor Barker was a rare man indeed. Dashing, well–respected, with impeccable manners, he was a model gentleman. His wife was proud of his good breeding and fine looks, and his young son worshipped him as a war hero. But beneath the army uniform and bearing Barker hid an astounding secret. In 1929, following a sensational trial, the good colonel was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. For Colonel Barker was, in fact, a woman. Her real name was Valerie Lilias Arkell–Smith, the most infamous “man–woman” of them all.” (Publisher’s information.) London: Virago Press. 308 pp. [306.77092 B241c (Main Stacks)]
Conn, Canary. 1974. Canary, The Story Of A Transsexual. Nash Books. "Before her name was Canary Conn, his name was Danny O'Connor. The bittersweet story of life as an aspiring young singer-songwriter, both as a young man and then as a woman, is told with warmth and candor. It is the story of a highly creative individual who has had the strength to maintain a productive life notwithstanding a dramatic transformation." [Not available at UIUC Library; available fromother CARLI libraries via I-Share.]]
Connella, Katherine. 2000. Sugar and Spice and Puppy Dog Tails: Growing up Intersexed: an Intimate Memoir. Booklocker.com. 413 pp. "Actress/author Katherine Connella steps out of the shadows to frankly reveal her childhood and adolescence growing up intersexed. Deemed a boy a birth (in spite of full female interior organs and irregular genitalia), she fought her whole life to prove what she was: a female. Katherine discusses survival of a number of traumas: incest, medical abuse, mental hospitalization, chemical-induced manic depression and a series of sexual assaults. Yet through it all, she writes with a spirit of humor and a positive outlook." (Barnes and Noble book description) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Cossey, Caroline. 1982. Tula - I am a Woman. London: Sphere. "One of two autobiographies by the “Bond girl” who caused quite a stir during the filming of For Your Eyes Only when it was revealed that she was a transsexual." [Not available at UIUC.]
Cossey, Caroline. 1992. My Story. London: Faber & Faber. 225 pp. The autobiography of Caroline Cossey, a successful British model known as Tula. "My childhood was a jigsaw puzzle. All the pieces were there, but there was no one to fit them together, no one to make a complete picture. Nothing felt right...I now know that I was born transsexual..It took years to fit the pieces together, to understand the past, to make the picture. I wrote this book not as a medical textbook to explain the technicalities of gender reassignment, nor as a legal brief describing the long-drawn-out battle I have fought in the European courts, but as an honest and unadorned account of my life--a life made remarkable by an accident of biology." (from the preface) [Not available at UIUC.]
Cowell, Roberta. 1954. Roberta Cowell's Story by Herself. London: William Heinemann LTD. Autobiography of first person in the UK to have a sex change. Cowell, a WWII Royal Airforce fighter pilot, race car driver, underwent sex change surgery in the early 1950's. [Not available at UIUC.]
Cruysse, Dirk van der. 1995. L'abbé De Choisy, Androgyne Et Mandarin. Paris: Fayard. 494 pp. [944.033092 C452C (Main Stacks)]
Cummings, Katherine. 1992. Katherine's Diary: The Story of a Transsexual. Melbourne, Australia: William Heinemann. Autobiography of an Australian MTF transsexual who transitioned later in life. This book won the Australian Human Rights Award for Non-Fiction in 1992. [305.9066092 C912c (Main Stacks)]
Cummings, Katherine. 1996. "The Life and Loves of an XY Woman." in No Thanks or Regrets edited by Jacqueline Kent. Sydney, NSW: State Library of New South Wales Press. Cummings essay in this book of autobiographical writings by Australian women brings her life story told in Katherine's Diary up to date. [823.08 N6596 (Main Stacks)]
Davis, Sharon. 1985. A finer specimen of womanhood: a transsexual speaks out. New York: Vantage. Autobiography of an African-American MTF transsexual. [Not available at UIUC]
Devlin, Tom. 1996. Two Lives Had I--One Was A Drag!! : An Autobiography. New York: Vantage Press. 244 pp. [305.389664 D497d (Main Stacks)]
Falkiner, Suzanne. 1988. Eugenia: A Man. Australia:??. 245 pp. "The true story of a woman who passed 20 years of her life as a man, and accused of the murder of an unidentified woman, during the early 20th century." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Fallowell, Duncan and April Ashley. 1982. April Ashley's odyssey. London : J. Cape. 287 pp. "April's life started from humble beginnings in a working class section of Liverpool, UK and went on to marry British Lord Corbett, befriend Peter O'Toole, the Beatles, Salvador Dali. Born as a boy, April met with great success as a performer at Le Carrousel. After April's gender reassignment surgery in 1960 she went on to become a top model and socialite in London." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Feinberg, (Diane) Leslie. 1980. Journal of a Transsexual. Atlanta: World View. Early writings of transgender writer and activist Leslie Feinberg. Feinberg is the author of Stone Butch Blues. [616.85834 F327J (Main Stacks)]
Gorman, Michael Robert. 1998. The Empress Is a Man: Stories from the Life and Times of Jose Sarria. New York : Haworth Press. 278 pp. "Michael Gorman exposes Sarria's life in a frank manner with a unique storytelling ability that simultaneously causes amusement and sadness." (Back cover) Winner of the1998 Lambda Literary Awards for Transgender/Bisexual. [792.7028092 Sa75g (Main Stacks)]
Griggs, Claudine. 1996. Passage Through Trinidad: Journal of a Surgical Sex Change. London: McFarland & Company. 216 pp. “Chronicles Griggs' surgical sex change from the moment of deciding to pursue it; through the operation in Trinidad, Colorado, by the dean of sex-change operations, Stanley Biber; to full recovery. Describes the mental as well as the physical transformations. Indexed.” (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, OR) [305.3092 G876g (Education Library)]
Hewitt, Paul, Jane Warren. 1995. A Self-made Man: the Diary of a Man Born in a Woman's Body. London: Headline Books. "Paul Hewitt was born female. This book presents the sometimes painful, often funny diary of his sex change. Paul's diary takes the reader through his roller-coaster of emotions as he embarks on a new life - his elation as he starts hormone treatment, his first shave and a double mastectomy." [305.9066092 H497h (Main Stacks)]
Hodgkinson, Liz. 1989. Michael, née Laura. London: Columbus. 208 pp. "Oxford blue, garage hand, medical student, philanthropist, ship's doctor, prolific author, heir to a baronetcy and ordained Buddhist; the subject of this biography was all of these, but most extraordinary of all, Michael Dillon was born female. Liz Hodgkinson's account of the life of this remarkable and accomplished individual is based on Dillon's unpublished autobiography and correspondence as well as extensive interviews with those who knew him." (from back cover) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Howard-Howard, Margo. 1998. I Was a White Slave in Harlem. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows. 177 pp. "Margo Howard-Howard details her sometimes intimate, sometimes violent encounters with James Dean, Andy Warhol, Jackie Curtis, Truman Capote, Tallulah Bankhead, Queen Elizabeth II, and many other personalities. As described here they give a glimpse of the wild career of New York's premier drag queen. Funny, outrageous, and compassionate, Margot Howard-Howard thrived in the world Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney only dream about." (from back cover) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from UI Chicago and Northern Illinois University via I-Share.]
Howey, Noelle. 2002. Dress Codes Of Three Girlhoods--My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine: Picador. 368 pp. "In this rich memoir, Howey details not one life, but three. It's a difficult juggling act, but it pays off beautifully, for the story of her father's coming out as a male-to-female transsexual is only part of a larger narrative of growing up female in America. Howey's writing is neither sensationalistic nor condescendingly cheery; this is a loving portrait of a girl's complicated relationship to her father's femininity and her own. The author, co-editor of Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Parents, nicely juxtaposes her childhood dress-up games and clandestine sexual experimentation (she wanted to be Madonna) with her father's secret penchant for soft scarves and pumps (he dreamed of becoming Annette Funicello)." (Publisher's Weekly) [306.874 H839d (Main Stacks)]
Hoyman, Rhonda D. 1999. Rhonda - The Woman in Me: A Journey Through Gender Transition. Pearce Pub. 308 pp. "... the journey of Ron's 48 year struggle to find happiness before allowing his true feminine identity to emerge and take steps necessary to achieve a complete sexual transition. This book is not only for those who have gender dysphoria, but a good example of what can be done by any person who is determined to improve their life." (Amazon.com) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Hulburd, E.W. (Ebenezer Wallace). 1909. The life of little Justin Hulburd, medium, actor and poet, who was during forty years one of the greatest attractions upon the dramatic stage and who served his adopted country during the civil war as President Lincoln's private spy. Given through his mediumship by prominent people of that time who knew him intimately, relating many exciting experiences / Comp. by his cousin E.W. Hulburd. Descano, Cal. : E.W. Hulburd. 3 volumes. ".. a lost gem of transgender history. Justin Hulburd was a professional female impersonator from 1838 - 1880. He occasionally presented himself as a woman in public. After retiring from the stage he became a spiritualist medium. This book is a record of spirit visitations, transcribed from Justin's lips, during 1904 - 1905. The spirits discuss Justin's transgenderism and his career as a female impersonator. According to the spirits, Justin also spied for Lincoln during the Civil War, often impersonating a woman during these missions to fool the Confederate troops. Some of the more famous spirits in this volume include poet Edgar Allen Poe, Confederate General Longstreet and famous 19th century actors Charlotte Cushman and Joseph Jefferson." [133.910924 H876HU (Main Stacks; volume 1 only); volumes 2 and 3 available from DePaula University Library via I-Share.]
Hunt, Nancy. 1978. Mirror Image. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. 263 pp. "Autobiography of Chicago Tribune reporter Nancy Hunt, a MTF transsexual formerly named Ridgely Hunt. Hunt covered some of the paper´s most dangerous assignments, including as a combat correspondent in the Vietnam War. Hunt retired in 1984, having been with the Tribune since 1963. Born in 192, Hunt served in the U.S. Army infantry in World War II and with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War." [B.H94212 H1 (Main Stacks)]
Johnson, Chris and Cathy Brown. 1982. Gender Trap: The Moving Autobiography of Chris and Cathy, the First Transsexual Parents. London: Proteus Books. Chris Johnson (previously Anne) and Cathy Brown (previously Eugene) decided to have a child before pursuing the sex changes they both desired. The Gender Trap is about their experiences and the birth of their daughter. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from SIU Carbondale, Eastern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University via I-Share.]
Johnson, Kathleen and Stephanie Castle. 1997. Prisoner of Gender: A Transsexual and the System. Vancouver: Perceptions Press. Biography of a transsexual's experience in a Canadian prison. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from SIU Carbondale Library via I-Share.]
Jorgensen, Christine. 1967. Christine Jorgensen: A Personal Autobiography. New York: P. S. Eriksson. "Jorgensen made international headlines in the early 1950s as the first person to go public about having a sex-change operation. Following the revelation, s/he became the poster child for transsexualism. Her 1967 autobiography is a straightforward account of growing up as a boy with much inner conflict. It goes on to cover the decision to have the surgery, the procedure itself, and her successful career as a Las Vegas entertainer." (Library Journal) [B.J8223 J1 (Undergraduate Library)]
Kailey, Matt. 2005. Just Add Hormones : An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience. Boston: Beacon Press. 184pp. "Matt Kailey lived as a straight woman for the first forty-two years of his life, and then he changed. With the help of a good therapist, chest surgery, and some strong doses of testosterone, Kailey began living life as the man he"d always wanted to be. Now, in Just Add Hormones, Kailey uses humor and humility to explain his journey toward accepting himself as neither a woman nor someone born male." (Amazon.com) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Kane, Samantha. 1998. A two-tiered existence. London : Writers and Artists. 130 pp."A Two Tiered Existence relates the life of Sam Hashimi - who hit the headlines in 1990 with his notorious take-over bid for Sheffield United football club - and the successful transformation of Sam into Samantha. Spanning two broken marriages, the traumatic loss of children, hospitalization and imprisonment, it is the story of a search for identity that would finally come into conflict with the conventional life of husband, father and businessman." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Lake, Bambi. 1996. The unsinkable Bambi Lake : a fairy tale containing the dish on cockettes, punks, and angels. San Francisco : Manic D. Press. "In this tell-all autobiography, Bambi Lake, glamour queen chanteuse, stripper, and film star, exposes deeply hidden secrets about she-male America. Her evolution from innocent, suburban Johnny Purcell into fabulous, sophisticated Bambi Lake covers San Francisco's psychedelic '60s, gay revolution in the '70s, and punk rock scene in the '80s. Absolutely nothing is off-topic in this sexy, revealing drama." (from CDS Bookshelf http://www.cdspub.com/cc.html) [305.9066092 L148l (Main Stacks)]
MacKay, Anne and Sandy Dee. 1995. Sandy Dee: An Oral History Of A Transgendered Woman. Orient, N.Y.: Anne MacKay. 123 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Maitland, Sara. 1986. Vesta Tilley. London : Virago. 148 pp. Biography of the most famous male impersonator of the early 20th century. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from SIU Carbondale and UI Chicago libraries via I-Share.]
Marlowe, Kenneth. 1964. Mr. Madam; Confessions Of A Male Madam. Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press. 246 pp. [301.4243 M34M (Main Stacks)]
Martino, Mario. 1977. Emergence : A Transsexual Autobiography. New York: Crown Publishers. 273 pp. "Marie Martino - now Mario Martino - felt herself to be imprisoned in the alien body of the wrong sex. From childhood she struggled with the conviction that though born female, 'she' was actually 'he' - in feeling, in outlook, in sexuality. The fumbling sexual adventures of adolescence were made all the more disturbing by her rigid midwestern Catholic upbringing. The interlocking surgical and hormonal processes by which Marie was transformed into Mario are detailed. The odyssey through personal confusion and past the shock, hostility, and contempt of others is dramatically recounted, as are the constant psychological upsets and the positive and negative encounters with the doctors, lawyers, colleagues, and clergymen." (Elysian Fields Booksellers description) [B.M38622 M1 (Undergraduate Library)]
Matzner, Andrew. 2001. 'O Au No Keia: Voices from Hawai'i's Mahu and Transgender Communities. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corporation (436 Walnut Street, 11th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106-3703). 296 pp. A collection of oral histories from fifteen male-to-female transgendered people. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
McClain, Jerry. 1992. To Be a Woman. Provincetown, MA: Different Path Press. ""I always wanted to be a woman..." Those opening words of this book set the scene for one of the most unusual stories ever told, written by a successful novelist, husband, and father." (from back cover) [Not available at UIUC.]
McCloskey, Deirdre N. 1999. Crossing: A Memoir. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 266 pp. “A testimony to her struggles and courage, Crossing invites the reader to enter Deirdre (formerly Donald) McCloskey's mind as she decides to become a woman after a lifetime as a man, husband, and father. A renowned professor of economics at the University of Iowa, Donald McCloskey had to fight tenaciously to realize his inner call to become a woman against such foes as his sister (who had him repeatedly committed against his will for psychiatric evaluations) and his marriage family (who, in the book's most heart-wrenching scenes, renounce their father and former husband).” (From Kirkus Reviews.) Deirdre McCloskey is currently Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago.) (http://tigger.uic.edu/~deirdre2/) [305.9066 M132c (Undergraduate Library)]
McKay, Reg. 2001. None So Pretty : The Sexing of Rebecca Pine : The Story of a Changing Life. New York : Routledge. 191 pp. "Fifteen years after setting up a home with Jean, his second wife, and her children in the beautiful fishing village of Tarbert in Scotland, Robert finally decided to resolve the question that had haunted him throughout his life. He had known the answer for a long time: he would dress openly as a woman and would eventually have sex-reassignment surgery. None So Pretty is the incredible story of Robert's transformation into Rebecca and the shockwaves this causes in his small community. It is also a love story as Jean, now Rebecca's wife, struggles to accept the changes in their lives." (from back cover) [305.9066 M459n (Main Stacks)]
Middlebrook, Diane Wood. 1998. Suits Me: The Double Life Of Billy Tipton. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. 326 pp. “Only in death was it revealed that "he" was a "she," as the final curtain dropped on Dorothy Lucille Tipton's spectacular and nervy 54-year impersonation of a man--the popular pianist, saxophonist, and bandleader Billy Tipton.” (From Booklist.) [781.65092 T499m (Undergraduate Library)]
Morris, Jan. 1974. Conundrum. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 174 pp. Autobiography of Welsh travel writer and historian Jan Morris, a male-to-female transsexual. [B.M8767 M1 (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Nettick, Geri with Beth Elliot. 1996. Mirrors: Portrait of a Lesbian Transsexual: Rhinoceros Edition from Masquerade Books. 336 pp. "An interesting autobiography by a strong-willed male-to-female transsexual who underwent sex-reassignment surgery when it wasn't a well-known option. Her revelations about making it through the acceptance maze (both to get surgery and find friends in the lesbian community) make for provocative reading...Mirrors provides a vivid picture of the politicization of the lesbian-feminist movement (the question becomes -- who is certifiably a real woman?). Mirrors realistically explains that having a womanly body doesn't mean a transsexual will be accepted by women and lesbians as a real female." (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) [305.9066092 N387n (Main Stacks)]
Nicholson, Matt. 2000. “Trans guys and moonpies: a dialogue with a down-home transgendered leather couple.” Southern Exposure 27, no. 4: 35-38. [Not available at UIUC.]
O'Keefe, Tracie and Katrina Fox, editors. 2003. Finding the Real Me: True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity. New York: John Wiley. 256 pp. ". . .a collection of funny, sad, revealing, and inspiring stories of sex and gender diversity, as told by a variety of people who are on a journey towards finding the real me. They share their true and varied experiences within the sex and gender diverse community around the world." (amazon.com) [306.77 F492 (Undergraduate Library)]]
Pepper, John. 1982. A Man's Tale. London, NY: Quartet Books. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Pettiway, Leon E. 1996. Honey, Honey, Miss Thang: Being Black, Gay, And On The Streets. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 270 pp. “Using the first person accounts of five African American, drug-using, street-walking, cross-dressing gay hustlers, Pettiway, a professor of criminal justice at Indiana University, breaks free of some criminologists' tendency to view the marginalized as monolithically deviant, negative or hopeless.” (From Publisher’s Weekly.) [305.3 P455H (Main Stacks)]
Preiss, Irene. 1999. Fixed For Life: The True Saga Of How Tom Became Sally. New York: toExcel. “This book was written for those who are not sure about their gender or sexuality; the family members of those who are not sure about their gender or sexuality; the professional counselors for those who are not sure about their gender or sexuality; and for those who have absolutely no question about their gender or sexuality but will eventually interact with those who do.” (From back cover.) [305.9066 P914f (Main Stacks)]
Rees, Mark Nicholas Alban. 1996. Dear Sir Or Madam: The Autobiography Of A Female-To-Male Transsexual. London, NY: Cassell. 184 pp. "Press For Change founder and Vice-President Mark Rees was the first trans person to have his case against the UK government heard by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Although Mark's case was unsuccessful, like the others which followed it, this pioneer of trans rights has done much to advance public awareness of trans people, and of trans men in particular." (Press for Change website) [305.3092 R259r (Main Stacks)]
Richards, Renée. 1983. Second Serve: The Renée Richards Story. New York: Stein and Day. 373 pp. " Reneé Richards (neé Richard Raskin) had been an opthomologist and a moderately good tennis player before she transitioned in the mid ‘70s. In 1976 at age 52, she entered a women’s tennis tournament where she was both read and recognized. The ensuing battle between Ms. Richards and the sporting authorities made headline news for several weeks. Ms. Richards went to court to defend her right to be recognized as female. The court ruled that transsexuals after full transition and sex reassignment surgery were legally the new sex. This established an important precident not just for sports but for all aspects of civil and private life involving transsexual persons." (from http://www.transhistory.org/history/TH_Renee_Richards.html) [305.30924 R392R1 (Undergraduate Library)]
Rose, Donna. 2003. Wrapped in Blue: A Journey of Discovery. Living Legacy Press. 357 pp. "Wrapped In Blue is Donna Rose's deeply personal memoir of self-discovery. Hers is a coming-of-age story with an unusual twist. By exploring the thoughts and emotions of an every-day person facing a unique midlife dilemma, Donna forces herself to question even the most basic aspects of her life. This is the story of her courageous and difficult journey across the gender line in hopes of finding true peace and contentment. Although being transsexual is integral to the story, Wrapped In Blue explains this journey in universally human terms that can be appreciated and understood by all. It provides a rare glimpse at the emotional, physical and spiritual upheaval that transsexuals, or anyone facing a dramatic midlife transition, must face and overcome. It challenges the reader to consider life, love and gender in a new and insightful way. And, it provides a unique, intriguing, and sometimes humorous view of the differences between men and women that only someone who has lived successfully on both sides of the gender line can provide." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Rowe, Robert J. 1998. Bert and Lori: The Autobiography of a Crossdresser: Prometheus Books. 388 pp. “Author Robert Rowe , a scholar, incisively traces his life as a crossdresser who enjoys the erotic and spiritual aspects of wearing women's clothing. The book goes beyond autobiography by adding research, other literature, myths, and even the author's wife's comments. A clear, uncensored look at crossdressing as a major turn-on." (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) Forward by Vern Bullough. [306.77092 R79r (Main Stacks)]
RuPaul. 1995. Lettin’ It All Hang Out: An Autobiography. New York: Hyperion. 227 pp. “The world's best-known drag performer tells of his rise from poverty to superstardom and offers beauty tips, positive thinking tools, and his unique sense of humor in a first book filled with photographs.” (From Ingram Reviews.) [306.77092 R877R1 (Main Stacks)]
Rupe, Carmen Tione and Paul Martin. 1988. Carmen: My Life. Auckland: Benton Ross. 224 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Rutherford, Erica. 1993. Nine Lives: The Autobiography Of Erica Rutherford. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Ragweed. [305.3 R933R (Main Stacks)]
Scholinski, Daphne. 1997. The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A Memoir. New York: Riverhead Books. 211 pp. "The true account of a "bad girl" who suffered from parental neglect, was given over to mental institutions, and learned to play the games necessary to survive in the early 1980s. Therapists saw her boyishness as a curable manifestation of her problems, so she had to pretend to be girly-girly and interested in guys to graduate. Throughout it all her derring-do and intelligence preserve her sanity." (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) [616.8583 Sch64l (Main Stacks)]
Sewell, Raymond with Kittey Thompson. 1995. What Took You So Long? A Girl's Journey to Manhood. London: Penguin Books. [Not available at UIUC.]
Simmons, Dawn Langley. 1970. Man Into Woman: A Transsexual Autobiography. London. [RC560.C4 S5 (Available at SIUE; request via I-Share)]
Simmons, Dawn Langley. 1995. Dawn: A Charleston Legend: Wyrick & Company. 191 pp. Autobiography of American novelist and biographer. "Dawn Langley Pepita Simmons is an intersexed transsexual woman...She was born in England in 1937... Dawn was christened Gordon Langley Hall and raised as a boy. She lived as a man for thirty years until “bloody urine” was discovered to be menstral blood. Dawn was told that she had a choice... She could continue to live as a man or as a woman. Dawn, having felt all of her life that she was a misfit as a man, and identifying as woman, readily decided to transition...Soon after transition she met the love of her life, John-Paul Simmons, marrying after a short whirlwind romance. As a sad reflection on racism in America, her marriage to a black man in Charleston, South Carolina pushed her further out of polite society, even as that society reeled from her transition." (from http://www.transhistory.org/history/TH_Dawn_Simmons.html ) [813 SI471D (Main Stacks)]
Smith, Jayne County with Rupert. 1995. Man Enough To Be A Woman. London, New York: Serpent's Tail. 184 pp. Jayne County was one of the first drag rock and roll/punk musicians from the early seventies. [305.9066 C832c (Main Stacks)]
Somerset, Georginia. 1992. A Girl Called Georgina. Lewes : Book Guild. 475 pp. Previously published as Over the Sex Border (London, V. Gollancz, 1963) [Not available at UIUC Library}
Spry, Jennifer. 1997. Orlando's Sleep: An Autobiography Of Gender. Norwich, VT: New Victoria Publishers. 186 pp. “From the time of his boyhood in Australia, Jennifer (nee John) had a strong compulsion to dress in his mother's and sister's clothing. Spry spent years suppressing this desire and attempted to live as a normal male by marrying Laurie, an American woman, in 1974.” (From Publishers Weekly.) [305.9066 Sp89o (Main Stacks)]
Stuart, Kim Elizabeth. 1985. The Uninvited Dilemma: Research Supplement. Lake Oswego, OR: Metamorphous Press. Interviews. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Sullivan, Louis. 1990. From Female To Male: The Life Of Jack Bee Garland. Boston: Alyson Publications. 183 pp. "Louis Sullivan rescues from obscurity the fascinating story of a brave and compassionate soul. Jack Garland finally gets the recognition he deserves as a pioneer explorer who ventured across gender boundaries to invest his own life. This well-researched work is an important contribution to the history of gender and sexuality in America." (Allan Berube, author of Coming Out Under Fire: Gay Men and Women in World War II.) [305.3092 G183S (Main Stacks)]
Summerscale, Kate. 1998. The Queen of Whale Cay. New York: Viking. 241 pp. “In this superbly written biography, Summerscale brings to life the extraordinary and eccentric Joe Carstairs. A London Times bestseller and already nominated for the Whitbread Biography of the Year Prize, this volume takes empathetic hold of an enterprising, cross-dressing woman bent on devouring the world whole. Marion “Joe'' Carstairs was heiress to the Standard Oil fortune and clearly predestined to eccentricity.” (From Kirkus Reviews.) [972.96 C238s (Main Stacks)]
Summerhawk, Barbara, editor. 1998. Queer Japan : personal stories of Japanese lesbians, gays, transsexuals, and bisexuals. Norwich, Vt. : New Victoria Publishers. 216 pp. "In this important contribution to international queer studies, sixteen people, spanning generations from pre-war to newly out young activists, tell their stories." [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Townsend, Leslie. 2002. Hidden in Plain Sight. Writers Club. 160 pp. "This story follows the journey of a child in confusion, an adolescent in turmoil and a young adult, who embarks on a quest for wholeness. It is a story of breaking gender barriers and of crossing the chasm from male to female." (Publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Valerio, Max Wolf. 1998. A Man: the Transsexual Journey of an Agent Provocateur. New York: William Morrow. 384 pp. “A provocative autobiography of a transsexual describes how and why a thirty-two-year-old woman decided to become a man and explains how not only her body changed but her feelings, sexual urgency, and sociability.” (Ingram Reviews) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Von Mahlsdorf, Charlotte. 1995. I Am My Own Woman: The Outlaw Life of Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf, Berlin's Most Distinguished Transvestite: Cleis Press. “Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (nee Lothar Berfelde) has lived openly as a transvestite since the 1940s. In high-heeled sandals and a good suit, Charlotte collected ornate, hand-crafted antiques of the Grunderzeit period through the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the GDR, and into the unified Federal Republic of Germany. The subject of an acclaimed film by Rosa von Praunheim. 33 photos.” (Ingram Reviews) [791.4372 Ic3:E (Main Stacks)]
Wallraff, John. 2002. From drags to riches : the untold story of Charles Pierce. New York : Harrington Park Press. 245 pp. "Charles Pierce (1926--1999) was an internationally known and highly successful female impersonator, known for his vivid portrayals of Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, and Mae West. This book offers a candid look at a career that spanned over fifty years--from his humble start at the Pasadena Playhouse, to his sold-out shows in San Francisco. From Drags to Riches provides a rich and colorful history of Charles Pierce. In this insightful and moving volume, Pierce’s friend John Wallraff offers valuable insights about the little-known man behind the makeup and captures the essence of what drag stardom is really like." (publisher's information) [791.0866 P611w (Main Stacks)]
Wheen, Frances. 2002. Who Was Dr. Charlotte Bach? London: Short. 144 pp. [On order at UIUC Library.]
Wherrett, Peter and Richard Wherrett. 1997. Desirelines: An Unusual Family Memoir. Sydney : Hodder Headline. 324 pp. Autobiography of Peter Wherrett, noted Australian television personality, and his brother Richard, reknown Australian theatrical producer. In this memoir Peter Wherrett revealed his need to cross dress. His coming out created a huge amount of interest and publicity in Australia. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Wilkerson, George, George Wilkerson/Bobbi Williams, Bobbi Lee Williams. 2000. Me And Bobbi And The Gyrls. Xlibris Corporation. 196 pp. "George Wilkerson/Bobbi Williams gives us a collection of columns and stories about growing up transgendered; sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always engaging, this is, first and last, a book about people." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Woodlawn, Holly. 1991. A Low Life In High Heels: The Holly Woodlawn Story. New York: St. Martin's Press. "Holly Woodlawn crashed onto the scene 30 years ago as one of Andy Warhol’s superstars, appearing in his films Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1972) at a time when being an openly gay Puerto Rican drag queen was risky business, to say the least. “You could get arrested for wearing mascara,” Woodlawn says. But in keeping with her rebellious spirit, the bombastic bombshell took Manhattan and, ultimately, the world by storm and will go down in infamy as an inspiration for Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” (J.V. McAuley, The Advocate) [791.43028092 W858w1992 (Main Stacks)]
Zander, Erica. 2003. TransActions. Periskop. 233 pp. "Erica Zander is a Swedish lesbian-identified male-to-female transsexual. After thirty years as a "so she thought" transvestite, and fifteen as a former trans', she transitioned at the age of forty-eight. Erica still lives with her wife of thirty years; together they have two adult sons. In this candid autobiography, trans activist statement and post-op diary, Ms. Zander discusses a wide range of topics related to gender and the individual's quest for wholeness. Her text has an immediacy that is only possible because it was written throughout her transition, not years later." (back cover)
Abbate, Florencia. 1998. Él, Ella, Ella? : Apuntes Sobre Transexualidad Masculina. 150 pp. Hoy x hoy. Minorías. Buenos Aires: Perfil Libros. [305.90660982 Ab193e (Main Stacks)]
Ackroyd, Peter. 1979. Dressing Up, Transvestism And Drag: The History Of An Obsession. 160 pp. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster. "Dressing Up explores the fascinating
and complex phenomena of transvestism and drag. It is an examination of the psychological sigificance underlying most cross-dressing: as erotic experience; as the expression of longing for identification with women while maintaining one's maleness; and as fetishistic impulse. It is also an exploration of the cultural and historical antecedents of this obsession which was (and in some cultures still is) an integral part of religious ritualand theatre -- among American Indians and African tribes, in the theatre of ancient Greece and Rome, and in the Noh and Kabuki theatre of Japan." (from back cover) [301.424 AC5D (Main Stacks)]
Allen, J.J. 1996. The Man In The Red Velvet Dress: Inside The World Of Cross Dressing. New York: Carol Pub. Group. 216 pp. "J.J. Allen, a longtime cross-dresser and past president of Powder Puffs of California, one of the world's largest cross-dresser support groups, provides an insiders view of a world most of us have seen only on talk shows, yet is more widespread and complex than the public realizes. The author details the intricacies of transsexual surgery, and takes the reader on a tour of the underground sexual scene in Los Angeles, behind the closed doors of the secretive clubs and societies and into the psyche, sexuality, and social life of male cross-dressers." (From back cover) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Allen, Pathy Mariette. 1990. Transformations: Crossdressers And Those Who Love Them: EP Dutton. "In several of her 32 interviews Allen captures the pain and confusion many crossdressers experience when – typically in early childhood and almost always by puberty – they discover the depth and passion associated with their inclinations, as well as the difficulties. . .Illuminating as the interviews are, however, photography is the heart of Transformations. In some 100 black-and-white pictures and 16 pages of color portraits Allen allows the ladies to show themselves both as women and as men, alone and with each other, with their wives, lovers, children, and parents. . .Transformations is more than reportage or photojournalism in the ordinary sense of the term. It is a deeply felt, empathically rendered, and beautifully presented portrait of a community, made by an artist who was able to immerse herself in a world most people never even see." (review by William A. Henkin in The Spectator) [On Order at UIUC Library.]
Anders, Charles. 2002. The Lazy Crossdresser: Greenery Pr. 160 pp. “Charles Anders, a writer and crossdresser of many years` experience, gives you the skills and confidence you need to crossdress as much - or as little – as you want: embarrassment-free clothes shopping, doing your makeup, making decisions about your head and body hair, and much more.” (From publisher’s information.) [306.77 An22l (Main Stacks)]
Andrei, Claudia. 2002. Transgender Underground: London and the Third Sex. London: Glitter Books (Suite 403, 85 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5AR). 144 pp. "For years, the media has offered incorrect, superficial images of cross dressers and transitional personas. Based on several years of research, interviews and photography sessions, mixed-media artist Claudia Andrei has produced a fascinating document and insight into the 'third sex'." (from Amazon.com book description) [305.9066 An25t (Main Stacks)]
Baker, Roger. 1968. Drag: A History of Female Impersonation on the Stage. London, Triton Books; distributed by Macdonald & Co. 256 pp. [792.028 B17D (Undergraduate Library)]
Bland, Jed. 1993. The Gender Paradox: What It Means To Be A Transvestite. Belper: Derby TV/TS Group. [Not available at UIUC.]
Boyd, Helen. 2003. My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser. Avalon Publishing Group. 285 pp. "This may be the first work written by the wife of a heterosexual cross-dresser. Drawing on her five-year marriage to "Betty"-as well as reports from other couples from the cross-dressing and transgendered community-Boyd (a pseudonym) discusses with humor and candor ways to come to terms with cross-dressing, focusing on issues of identity, trust, and sexuality. Critically, yet with sympathy, she explores misconceptions about cross-dressing ("a cross between a wish and a compulsion") and describes communities and support groups. In the world of cross-dressing, she reveals that there is no "one size fits all": some men keep their behavior a secret, others act on the desire to "out" in public, and still others transition to being transgendered. Unlike many wives of cross-dressers, Boyd learned of Betty's behavior during their early weeks of dating; she now moderates an online support group for wives and partners of cross-dressers. Though primarily addressed to the wives and partners of cross-dressers (and cross-dressers themselves), this will undoubtedly have a wider appeal to those curious about this subculture." (Library Journal) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Brubach, Holly. 1999. Girlfriend: Men, Women, And Drag. New York, NY: Random House. 178 pp. “Despite its overt playfulness, drag elicits strong, visceral responses. And despite her breezy journalistic style, Brubach deftly negotiates a middle path between two politicized poles.” (From New York Times Book Review by Michael Kimmel.) [306.77 B83g (Main Stacks, Undergraduate Library)]
Bulliet, C. J. (Clarence Joseph). 1933. Venus Castina; famous female impersonators, celestial and human. New York, Covici, Friede. 303 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Bullough, Vern L. and Bonnie Bullough. 1993. Cross Dressing, Sex, And Gender. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 382 pp. "This book, destined to become a classic in its field, is the culmination of thirty years of research by the Burroughs into gender impersonation and cross-dressing. Their ground-breaking findings will be of interest to anyone involved in the debate of nature versus nuture, and have implications not only for scholars in the various social sciences and sex and gender studies, but for educators, nurses, physicians, feminists, gays, lesbians, and general readers. This work will be of more personal interest to anyone who identifies as a transvestite or a transsexual or who has been classified by medical and psychiatric professionals as suffering from gender dysphoria." (from back cover) [306.77 B876C (Education Library; Main Stacks)]
Coleman, Vernon. 1996. Men In Dresses: A Study Of Transvestism/Crossdressing. Barnstaple: European Medical Journal. 128 pp. "Why 10% of men dress in women's clothes / Why many women don't know their partner's secret / The incidence of homosexuality among transvestites / Transvestites' fears and nightmares / How crossdressing helps men deal with stress / Sex lives of transvestites - a surprising secret / Crossdressing can start at any age / The big difference between transvestites and transsexuals / Men who wear women's undies beneath their suits / Why crossdressing could improve male life expectancy." (back cover) This European Medical School Journal Special Report On Transvestism/Crossdressing is based on questionnaires which were completed by 414 British males during July and August 1995 and on written communications from over 600 other British males during the same period. [Not available at UIUC.]
David, Jonathan, Catherine Chermayeff, Nan Richardson. 1995. Drag Diaries. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. 127 pp. "Offering the inside scoop on drag history and culture, this book includes a chronology of drag-related films, an annual drag calendar, a drag-inspired reading list, an essential drag shopping guide, and interviews with famous drag entertainers, from Joey Arias to Lypsynka. 105 photos, 58 in color." (from Ingram Review) [306.77 D28d (Main Stacks)]
Farrer, Peter and Christine-Jane Wilson. 1997. My First Party Frock: And Other Contributions to "The Glad Rag" 1985-1991. Liverpool: Karn Publications. 56 pp. " A collection of contributions made by the author, Peter Farrer, to "The Glad Rag" (the Journal of the Transvestite/Transsexual Support Group), edited by Christine-Jane Wilson. It begins with his first contribution of all, about boy-bridesmaids. Next is his review of "Clothes Lines", which gave him the idea for his article, "My First Party Frock". Then more reminiscences with "The School Play" and a comment on that, and next his views on "Nicola's Project". There follows pieces in chronological order about individuals who have or may have cross-dressed, plus some miscellaneous extracts from the press. His last contribution was a comment on Christine-Jane Wilson's spirited reply to a denunciation of cross-dressing based on "Deuteronomy" chapter 22, verse 5. The editor of the journal, Christine-Jane Wilson, provides editorial comments about the articles." [Not available at UIUC Library]
Feinbloom, Deborah Heller. 1976. Transvestites & Transsexuals: Mixed Views. New York: Delacorte Press/S. Lawrence. 303 pp. [301.4243 F32T (Education Library)]
Fillin-Yeh, Susan, ed. 2001. Dandies : Fashion And Finesse In Art And Culture. 291 pp. New York, NY: New York University Press. ". . . considers the visual languages, politics, and poetics of personal appearance. Dandyism has been most closely associated with influential caucasian Western men-about-town, epitomized by the 19th century style-setting of Oscar Wilde and by Tom Wolfe's white suits. The essays collected here, however, examine the spectacle and workings of dandyism to reveal that these were not the only dandies. On the contrary, art historians, literary and cultural historians, and anthropologists identify unrecognized dandies flourishing among early 19th century Native Americans, in Soviet Latvia, in Africa, throughout the African-American diaspora, among women, and in the art world. Moving beyond historical and fictional accounts of dandies, this volume juxtaposes theoretical models with evocative images and descriptions of clothing in order to link sartorial self-construction with artistic, social, and political self-invention." (publisher's information) [305.31 D197 (Education Library)]
Fleisher, Julian. 1996. The drag queens of New York : an illustrated field guide. New York : Riverhead Books. 178 pp. "This smart, witty, and insightful tour of Manhattan's most dazzling arena of style--the wildly popular culture of drag--features interviews with Lypsinka, RuPaul, Lady Bunny, and other notorious queens who can click their heels--even when they're eight inches off the ground. Photos." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Garber, Marjorie B. 1992. Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing & Cultural Anxiety. New York: Routledge. 443 pp. “In a century-sweeping book, Garber applies current critical thought to the phenomenon of ``cross-dressing'' in fact and fiction, high culture and low. Arguing that gender is culturally constructed, she contends that cross-dressing challenges the binary categories of male and female as well as the concept of category itself.” (From Kirkus Reviews.) [306.77 G163V (Education Library; Undergraduate Library)]
Gordon, Lesley. 1997. Aspects Of Gender: A Study Of Crossdressing. Waltham, MA: IFGE Publications. 176 pp. [Not available at UIUC.]
Gosselin, Chris. 1980. Sexual Variations: Fetishism, Sadomasochism, And Transvestism. New York: Simon & Schuster. 191 pp. [306.7 G695S (Main Stacks)]
Griggs, Claudine. 1998. S/He: Changing Sex And Changing Clothes. Oxford, UK: Berg. 160 pp. "Through an examination of the experience of transsexuals, this book enhances understanding of how gender can and does function in powerful, complex, and subtle ways. The author, who has herself been surgically reassigned, has conducted extensive interviews with transsexuals from many walks of life. Her personal experiences, which inform this book, has given her an access to her subjects that others would likely be denied." (back cover) [305.3 G876s (Education Library)]
Hirschfeld, Magnus. 1991. Transvestites: The Erotic Drive To Cross Dress. Translated by Michael A. Lombardi-Nash. Buffalo: Prometheus Books. 424 pp. "This remarkable book, written in 1910, was translated only in 1991. Had it been available in English earlier, it would no doubt have had a big impact on American thinking about transvestism and transsexualism. Hirschfeld gives a number of case histories of men and a few women who crossdress. Some appear to indeed be transvestites, but others seem more likely to have been transsexual. The author examines crossdressing from a variety of angles." (Dallas Denny) [306.7 H617T:E (Undergraduate Library)]
King, Richard Ekins and Dave. 1996. Blending Genders: Social Aspects Of Cross-Dressing And Sex-Changing. London: Routledge. 257 pp. Contributors: Dwight B. Billings; Neil Buhrich; Peter Farrer; Phaedra Kelly; Roberta Perkins; Ken Plummer; Janice Raymond; Mark Rees; Carol Riddell; Thomas Urban; Terri Webb and Steve Whittle. [306.77 B617 (Education Library)]
Kirk, Kris. 1984. Men in Frocks. London: GMP. 159 pp. "Men in Frocks is *the* book on modern drag. Its stunning photostudies show the amazing variety oof styles that parade themselves today. In a collage of interviews, the drag queens speak for themselves, from unknown street people to Marilyn and Boy George. They tell the hundred and one reasons why they do it, and how they get away with it. Men in Frocks explains the developement of the drag scene over a whole generation, from the Soldiers in Skirts through the Sea Queens and Radical Femmes to the nouveau drag of 1984. And as a special feature: tips from the experts on DIY (Drag-it-yourself)." (from back cover) [306.77 K635M (Main Stacks)]
Leigh, Lacey. 2002. Out & About: The Emancipated Crossdresser: Binary Star Press. 160 pp. "Out and About is an intelligent, fresh, and light-hearted look at crossdressing. Ms. Leigh writes, with no psychological mumbo-jumbo, to enlighten and encourage crossdressers ultimately to dump their guilt, shame, and denial so they may finally and fully express their feminine attributes in taste and style." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Leigh, Lacey. 2003. Seven Secrets of Successful Crossdressers. Double Star Press. 160 pp. "The sequel to "Out & About – The Emancipated Crossdresser" and once again Lacey Leigh turns perceptions inside out, showing why crossdressing is more a form of expression and communication than anything else.Lacey is an enthusiastic advocate of open crossdressing – using the power of a pleasant, positive, and personal example to boost community and personal acceptance of this commonly misperceived attribute of gender identity." [Not available at UIUC Library]
Moore, F. Michael. 1994. Drag! : male and female impersonators on stage, screen, and television : an illustrated world history. "Since ancient times, men and boys have impersonated women on stage. The impersonation of men by women was less common until the mid–1600s, when they began to make appearances in Shakespearean roles. Charlotte Cushman was known throughout England as the best Romeo of her time. From the theater in Elizabethan times to modern-day movies, the history of drag is recounted here. Special attention is given to the performers and their characters (Cushman, Julian Eltinge, Barbette, many others), the British tradition, Peter Pan, American vaudeville, drag as a comedy technique, male impersonators of female movie stars, and film and television shows featuring drag performers. Generously illustrated." (publisher information) Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. 301 pp. [ 791.0922 M785D (English Library)]
Newton, Esther. 1972. Mother Camp: Female Impersonators In America. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. 136 pp. [301.4243 N48M (Undergraduate Library)]
Norbury, Rosamond and Bill Richardson. 1994. Guy to Goddess: An Intimate Look at Drag Queens. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. 117 pp. [Not available at UIUC; available from Columbia College Library via I-Share.]
Paglia, Camille. 1992. “What a drag: Marjorie Garber's vested interests: cross-dressing and cultural anxiety.” In Sex, Art, And American Culture: Essays, edited by Camille Paglia. New York: Vintage Books. [306.40973 P148S (Main Stacks, Undergraduate Library, English Library)]
Phillips, Mike. 1980. Forbidden Fantasies. New York, NY: Collier Books. 121 pp. [306.76 P545F (Main Stacks)]
Prince, Virginia. 1980. How To Be A Woman, Though Male. Los Angeles: Chevalier Publications. 194 pp. "This book 'tells all' about the process of changing one's gender from masculine to feminine. Not only does it very completely cover the obvious areas of clothing, make-up, jewelry, and wigs; but also discusses at length feminine attitudes, behavior patterns, public conduct, the legal aspects of cross-dressing, and finally has a chapter on full time change of status, whether of gender only or of both sex and gender as a result of surgery. It is literally a complete 'how to' type book and presents a complete and detailed analysis of what it means and what it takes to be a woman in today's world." (booksellers description) [306.77 P935h, 1980 (Main Stacks)]
Prince, Virginia. 1971. The Transvestite and His Wife. California: Chevalier Press. [Not available at UIUC.]
Prince, Virginia. 1981. Understanding Cross Dressing. Tulare, CA: Chevalier. 145 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Roach-Higgins, Mary Ellen, Joanne B. Eicher, Kim K.P. Johnson. 1995. Dress and Identity. New York: Fairchild Publications. 511 pp. "In Dress and Identity the editors bring together a fascinating collection of readings to illustrate the importance of dress as a means of communication and in the development and maintenance of identity." (back cover) [391.0019 D817 (Education Library)]
Roberts, JoAnn. 1994. Art & Illusion: Face and Hair. King of Prussia, PA: Creative Design Services. 40 pp. Step by step advice for transforming the male face into a female face. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Roberts, JoAnn. 1995. Coping with Crossdressing. King of Prussia, PA: Creative Design Services. [Not available at UIUC.]
Roberts, Pudgy. 1967. Female impersonator's handbook. Newark, N.J. : Capri Publishers. 121 pp. [792.028 R543F (Main Stacks)]
Rudd, Peggy J. 1999. Crossdressing With Dignity: The Case For Transcending Gender Lines. Katy, Tex.: PM Publishers. 188 pp. "Is society ready for men who openly express femininity? Can men transcend gender lines and maintain their sense of self-worth and dignity? These are the questions asked to over 850 crossdressers worldwide in a survey used as the basis of this book. From an early age boys are taught to follow the stereotypes of maleness. When the inner desire to express femininity exerts a greater force than the desire to live up to the appropriate image for masculinity, conflict may develop. This provocative book addresses these conflicts and provides solutions." (publisher's information) [306.77 R831c1999 (Main Stacks)]
Rupp, Leila J. and Verta Taylor. 2003. Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. "In this lively book, Leila J. Rupp and Verta Taylor take us on an entertaining tour through one of America's most overlooked subcultures: the world of the drag queen. They provide a backstage pass into the lives of the 801 Girls, the troupe of queens who perform nightly at the 801 Cabaret for tourists and locals. Weaving together their fascinating life stories, their lavish costumes and eclectic music, their flamboyance and bitchiness, and their lurid exchanges with each other and their audiences, the authors explore how drag queens smash the boundaries between gay and straight, man and woman, to make people think more deeply and realistically about sex in America today. They also consider how the queens create a space that encourages camaraderie and acceptance among everyday people, no matter what their sexual preferences might be." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library; available at SIU Carbondale Library via I-Share.]
Stoll, Andrea und Verena Wodtke-Werner, ed. 1997. Sakkorausch und Rollentausch: Männliche Leitbilder als Freiheitsentwürfe von Frauen. 240 pp. Dortmund: Edition Ebersbach. [305.42 Sa29 (Main Stacks)]
Sullivan, Louis. 1990. Information For The Female To Male Cross Dresser And Transsexual. Seattle, Wash. (1812 E. Madison, Seattle 98122): Ingersoll Gender Center. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Suthrell, Charlotte. 2004. Unzipping Gender: Sex, Cross-dressing, and Culture. Berg. 224 p. "How does culture shape notions of sexuality and gender? Why are transvestites in the West so often seen as "deviant" or "perverse", while they are accepted in other societies? What are the implications for the categories of "male" and "female" when considering transvestism? Transvestism, and its cultural practice, is a useful lens through which we can debate models of sex, gender and sexuality. Drawing on primary fieldwork, "Unzipping Gender" offers a cross-cultural study of transvestism through an examination of transvestites in Britain and the Hijiras of India. The author tackles the critical question of whether or not transvestism is motivated primarily by sex or gender, and she challenges the straightforward binary divide that dominates Western theories of gender." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Talamini, John T. 1982. Boys Will Be Girls: The Hidden World Of The Heterosexual Male Transvestite. Washington, DC: University Press of America. 87 pp. [306.77 T141B (Undergrad Library)]
Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel). 1974. The Mysteries Of Sex: Women Who Posed As Men And Men Who Impersonated Women. New York, NY: Causeway Books. 256 pp. [306.77 T372M (Main Stacks)]
Tyler, Carole-Ann. 2003. Female Impersonation. New York: Routledge. 234 pp. "A feminist and psychoanalytic investigation of the contemporary fascination with impersonation. Evident everywhere from television talk shows to cultural theory, masquerade and "passing" are now at the center of both popular and scholarly explorations of dominant gender, sexual, race and class identities and cultural values. When--and for whom--is a performance of an identity a masquerade, rather than the real thing? Why do people try to pass as what they are not? Is there a difference between masquerade and passing if both make identity an unnatural act?Carole-Anne Tyler considers these questions raised by female impersonations in a wide range of contemporary media and texts, from Dolly Parton and Renee Richards to Luce Irigaray and Jacques Derrida. Female Impersonation will be of interest to readers concerned with the complex politics at stake in every discussion--and performance--of identity." (Amazon.com description). [305.4201 T971f (Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Underwood, Peter. 1974. Life's a drag! : Danny la Rue & the drag scene. London : Frewin. 192 pp. [792.7 UN2L (Main Stacks)]
Vera, Veronica. 1998. Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls. Doubleday: New York. 212 pp. "For every woman who has burned her bra, there's a man ready to wear one. Or so says Veronica Vera, who founded Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls in 1992 as a resource for that part of the adult male population that feels the need to dress in women's clothing. This book unveils the naked truth about cross-dressing in a fun and philosophical way for would-be girls--and real girls, too! 35 photos." (Ingram Reviews) [ 305.3 V58m (Main Stacks)]
Vera, Veronica. 2002. Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success: A Resource Guide for Boys Who Want to Be Girls. New York: Random House. 208 pp. "Ten years ago in New York City, Miss Vera founded the only finishing school for "boys who want to be girls," and remains its stern headmistress. . . Miss Vera dishes out healthy servings of self-esteem and encouragement along with the brutal facts about high heels and hair removal, and the ethics of underwear stealing: it's ok for kids, but "adults go shopping." Miss Vera and her staff are committed to helping everyone get in touch with his or her "inner sissy," and remind us all that since "life is art," it's best lived with tolerance, creativity and flair." (Publishers' Weekly) [306.77 V58m (Main Stacks]
Woodhouse, Annie. 1989. Fantastic Women: Sex, Gender, And Transvestism. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. 157 pp. "Fantastic Women is the first book to explore transvestism from the standpoint of the politics of gender. According to Annie Woodhouse, transvestism transgresses the "rules" of gender in a direct and extraordinary way. Transvestism does not mean becoming a woman, even on a temporary basis,. Although the transvestite goes against the unwritten rules of masculinity, he does little to diminish male power. Instead, he relies on a masquerade that bears little relation to most women's experience of daily life. Transvestism involves switching roles and identity, not only from masculine to feminine, but also from reality to fantasy. It is a form of fractured behavior that maintains masculinity and femininity as separate, exclusive entities. In this sense the transvestite enjoys "the best of both worlds," taking what he wants from femininity, while retaining the privileges of masculine status. Typically heterosexual, the transvestite is often married. Until now the wives remained largely invisible. Their own accounts of marriage to transvestite men stand in stark contrast to the views not only of the "experts" but often also of the transvestites themselves." (back cover) [306.77 W857F (Education Library)]
Alexander, Jonathan and Karen Yescavage. 2004. Bisexuality and Transgenderism: Intersexions of the Others. Harrington Park. "The underlying theme of the 19 articles is that the study of how bisexuality and transgenderism can inform and challenge larger cultural understandings of sexuality and gender. Contributors in a wide range of fields, but more than not involved in literature in an academic context, look at concerns in common, personal and theoretical identity formations, pop cultural icons, western intersections and eastern approximations, and steering queer of identity politics. Published simultaneously as Journal of Bisexuality, v.3, nos. 3/4 (2003). (Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Amadiume, Ifi. 1987. Male daughters, female husbands : gender and sex in an African society. London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books. 223 pp. [305.4209669 AM12M (Main Stacks)]
Baker, Roger. 1968. Drag: A History Of Female Impersonation On The Stage. London: Triton Books. 256 pp. [792.028 B17D (Undergraduate Library)]
Berenschot, Denis Jorge. 2005. Performing Cuba: (Re)Writing Gender Identity and Exile Across Genres. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. "The Cuban Revolution has generated extraordinary literary achievements by writers both within Cuba and in exile. This book focuses on selected works by Edmundo Desnoes, Senel Paz and Elías Miguel Muñoz and the transformations of their texts from prose to film and theatre. Performing Cuba breaks new ground by clearly demonstrating how these multiple rewritings and additional authorial voices from the filmic and theatrical media rewrite the characters' gender performances in order to manipulate the texts' reading." (Amazon.com) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Blackstone, E. 1998. “MTF transgender activism in the tenderloin and beyond, 1966- 1975 - Commentary and interview with Elliot Blackstone.” GLQ-A Journal Of Lesbian And Gay Studies 4, no. 2: 349-372. [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
Blackwood, Evelyn and Saskia E. Wieringa, ed. 1999. Female Desires : Same-Sex Relations And Transgender Practices Across Cultures. Between Men--Between Women. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. 348 pp."Winner of the 1999 Benedict Prize, sponsored by the Benedict Committee of the Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists Evelyn Blackwood and Saskia Wieringa have compiled thirteen essays from a group of historians, sociologists, and anthropologists who discuss same-sex desire among women outside the West, exploring female eroticism in such societies and cultures as India, Polynesia, Latin America, Native North America, and southern Africa.Female Desires offers compelling evidence against the commonly accepted notion that non-Western women are generally passive victims of male domination and compulsory heterosexuality. It also dispells the idea that same-sex female desire is rooted in Western neo-imperialist culture: contributors show non-Western women to be active agents of their own sexual identities. Essays include Giti Thadani on lesbian desire in ancient and modern India, Saskia Wieringa on butch-femme social types in Indonesia and Peru, and Norma Mogrovejo on the lesbian movement in Mexico.In a larger sense, the essays attempt to look past the ethnocentric categories in which sexuality, identity, and culture are often considered." (Amazon.com book description) [306.766 F349 (Main Stacks)]
Bonomi, Patricia U. 1998. The Lord Cornbury Scandal: The Politics Of Reputation In British America. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 290 pp. "For more than two centuries, Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury -- royal governor of New York and New Jersey from 1702 to 1708 -- has been a despised figure, whose alleged transgressions ranged from raiding the public treasury to scandalizing his subjects by parading through the streets of New York City dressed as a woman. This book, a tour de force of scholarly detection, challenges the standard view of Cornbury. Situating his career within the wider frame of early modern political culture, it explores such topics as the politics of late Stuart England; gossip, Grub Street, and the climate of slander; imperial finance and administration; the emergence of modern sexual culture; transatlantic communication; and constitutional perceptions in an era of reform." (Publisher's information) [942.06 C544WG (Education Library)]
Boyd N.A. 1999. "The Materiality of Gender: Looking for Lesbian Bodies in Transgender History." Journal of Lesbian Studies, 3(3), 73-81."Lesbian and transgender histories often recuperate the same historical figures; however, many lesbian spaces (like the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival) have excluded lesbian-identified male-to-female transsexuals. Through an analysis of historical inclusion and socio-political exclusion, this essay examines the relationship between "birth bodies," gender and sexuality. It argues that the lesbian body appears in history through the naturalization of "birth bodies" and the recuperation of cross-gender behavior. In this way, the body becomes a template for lesbian historical recuperation and an organizing principle for contemporary lesbian communities." (abstract) [305.4896643 J826 (Main Stacks)]
Brisson, Luc. 2000. Sexual Ambivalence: Androgyny and Hermaphroditism in Graeco-Roman Antiquity. Los Angeles: University of California Press. 200 pp. "This fascinating book collects and translates most of the extant written Graeco-Roman material on human beings, divinities, animals, and other creatures who were said to have been both female and male. Luc Brisson provides a commentary that situates this rich source material within its historical and intellectual contexts. These selections—from mythological, philosophical, historical, and anecdotal sources—describe cases of either simultaneous dual sexuality, as in androgyny and in hermaphroditism, or successive dual sexuality, as in the case of Tiresias (the blind Theban prophet), which are found through the whole span of Graeco-Roman antiquity. Sexual Ambivalence is an invaluable sourcebook that gathers this suggestive, yet hard to find, material in one convenient place." (Barnes and Noble book description) [155.3340938 B776s:E (Classics Library)]
Bullough, Vern L.1994. Science in the bedroom : a history of sex research. New York : BasicBooks. Contains a chapter on cross-gender behavior. [306.7072 B876S (Main Stacks; Education Library)]
Bullough, Vern L. 1982. “Transvestism in the Middle Ages.” In Sexual Practices & The Medieval Church, edited by Vern L. Bullough. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books. [306.7 SE92 (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Buruma, Ian. 1984. Behind The Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, And Other Japanese Cultural Heroes. New York: New American Library. 242 pp. [306.0952 B957J1985 (Main Stacks)]
Dekker, Rudolf. 1989. The Tradition Of Female Transvestism In Early Modern Europe. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. 128 pp. "In 17th- and 18th-century Europe, especially in Holland, England, and Germany, many women chose to dress and live as men. Based upon 119 well-documented Dutch cases of female transvestism, this study reveals how these women adapted to male life and why. Special attention is devoted to transvestism by one partner as the only way in which lesbian love was conceivable during the time." (Ingram Reviews) [306.77 D369T:E (Main Stacks)]
D' Eon De Beaumont, Charles Genevieve Louis Auguste Andre Timothee. 2001. The Maiden of Tonnerre: The Vicissitudes of the Chevalier and the Chevaliere D'Eon. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. 248 pp. "The Chevalier Charles-Geneviève-Louise-Auguste-André- Thimothée d'Eon, after a distinguished career as a soldier, diplomat, and secret agent for the Government of King Louis XV of France, told the world that he was a woman who had disguised herself as a man. But d'Eon was lying. In fact he was a man pretending to be a woman who was now admitting to be a man. Why he did that and what happened to him as a result are the main dishes on Mr. Kates's rich banquet table." (publisher's information) [B. E62e1 (Main Stacks)]
Doan, Laura. 1998. “Passing fashions: reading female masculinities in the1920s.” Feminist Studies 24, no. 3: 663-700. [396.05 FE (Main Stacks)]
Dreger, Alice Domurat. 1995. "Doubtful sex: the fate of the hermaphrodite in Victorian England." Victorian Studies 38(3):335-370 [905 VIC (English Library)]
Dugaw, Dianne. 1989. Warrior women and popular balladry, 1650-1850. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press. 233 pp. "Masquerading as a man, seeking adventure, going to war or to sea for love and glory, the transvestite heroine flourished in all kinds of literature, especially ballads, from the Renaissance to the Victorian age. Warrior Women and Popular Balladry, 1650-1850 identifies this heroine and her significance as a figure in folklore, and as a representative of popular culture, prompting important reevaluations of gender and sexuality. Dugaw has uncovered a fascination with women cross-dressers in the popular literature of early modern Europe and America. Surveying a wide range of Anglo-American texts from popular ballads and chapbook life histories to the comedies and tragedies of aristocratic literature, she demonstrates the extent to which gender and sexuality are enacted as constructs of history." (publisher's information) [821.09 D878W (English Library)]
Durova, Nadhezhda. 1988. The Cavalry Maiden: Journals Of A Russian Officer In The Napoleonic Wars. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 242 pp. "In the early nineteenth century, Nadezhda Durova ran away from home dressed as a man and joined the Russian calvary, where she maintained the secret of her gender and served with distinction as an officer for more than nine years. Her diary, published as The Cavalry Maiden, was one of Russia's first autobiographical works, making this book noteworthy both for its content and its place in literary history." (From "500 Great Books by Women;" review by Erica Bauermeister) [891.73 D937OZ:E (History Library)]
Elledge, Jim. 2000. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Myths from the Arapaho to the Zuni: An Anthology. Oxford: Peter Lang. 194 pp. "Writer Elledge has compiled Native American tales transcribed mostly in the early 20th century, but as late as the 1940s regarding people of nonstandard genders. He follows the current practice of using two- spirit instead of the used by earlier anthropologists for such people." (Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois-Chicago, and Columbia College via I-Share.]
Erauso, Catalina de. 1996. Lieutenant Nun: Memoir Of A Basque Transvestite In The New World / Catalina de Erauso; translated from the Spanish by Michele Stepto and Gabriel Stepto; foreword by Marjorie Garber. Boston: Beacon Press. “Dressed as a man, Erauso escaped from a convent when she was 15. Continuing in men's attire, she became, in 1603 and at age 18, a soldier who participated in the Spanish conquest of Peru and Chile.” (From Booklist.) [946.052092 ER18E1:E (History Library, Modern Languages Library, Undergraduate Library)]
Farrer, Peter, ed. 1994. Borrowed Plumes: Letters From Edwardian Newspapers On Male Cross Dressing. [Liverpool]: [Karn Publications]. 144 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Farrer, Peter, ed. 1997. Confidential correspondence on cross dressing, 1911-1915. Liverpool: Karn. [306.77 C751 (History, Main Stacks)]
Farrer, Peter, ed. 2000. Cross Dressing Between the Wars: Selections from London Life 1923-1933. "The book draws mainly upon letters, articles and stories published in London Life, a magazine which changed character in October 1941, and has obtained cult status for its earlier issues among devotees of cross dressing and other fads. Topics include masqueraders past and present, female impersonation, corsets for men, men's dress reform, the coming dominance of women, male maids, the discipline of girls' clothes for the unruly male and even the first "Sex-Change". With illustrations from London Life. (Publisher's information) Liverpool: Karn Publications. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Farrer, Peter, ed. 1987. Men in Petticoats: A Selection of Letters from Victorian Newspapers. Garston, Liverpool : Karn Publications. 44 p."A Selection of letters from Victorian Newspapers and a fascinating piece of social history this small book reveals! These extracts are culled from long-defunct publications, such as The Family Doctor, Modern Society and Society; most of them from male readers extolling the virtues of tight lacing, boasting of their slim waists and the comfort they derive from the support provided. Many others go further, saying how much they enjoy wearing women's clothes and high heeled boots and shoes. The terms "cross-dressing" and "Transvestite" were not known at the time and the general attitude seems to have been one of mild surprise without any sort of condemnation." (bookseller's description) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Feinberg, Leslie. 1996. Transgender Warriors: Making History From Joan Of Arc To Rupaul. Boston: Beacon Press. 212 pp. "The author of Stone Butch Blues, herself a veteran of transgender harassment, crafts an important account of the transgendered throughout history, in the context of class struggle and patriarchal power.) (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) [305.3 F327T (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Gilbert, Ruth. 2002. Early Modern Hermaphrodites: Sex and Other Stories. Palgrave Macmillan. 232 pp. "From the 16th to the 18th century, hermaphrodites were discussed and depicted in a range of artistic, mythological, scientific, and erotic contexts. Early Modern Hermaphrodites looks at some of those representations to explore the stories they tell about ambiguous sex and gender in early modern England. Gilbert examines the often contradictory ways in which hermaphrodites were represented as both spiritual ideals and sexual grotesques; as freaks, erotic objects, and medical curiosities; and as literary metaphors and signs of social decay." (book description) [Not available at UIUC; available from Northern Illinois University via I-Share]
Gordon, Mel. 2000. “Crossed boundaries.” In Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World Of Weimar Berlin, edited by Mel Gordon, pp. 118-129. Venice, Calif.: Feral House. [306.74094315 G657v (Main Stacks)]
Guerin, Elsa Jane. 1968. Mountain Charley; or, The adventures of Mrs. E. J. Guerin, who was thirteen years in male attire; an autobiography comprising a period of thirteen years life in the States, California, and Pike's Peak. With an introd. by Fred W. Mazzulla and William Kostka. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press. [B.G9324 G11968 (Main Stacks)]
Halberstam, Judith. 2005. In A Queer Time And Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives. New York: New York University Press. 213 pp. "In her first book since the critically acclaimed Female Masculinity, Judith Halberstam examines the significance of the transgender body in a provocative collection of essays on queer time and space. She presents a series of case studies focused on the meanings of masculinity in its dominant and alternative forms—especially female and trans-masculinities as they exist within subcultures, and are appropriated within mainstream culture. Considering the sudden visibility of the transgender body in the early twenty-first century against the backdrop of changing conceptions of space and time, In a Queer Time and Place is the first full-length study of transgender representations in art, fiction, film, video, and music. This pioneering book offers both a jumping off point for future analysis of transgenderism and an important new way to understand cultural constructions of time and place." (Amazon.com) [306.768 H128i (Main Stacks)]
Hargreaves, Reginald. 1930. Women at Arms: Their Famous Exploits Throughout the Ages. London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. [920.7 H23W (Main Stacks)]
Holmes, Rachel. 2002. Scanty Particulars: The Scandalous Life and Astonishing Secret of James Barry, Queen Victoria's Most Eminent Military Doctor. London: Viking. 338 pp. “Copious, creative research stands behind Holmes' investigation into and reconstruction of the life of Dr. James Barry, who, in the early and mid-1800s, rose to great prominence as inspector general of hospitals and one of the most senior medical officers in the British military… This account, then, becomes a fascinating examination of Victorian notions of gender as the author takes readers into the complicated world of hermaphroditism, without resorting to sensationalism.” (From Booklist review.) [355.345092 B2796k (History Library)]
Hopkins, Patrick D. 1998. Sex/machine : readings in culture, gender, and technology. Bloomington : Indiana University Press. 510 pp. Part 4 - Body Building: The (Re)Construction of Sex and Sexuality explores issues concerning transsexuals and medical technology. [306.46082 Se91 (Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Hotchkiss, Valerie R. 1991. Clothes Make The Man: Female Cross Dressing In Medieval Europe, Garland reference library of the humanitie : The new Middle Ages ; vol. 1. New York, NY: Garland. 201 pp. "Explores medieval society's fascination with the cross-dressed woman, examining religious, literary, and historical sources describing attempts by women to overcome gender hierarchy. Looks at fictional and historic cross-dressing women in medieval culture, discussing subjects such as the symbolism underlying the popular lives of transvestite saints, the legend of the female pope, and the phenomenon of the abandoned wife in male disguise. Upcoming titles in the series include Medieval Mothering and Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc." (Annotation by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.) [305.3 H797C (Modern Languages Library)]
Hudson, Reba. 2003. "Transgender and gay male cultures from the 1890s through the 1960s -- Oral history." In Wide-open town: a history of queer San Francisco to 1965, edited by Nan Alamilla Boyd. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Jacobs, Sue-Ellen, Wesley Thomas, and Sabine Lang. 1997. Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, And Spirituality. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. 331 pp. "This volume represents and important contribution to 'rebuilding' anthropological narratives of Native American gender identities and sexualities and to correcting texts too often produced by a 'curiosity-driven Western imagination' rather than a grounded understanding of sex roles, sexuality, and gender in Native American communities." (L. DeDanaan, Choice) [306.708997 T93 (Education Library; Main Stacks)]
Johnson, Mark. 1997. Beauty And Power: Transgendering And Cultural Transformation In The Southern Philippines, Explorations in anthropology. Oxford, NY: Berg. 264 pp. "This compelling study of gender and sexual diversity in the Southern Phillipines addresses general questions about the relationship between the making of gender and sexualities, the politics of national and ethnic identities and processes of cultural transformation in a world of contract labourers and transnational consumers. The book focuses, in particular, on the meaning and experience of local 'gays'--transvestite/transgender-homosexual men--who are at once celebrated as purveyors of beauty (identified in terms of a global American otherness) and valorized as impotent men and defiled women." (from back cover) [306.7709599 J635b (Education Library)]
Kates, Gary. 1995. Monsieur d'Eon Is A Woman: A Tale Of Political Intrigue And Sexual Masquerade. New York: Basic Books. 368 pp. "Presents the true story of the Chevalier D'Eon, a celebrated eighteenth-century French diplomat and spy who spent the last thirty-five years of his life successfully purporting to be a woman." (Ingram Reviews) [944.034092 Eo6k (Main Stacks)]
Kennedy, Elizabeth Lapovsky and Madeline D. Davis. 1993. Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge. 464 pp. ". . .a ground-breaking account of the growth of the lesbian community in Buffalo, New York from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. Drawing on oral histories collected from 45 women, it is the first comprehensive history of a working-class lesbian community. . .ranges over topics including sex, relationships, coming out, butch-fem roles, motherhood, aging, racism, work, oppression, and pride. Kennedy and Davis provide a unique insider's perspective on butch-fem culture and trace the roots of gay and lesbian liberation to the determined resistance of working-class lesbians. The book begins by focusing on the growth and development of community, culture, and consciousness in the bars and open house parties of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. It goes on to explore the code of personal behavior and social imperative in butch-fem culture, centering on dress, mannerisms, and gendered sexuality." (publisher's information) [305.489664 K381B1994 (Main Stacks)]
Kessler, Suzanne J. 1978. Gender: An Ethnomethodological Approach. New York, NY: Wiley. 233 pp. "This book, one of the first to apply ethnomethodology to the study of a specific content area, critically reviews traditional scientific work on the biology and psychology of gender and demonstrates how scientific treatment is grounded in the everyday gender attribution
process. They suggest that gender is a social construction independent of objective criteria.
This unusual and provocative study focuses on challenges to commonsense ideas about gender: the phenomenon of transsexualism, some ideas that children have about gender, and the treatment of gender in other cultures." (dust jacket) [301.424 K48G (Main Stacks and Undergraduate Library)]
Kulick, Don. 1998. Travesti: Sex, Gender, And Culture Among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes, Worlds of desire. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 269 pp. "Taking a sociologist's under-the-microscope approach, Don Kulick spends a year living among Brazilian homosexual, crossdressing prostitutes. He portrays them as a society-within-a-society, comes to some unconventional conclusions, and does a lot of thinking about Brazilian sexuality versus that of other countries. (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) [306.770981 K959t (Education Library)]
LaFont, Suzanne. 2002. Constructing Sexualities: Readings in Sexuality, Gender, and Culture. New York: Prentice-Hall. 432 pp. Contains several essays on transgender issues. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Lang, Sabine. 1998. Men As Women, Women As Men: Changing Gender In Native American Cultures. Austin: University of Texas Press. 398 pp. "As contemporary Native and non-Native Americans explore various forms of "gender bending" and gay and lesbian identities, interest has grown in 'berdaches.' the womenly men and the manly women who existed in many North American tribal cultures. Yet attempts to find current role models in these historical figures sometimes distort and oversimplify the historical realities. This book provides and objective, comprehensive study of Native American women-men and men-women across many tribal cultures and an expanded timeframe." (back cover) [306.708997 L256m:E (Education Library)]
Laqueur, Thomas. 1992. Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. "[In this] challenging analysis of our ideas on gender...Laqueur shows how radically our consciousness of ourselves, our bodies, our sex has changed over the centuries. The categories we think of as most basic turn out to be mutable...and in this transformation, Laqueur emphasizes, social changes were as critical as medical teachings." (review by Roy Porter in The Independent) [305.309 L319M (Education Library; History Library; Main Stacks)]
Levine, Laura. 1994. Men in women's clothing : anti-theatricality and effeminization, 1579-1642. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. 185 pp. "Levine (Wellesley College) sheds new light on subjects previously explored by Jonas Barish (The Antitheatrical Prejudice), and Stephen Greenblatt (Renaissance Self-Fashioning). Her brilliantly argued introductory chapter examines the work of antitheatrical writers, whose attacks on cross-dressing indicate a pervasive fear that femininity is a 'default position' and that masculinity must be performed in order to exist. . . . The reader will appreciate Levine's clear, jargon-free writing style and the endnotes, which provide a valuable survey of recent scholarship." (Critics Choice) [822.09 L584M (English Library)]
Lewin, Ellen, editor. 1996. Inventing Lesbian Cultures in America. Boston: Beacon Press. 232 pp. Two essays of transgender interest. ""Dick(less) Tracy" and "The Homecoming Queen: Lesbian Power and Representation in Gay-Male Cherry Grove" by Esther Newton theorizes that male drag has been used as a power base in the gay and lesbian community. Newton suggests that the role of drag queen has traditionally been filled by men. This concept of all-male drag queens was challenged in the summer of 1994 in the gay and lesbian resort community known as Cherry Grove outside of New York City. Joan Van Ness, a butch lesbian entered the premiere drag queen contest of the season -- and was chosen Homecoming Queen." (review by Julie Anderson in International Gay and Lesbian Review) [306.7663 IN8 (Undergraduate Library)]
McLelland, Mark and Romit Dasgupta. 2005. Genders, Transgenders and Sexualities in Japan. New York: Routledge. "Based on extensive Japanese language materials and field-based research the authors examine how various nonconformist individuals have questioned received notions about sex and gender. From young women opposed to marriage, to heterosexual men who wish to be more involved in family life, the essays investigate the variety and complexity of Japanese people's experiences relating to traditional gender roles. In addition, the personal histories of feminist women, gay men, lesbians and transgender individuals are considered as these groups increasingly work together to challenge what it means to be a responsible citizen of modern Japan." (Amazon.com) [305.30952 G285 (Education and Social Sciences Library)]
Meyerowitz, Joanne. 2002. How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United States. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 384 pp. “Historian Meyerowitz chronicles the saga of transsexuals themselves, including their struggles for access to sex transformation and their continued problems with discrimination both from the conservative Right and from gays and feminists who saw them as 'infiltrators.'"(Library Journal review.) [306.77 M575h (Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Meyerowitz, Joanne. 1998. “Sex change and the popular press: historical notes on transsexuality in the United States, 1930-1955.” GLQ 4, no. 2: 159-87. [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
Misra, Geetanjali and Radhika Chandiramani. 2005. Sexuality, Gender and Rights: Exploring Theory and Practice in South and Southeast Asia. SAGE Publications. "There is virtually no record of work on sexuality and rights in South and Southeast Asia, and even less to show how theory can link to practice. This volume fills the gap by demonstrating how the ideas of scholars and activists can be converted into action that can make a difference to people's lives. The 15 original essays span eight countries and analytically document on-going work in areas such as: sexuality education; sexual health services; sexual rights; transexuality; and HIV//AIDS prevention. They also offer a variety of strategies in advocacy, service delivery, education, training and media outreach activities." (Amazon.com) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Mondimore, Francis Mark. 1996. A natural history of homosexuality. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press. 282 pp. Includes a chapter on "Bisexual and transgender identities." [306.766 M745N (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
More, Kate and Stephen Whittle, ed. 1999. Reclaiming Genders: Transsexual Grammars At The Fin De Siècle. London, New York: Cassell. 309 pp. "A collection of writings by Trans-Academics: theory and activism at the end of the century Contributers include: Stephen Whittle, Jason Cromwell, Susan Stryker, Jay Prosser, James Green, Kate Morew, Roz Kaveney, Markisha Greaney, Henry Rubin, Gordene McKenzie, Diane Morgan." [305.9066 R244 (Main Stacks)]
Nanda, Serena. 2000. Gender Diversity: Crosscultural Variations. Prospect Heights, Ill.: Waveland Press. 127 pp. Contents: Multiple Genders among North American Indians; Hijra and S dhin: Neither Man Nor Woman in India; Men and Not-Men: Sexuality and Gender in Brazil; Liminal Gender Roles in Polynesia; Transgendered Males in Thailand and the Philippines; Sex/Gender Diversity in Euro-American Cultures. [305.3 N153g (Education Library)]
Nixon, Edna. 1965. Royal spy; the strange case of the Chevalier d'Eon; dressed as a man he was none the less a woman; dressed as a woman she was none the less a man. New York: Reynal. 260 pp. [B.E62 N (Main Stacks)]
Pattanaik, Devdutt. 2002. The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales from Hindu Lore. New York: Haworth Press. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from DePaul University, UI Chicago, and Northern Illinois University via I-Share.]
Prieur, Annick. 1998. Mema's House, Mexico City: On Transvestites, Queens, And Machos. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 293 pp. “Mema's house, in a crowded urban space on the outskirts of Mexico City, is a sanctuary for several young homosexual men. In this book, Prieur analyzes the complicated relations between the effeminate homosexuals, most of them transvestites, and their partners, the masculine-looking bisexual men, ultimately asking why these particular gender constructions exist in the Mexican working classes and how they can be so widespread in a male-dominated society.” (From Ingram Reviews.) [306.77 P934I:E (Education Library)]
Prosser, Jay. 1998. "Transsexuals and the transsexologists : inversion and the emergence of transsexual subjectivity." In Sexology in culture : labelling bodies and desires. Edited by Lucy Bland and Laura Doan. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press. [306.709 Se91 (Education Library)]
Ramet, Sabrina Petra, ed. 1996. Gender Reversals And Gender Cultures: Anthropological And Historical Perspectives. London, New York: Routledge. 231. Contents: Preface 1. Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures, Sabrina Petra Ramet 2. Crossing Genders and Crossing Cultures: A Typology of Gender Variance, Anne Bolin 3. Female Gender Diversity Cross-Culturally, Jason Cromwell 4. Sumer: Gender, Gender Roles, Gender Role Reversals, Judith Osborne 5. Crossdressing and the Madness of Dionysos, Arthur Evans 6. Cross Dressing and Cross Purposes, J.L. Welch 7. Martyrs, Ascetics and Gnostics: Gender Crossing in Early Christianity, Karen Jo Torjensen 8. Cross Dressing, Gender Errors and Sexual Taboos in Renaissance Literature, Winfred Schleiner 9. Elena alias Eleno: Genders, Sexualities, and `Race' in the Mirror of Natural History in Sixteenth Century Spain, Israel Burshatin 10. Becoming Male: Salvation through Gender Modification in Hinduism and Buddhismn, Cynthis Ann Humes 11. Sexuality and Theatricality in China, Sophie Volpp 12. Eroticism, Sexuality and Gender Revearsal in Hungarian Culture, Laszlo Kurti 13. Sacred Genders in Siberia: Shamans, Bear F. [305.3 G28563 (Education Library)]
Reynes, Geneviève. 1983. L'abbé de Choisy, ou, L'ingénu libertin. Paris : Presses de la Renaissance. 341pp. [944.0330924 C452R (Main Stacks)]
Roberson, James E. and Nobue Suzuki (editors). 2003. Men and masculinities in contemporary Japan : dislocating the salaryman doxa. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon. 222 pp. Contents include: What masculinity?: transgender practices among Japanese "men" /Wim Lunsing -- Male beauty work in Japan / Laura Miller -- Female masculinity and fantasy spaces: transcending genders in the Takarazuka Theatre and Japanese popular culture. [305.320952 M52 (Education Library)]
Roscoe, Will. 1998. Changing Ones: Third And Fourth Genders In Native North America. New York: St. Martin's Press. 320 pp. “The term 'berdache' is a little-known, rarely discussed reference to Native American individuals who embodied both genders - what some might classify as 'the third sex.' In Changing Ones, William Roscoe explores the world of berdaches, revealing meaningful differences between Native American culture and contemporary North American culture.” (From Amazon.com book description.) [305.308997 R719C (Education Library)]
Sanchez, Maria Carla and Linda Schlossberg, editors. 2001. Passing: Identity and Interpretation in Sexuality, Race, and Religion. New York: New York University Press. 304 pp. "Judith Halberstam takes issue with transgender biography that "recasts the act of passing as deception, dishonesty, and fraud." Brad Epps explores the immigrant experience of interrogation upon crossing borders. Sharon Ullman looks at the early 20th-century phenomenon of male impersonation in relation to the "`New Woman'" campaign of first-wave feminists. In Passing: Identity and Interpretation in Sexuality, Race, and Religion, editors Maria Carla Sanchez and Linda Schlossberg have assembled relevant cultural criticism by 10 scholars. Familiar names like Brandon Teena, George Orwell and Charles Atlas are discussed alongside less known figures like early Mexican-American author Mar¡a Amparo Ruiz de Burton and a popular vaudevillian of indeterminate gender named Biscauex." (Publisher's Weekly) [302.1 P267 (Modern Languages Library)]
Schifter, Jacobo. 1998. De Ranas A Princesas: Sufridas, Atrevidas Y Travestidas. [San José, Costa Rica]: Instituto Latinoamericano de Prevención y Educación en Salud: Instituto Humanista para el Desarrollo. 156 pp. [306.77097286 Sch32r (Main Stacks)]
Schifter, Jacobo. 1999. From Toads To Queens: Transvestism In A Latin American Setting. Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies. Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press. 156 pp. “The information in From Toads to Queens: Transvestism in a Latin American Setting is crucial to understanding Latin American culture and its relation to HIV prevention.“ (From Amazon.com book description.) [306.77097286 Sch32r:E (Main Stacks)]
Serline, D. 1995. “Christine Jorgensen and the Cold War closet.” Radical History Review 62, no. Spring: 136-65. [335.05 MARH1 (Main Stacks)]
Shaw, Alison and Shirley Ardener, eds. 2005. New York: Berghahn Books. Changing Sex and Bending Gender. "Anthropologists and historians have shown us that 'male' and 'female' are variously defined historically and cross-culturally. The contributions to this volume focus on the voluntary and involuntary, temporary or permanent transformation of gender identity. Overall, this volume provides powerful and compelling illustrations of how, across a wide range of cultures, processes of gender transformation are shaped within, and ultimately constrained by, social and political context. From medical responses to biological ambiguity, legal responses to cases brought by transsexuals, the historical role of the eunuch in Byzantium, the social transformation of gender in Northern Albania and in the Southern Philippines, to North American 'drag' shows, English pantomime and Japanese kabuki theatre, this volume offers revealing insights into the ambiguities and limitations of gender transformation." [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Silva, Hélio R. S. 1993. Travesti: A Invenção Do Feminino. Rio de Janeiro: Relume Dumará : ISER. 176 pp. [306.77 SI38T (Main Stacks)]
Simpson, Don. 1996. An evening at the Garden of Allah : a gay cabaret in Seattle. New York : Columbia University Press. 167 pp. ". . .tells the story of the community of gays and lesbians that blossomed around the cabaret during an age before the Stonewall rebellion in New York and other uprisings made gay consciousness a public issue. A wealth of arresting photographs from the collections of Jackie Starr, Skippy Larue, and other headliners at the club during the ten years it thrived, breathe life into the personal histories centered around this oasis of gay and lesbian culture. Through interviews with former patrons and performers, Don Paulson and Roger Simpson capture the joyful evenings where those on stage proclaimed to the gathered audiences, "Come out and be yourselves." Here are the lives of the female impersonators, the Prima Donnas and the Dames, singing ballads to the accompanying roar of the Garden's old theater pipe organ. Dressed regally or garishly as their stage personas demanded, their bravado helped others to affirm and take pride in their lesbian and gay identities. These precursors of today's drag queens blast many deeply rooted assumptions about gender as they detail the excitements, tragedies, and complexities of their day-to-day lives. [792.709797 P285E (Main Stacks)]
Sinnott, Megan J. 2004. Toms and Dees: Transgender Identity and Female Same-Sex Relationships in Thailand. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 261 pp. "A vibrant, growing, and highly visible set of female identities has emerged in Thailand known as tom and dee. A "tom" (from "tomboy") refers to a masculine woman who is sexually involved with a feminine partner, or "dee" (from "lady"). The patterning of female same-sex relationships into masculine and feminine pairs, coupled with the use of English-derived terms to refer to them, is found throughout East and Southeast Asia. Have the forces of capitalism facilitated the dissemination of Western-style gay and lesbian identities throughout the developing world as some theories of transnationalism suggest? Is the emergence of toms and dees over the past twenty-five years a sign that this has occurred in Thailand? Megan Sinnott engages these issues by examining the local culture and historical context of female same-sex eroticism and female masculinity in Thailand." (Amazon.com) [306.7609593 Si66t (Education and Social Sciences Library)]
Sinfield, Alan. 2000. "Transgender and les/bi/gay identities." In Territories of desire in queer culture : refiguring contemporary boundaries / edited by David Alderson and Linda Anderson. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. [306.766 T278 (Women and Gender Resources Library)]Slide, Anthony. 1986. Great pretenders : a history of female and male impersonation in the performing arts. Lombard, Ill. : Wallace-Homestead Book Co. 160 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Steinberg, Sylvie. 2001. La Confusion Des Sexes : Le Travestissement De La Renaissance A La Révolution. Paris: Fayard. 409 pp. [306.7709 St348c (Main Stacks)]
Stryker, Susan and Stephen Whittle (Editors). 2003. The Transgender Reader. Routledge. 400 pp. "This authoritative collection of articles demonstrates that the study of behaviors, bodies, and subjective identities which contest common Eurocentric notions of gender has a history stretching back at least to the early 20th century... The Transgender Reader encompasses all these critical and conceptual developments, gathering roughly fifty influential texts that, taken together, document the evolution of transgender studies in the English-speaking world. By bringing together the voices and experiences of transgender individuals, doctors, psychologists and academic theorists, this volume will be a seminal text for transgender studies and related queer theory." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Walsh, Margaret A. 2001. "The geography of gender : transgender experiences revise the map." In The problems of resistance : studies in alternate political cultures. Edited by Steve Martinot and Joy James. Amherst, N.Y. : Humanity Books. [303.484 P94 (History Library)]
Wheelwright, Julie. 1989. Amazons And Military Maids: Women Who Dressed As Men In The Pursuit Of Life, Liberty And Happiness. London: Pandora. 205 pp. [306.7709 W571A (Main Stacks)]
Williams, Walter L. 1986. The Spirit And The Flesh: Sexual Diversity In American Indian Culture. Boston: Beacon Press. 344 pp. [306.76608997 W676S (Education Library; Main Stacks)]
1994-. Alternate Sources: Most Complete Listing Of Resources For People Of Alternate Sexualities. Published by Kink, Ink, P.O. Box 19591-255, 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ont. M4M 3T9. [306.77025 AL79 (Main Stacks)]
2000. The Tranny Guide. 8th ed. Enfield [United Kingdom]: The WayOut Publishing Company (P.O.Box 70 Enfield EN1 2AE United Kingdom). [306.77 T6872000 (Main Stacks)]
Conner, Randy P. 1997. Cassell's Encyclopedia Of Queer Myth, Symbol, And Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgender Lore. London; Herndon, VA: Cassell. 382 pp. [305.9066403 C762c (Main Stacks and Undergrad Library)]
Denny, Dallas. 1991. Gender Dysphoria: A Guide To Research. Garland reference library of social science. Garland Gay and lesbian studies; vol. 10. New York, NY: Garland. 653 pp. "Following a foreword by Vern L. Bullough and an introduction by the author/compiler, this bibliography includes separate sections for fiction and nonfiction books and for book chapters and journal articles. There is another section for important legal cases. Some (minority) of the entries are annotated." (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, OR) [016.616858 D428G (Women and Gender Resources Library; non-circulating)]
Denny, Dallas. 2002. “A Selective Bibliography of Transsexualism.” Journal Of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy 6, no. 2: 35-66. [616.858306 J826 (Education Library)]
Ellis, Alan, ed. 2002. The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research. New York: Harrington Park Press. 180 pp. "...the editors provide two chapters on Internet research practices and tools (including a discussion of determining the credibility of electronic information), and then several more based on different professional fields including Queer Studies, Human Sexuality Studies, Social and Biological Sciences, Law and Philosophy, etc. Each of these later chapters lists numerous Internet sites and some non-Web resources." (Publishers Weekly) [025.0408664 H262 (Main Stacks)]
Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. 1975. Sexual minorities : serial sources of information on male homosexuals, lesbians, transvestites, and transexuals, held by the Labadie collection of protest literature. Ann Arbor, Mich. : SantaVicca. 11 pp. [016.306766 H226S (Main Stacks)]
Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies. 2000. Gay Directory Of Authoritative Resources: Experts On Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual And Transgendered Policy-Relevant Research, 1999-2000. Amherst, MA: Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies. 72 pp. A survey of researchers in the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences to identify academics and other community based resources with expertise on issues concerning GLBT people. [Can be downloaded from IGLSS website: http://www.iglss.org/.]
James I. Martin, Ski Hunter. 2001. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Issues In Social Work: A Comprehensive Bibliography With Annotations. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education. 51 pp. [016.36349 L563 (Education Library)]
Kulick, D. 1999. “Transgender and language - A review of the literature and suggestions for the future.” GLQ-A Journal Of Lesbian And Gay Studies 5, no. 4: 605-622. . [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_lesbian_and_gay_studies/(online journal)]
Lee, Vicky. 2002. The Wayout Tranny Guide to the Transgendered World. Enfield [UK]: The WayOut Publishing Company (P.O.Box 70 Enfield EN1 2AE United Kingdom). 336 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Library, Harlan Hatcher Graduate. 1975. Sexual Minorities: Serial Sources Of Information On Male Homosexuals, Lesbians, Transvestites, And Transexuals, Held By The Labadie Collection Of Protest Literature. Ann Arbor: SantaVicca. 11 pp. [016.306766 H226S (Main Stacks)]
Minter, Shannon. 1997. Policy Statements On Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography. San Francisco, CA: NCLR. 2. [305.9066 M668p (Women and Gender Studies Library)]
Roberts, JoAnn. 1993. Who's Who In The Transgendered Community: And, International Resource Guide. King of Prussia, PA: Creative Design Services. 84 pp. Unfortunately a bit dated. [Not available at UIUC.]
Stein, Marc. 2004. Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America. Charles Scribner's Sons. 3 volumes. 1423 pp. "The Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America (ELGBT) is a new set reflecting diversity and filling a gap on many libraries’ reference shelves: a comprehensive, historical, scholarly, and accessible survey of every aspect of lesbians and gays in America, from colonial times to the present day. The work is wide ranging, embracing legal, ethical, and medical issues as well as the arts, clothing, and other aspects of popular culture. The encyclopedia emphasizes lesbian and gay history from pre-Colonial days through the twentieth century, covering individuals and events that have had significant impacts on the lives of lesbians and gay men throughout American history." [Q. 306.7660973 L599 (History and Undergraduate Libraries)]
Where the Words Are: Transgender and Intersex Materials in Victoria Libraries. 35 pp. Resource guide compiled by Transcend Outreach Project in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Excellent annotated bibliography with many references to documents available via the WWW. http://www.transgender.org/transcend/lib/guide.pdf.
Whittle, Stephen. 2001. "Transsexualism and Psychology. " In Reader's guide to the social sciences, edited by Jonathan Michie. London ; Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn. [Q.300.3 R227 (Reference Library/Non-Circulating]
Whittle, Stephen. 2001. "Transsexualism and the Law. " In Reader's guide to the social sciences, edited by Jonathan Michie. London ; Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn. [Q.300.3 R227 (Reference Library/Non-Circulating]
Baker, Jean M. 2002. How Homophobia Hurts Children: Nurturing Diversity at Home, at School, and in the Community. New York : Harrington Park Press. 224 pp. Contents include "Transgender identity" and "Personal stories of transsexuals growing up." [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Boenke, Mary. 1999. Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones. Imperial Beach, CA: Walter Trook Pub. 146 pp. “This new book is a wonderful and heartwarming collection of stories by the family members of transgendered, transsexual and intersexed people. The stories are written by men and women, mothers and fathers, siblings and spouses, grandparents and children of trans identified people. Mary Boenke is a retired social worker, but this is not a clinical book. It is however a healing book -- like warm soup on a cold day -- Mary's book serves as a kind of herbal medicine for queer families." (Arlene Istar Lev (Published in Trangender Tapestry, #89, Spring 2000) [305.9066 T687 (Main Stacks)]
Brown, Mildred L. 1996. True Selves : Understanding Transsexualism... : For Families, Friends, Coworkers, And Helping Professionals. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. 271 pp. "Filled with wisdom and understanding, this groundbreaking book paints a vivid portrait of conflicts transsexuals face on a daily basis--and the courage they must summon as they struggle to reveal their true being to themselves and others. True Selves offers valuable guidance for those who are struggling to understand these people and their situations. Using real life stories, actual letters, and other compelling examples, the authors give a clear understanding of what it means to be transsexual. They also give other useful advice, including how to deal compassionately with these commonly misunderstood individuals--by keeping an open heart, communicating fears, pain and support, respecting choices." (publisher's information) [305.3 B814T (Main Stacks)]
Burnham, Christine Wg. 1999. Transsexual/Transgendered Needs Assessment Survey (1998) Report: Analysis And Commentary. Vancouver: GC Services. 75 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Carter, Kelly A. 2000. "Transgenderism and college students: issues of gender identity and its role on our campuses." In Toward acceptance : sexual orientation issues on campus. Edited by Vernon A. Wall and Nancy J. Evans. Lanham, Md. : University Press of America. [Not available at UIUC; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Cicotello, Dianna. 1992. Changes: Understanding the Gender Role Transition. International Foundation for Gender Education. 28 pp. "This booklet has been created to provide information on the most common concerns that arise when a co-worker, one of your work-friends, makes a gender-role transition on the job." [Not available at UIUC Library; see http://www.ifge.org/books/changes.htm]
Coombs, Mary. 2001. "Transgenderism and sexual orientation : more than a marriage of convenience?" In Queer families, queer politics : challenging culture and the state / edited by Mary Bernstein and Renate Reimann. New York : Columbia University Press. [306.766 Q315 (Main Stacks)]
Cope, Allison. 1999. Trans Accessibility Project: Making Women's Shelters Accessible To Transgendered Women. [Kingston], Ontario: Violence Intervention and Education Workgroup, VIEW. 103 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Dang, Quang H. 1997. Investigation Into The Needs Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer And Questioning Youth : A Report By The Human Rights Commission, City And County Of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA: Human Rights Commission. 77 pp. [362.7086 D212I (Main Stacks)]
Dixon, Jan & Diane, ed. 1991. Wives, Partners And Others: Living With Cross-Dressing. Wayland, Mass.: International Foundation for Gender Education. 180 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Emerson, Shirley ; Rosenfeld, Carole. 1996. “Stages of Adjustment in Family Members of Transgender Individuals.” Journal of Family Psychotherapy 7, no. 3: 1 (12 pages). [Not available at UIUC Library.}
Erickson Educational Foundation. 1970. Information For The Family Of The Transexual: [And Of Children With Gender Identity Disturbances]. [Baton Rouge, La.]: Erickson Educational Foundation. 16 pp. [155.334 IN3 (Main Stacks)]
Evelyn, Just. 1998. "Mom, I Need to be a Girl.” (Reading level ages 9-12) Imperial Beach, CA: Walter Trook Publishing. [Not available at UIUC; can be downloaded from http://www.justevelyn.com/]
Gagne, Patricia; Tewksbury, Richard. 1998. “Conformity Pressures and Gender Resistance Among Transgendered Individuals.” Social Problems 45, no. 1: 81 (21 pages). [305 SOCPR (Education Library)]
Howey, Noelle and Ellen Samuels, ed. 2000. Out Of The Ordinary: Essays On Growing Up With Gay, Lesbian, And Transgender Parents. New York: St. Martin's Press. 216. “Out of the Ordinary is a truly unique anthology, a groundbreaking collection of essays by the grown children of lesbian, gay, and transgender parents. Ranging from humorous to poignant, the essays touch on some of the most important and complicated issues facing them: dealing with a parent's sexuality while developing an identity of one's own; overcoming homophobia at school and at family or social gatherings; and defining the modern family.” (From Amazon.com book description.) [306.874 Ou82 (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Jennings, Kevin. 2002. Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter. Fireside. 336 pp. "Filled with real-life stories, scientific research and practical advice, Jennings' latest (after Becoming Invisible) stresses the importance of family acceptance for a child's self-esteem and the need to create a safe haven at home for GLBTQ teens, who often feel depressed, isolated, and harassed by peers and society at large." (Publishers' Weekly) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Kreider, Roberta Showalter. 1998. From Wounded Hearts: Faith Stories Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgendered People And Those Who Love Them. Gaithersburg, MD: Chi Rho Press. 285 pp. [306.766 F931 (Main Stacks)]
Langley, Lynda. 2002. He's My Daughter: A Mother's Journey to Acceptance. Briar Hill, Vic. : Indra Pub. 166 pp. "A shocking phone call from their distraught daughter-in-law was how Lynda and Richard Langley learnt that their son had started his transition from a man to a woman.
The mad rush to their son's hospital bedside, anguish and fear for his physical health, shock from the nature of his injury, and the dread of the challenges to be faced in the coming months and years...Lynda's account of how she adjusted to the reality that her eldest son had decided to physically become a woman is the story of a family. Tears and laughter, support and withdrawal, accompany Toni - now the eldest daughter - as she maps out her new life." (publisher's information http://www.indra.com.au/titles/langley/daughter.htm) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Lesbian and Gay Parents Association, Buena Vista Lesbian and Gay Parents Group. 1999. Preventing prejudice : lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender lesson plans for elementary schools. [Calif.] : Lesbian and Gay Parents Assoc. : Buena Vista Lesbian and Gay Parents Group : [distributed by Women's Educational Media]. [CURR. 303.385 LESGPA1999 (Education Library)]
Lesser, JG. 1999. “When your son becomes your daughter: A mother's adjustment to a transgender child.” Families In Society-The Journal Of Contemporary Human Services 80, no. 2: 182-189. [309.1205 FAM1 (Education Library)]
Lev, Arlene Istar and S. Sundance Lev. 1999. "Sexual Assault in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Communities." In A professional's guide to understanding gay and lesbian domestic violence : understanding practice interventions, edited by Joan C. McClennen and John Gunther. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Lombardi, EL. 1999. “Integration within a transgender social network and its effect upon members' social and political activity.” Journal of Homosexuality 37, no. 1: 109-126. [301.424305 JO (Education Library)]
Mallon, Gerald P. 1999. Social Services With Transgendered Youth. New York: Harrington Park Press. 163 pp. [362.7083 So13 (Undergraduate Library)]
Ritchie, C. A.; Banning, J. H. 2001. “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Campus Support Offices: A Qualitative Study of Establishment Experiences.” National Association of Student Personnel Administrators 38, no. 4: 482-494. [371.42205 NA (Education Library)]
Rudd, Peggy J. 1999. My Husband Wears My Clothes: Crossdressing From The Perspective Of A Wife. Katy, TX: PM Publishers. 148 pp. [306.77 R831m (Main Stacks)]
Rudd, Peggy J. 2000. Cross Dressers And Those Who Share Their Lives. Katy, Tex.: PM Publishers. 112 pp. [306.77 R831cr2000 (Main Stacks)]
Sanlo, Ronni L. 2005. Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: Research, Policy, and Personal Perspectives : New Directions for Student Services. Josey-Bass. "Although many issues must be addressed in understanding and responding to the needs of LGBT students, faculty, and staff, no road maps provide clear directions for how to proceed. This volume describes current issues, research, and policies, and seeks to assist institutions of higher education in their search for ways to support, and foster the success of, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender college students, and to nurture LGBT faculty and staff." (Amazon.com) [371.8 N42 no.111 (Education and Social Sciences Library)]
Sanlo, Ronni L., ed. 1998. Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender College Students : A Handbook For Faculty And Administrators. 459 pp. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. [378.1980866 W892 (Education Library)]
Schroeder, Elizabeth. 2003. "Should parents surgically alter their intersex children?" In Taking sides: clashing views on controversial issues in family and personal relationships. Guilford, Conn. : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Sears, James T., editor. 2005. New York: Harrington Park Press. Gay, Lesbian, And Transgender Issues In Education: Programs, Policies, And Practices. "Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues in Education presents LGBT youth issues through the words of the adolescents themselves, along with clear up-to-date essays about LGBT youth programs, policies, and practices around the world. Leading international educators and scholars examine personal experiences of LGBT youth, cutting-edge programs, and research first presented in the international Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education. Dynamic and thought-provoking, this insightful book brings together ideas and a vision vital for the future of today’s LGBT youth." (publisher's website) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Stevens, Kim Howard and Annie. 2000. Out & About Campus: Personal Accounts By Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgendered College Students. Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Books. 304 pp. [378.1982664 Ou81 (Undergraduate Library Self-Help)]
Stringer, Joanne Altman. 1992. The Transsexual's Survival Guide II: To Transition and Beyond for Family, Friends, & Employers: King of Prussia, PA: Creative Design Services. [305.9066 St863t (Main Stacks)]
Transcend Transgender Support & Education Society. 2001. TransForming Community: Resources for Trans People, Intersexed People, and Their Families. British Columbia: Victoria. An excellent and comprehensive resource, although with a Canadian focus. http://www.transgender.org/transcend/guide/toc.htm.
Transgender Special Outreach Network of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). 2001. Our Trans Children. 16 pp. Washington, DC: Transgender Special Outreach Network of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). [306.874 Ou712001 (Main Stacks)]
Wells, Jess (editor.) 2000. Home Fronts: Controversies in Nontraditional Parenting. Boston: Alyson. 230 pp. Includes several essays on transgender issues in parenting. [306.874 H752 (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Ames, Jonathan. 1999. The Extra Man. New York: Washington Square Press. 384 pp. "A gentle account of a burgeoning friendship between two likable oddballs. When 25-year-old Louis loses his teaching job at a Princeton day school after the principal's wife catches him trying on a colleague's bra, he decides on impulse to move to New York City. He answers an ad seeking a roommate and thus meets Henry Harrison, a putative writer, well on in years, who dyes his hair with mascara and spends his mealtimes being taken around town by wealthy ladies." (Kirkus Reviews) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Anderson, Jane. 2002. Looking for Normal. New York: Dramatists Play Service, Inc. 69 pp."A forty-five year old father of two living and working in midwestern America reveals to his family his sincere and long-held conviction that he was born in the wrong body and that he wishes to undergo treatment and surgery to make him a woman. This announcement is a catalyst which triggers his family’s exploration of their true feelings for him; as father, husband, lover, authority figure, and (masculine) role model. How closely related to one’s gender positioning is the love of your friends and family? How important a part of how they understand you is your gender and what that means to the family group? What happens when your position changes, and how do they relate to you afterwards? These and many other issues are explored in Jane Anderson’s new play which, like its central character, refuses to be pigeonholed merely as a set of ‘issues.’" (Review by Harvey O'Brien) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Anonymous. 1969 (1931). Miss High-heels; the story of a rich but girlish young gentleman under the control of his pretty step-sister and her aunt: written by himself at his step-sister's order, with an account of his punishments, the dresses he was made to wear, his final subjection, and his curious fate. New York, Grove Press. 168 pp. Victorian erotic novel. [Not available at UIUC library; available from UI Chicago via I-Share.]
Ayres, Tony. 1996. String Of Pearls: Stories About Cross-Dressing. St Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin. 259 pp. "Australia is well represented in the literary world with this collection of short stories with a crossdressing theme. Some of the stories barely touch on the subject while others use it as a continuous theme. Male and female writers are equally represented in these portraits of various gender flavors." (Valory Gravois, Alchemist/Light Publishing) [Not available from UIUC Library. ]
Blank, Hanne and Raven Kaldera. 2002. Best Transgender Erotica. London: Circlet Press. 224 pp. "Like magicians with a tablecloth, these stories whip the gender-binary ground out from beneath our feet with exuberance and chutzpah, leaving transpeople and their lovers standing revealed in all our strength, sexiness, and pride." (From the introduction.) [ 813.08 B46492 (Main Stacks)]]
Blincoe, Nicholas. 1995. Acid casuals. London : Serpent's Tail. 230 pp. "Fresh from her latest sex-change operation in Brazil—she's coming down the last mile now—Estela Santos is sent back to her old stomping grounds by her drug-trade boss to assassinate Manchester businessman/crime lord John Burgess. Word is that when Estela was Paul Sorel, she (or he) ran out on Burgess after Burgess tried to rape him, avenging himself with thousands of amphetamine-laced pounds Burgess had laundered through clubs like the Gravity and the WARP. So if Burgess recognizes Estela, he'll at least be delighted to see her, right?" (Kirkus Reviews) [823 B6181a (Main Stacks)]
Bohjalian, Christopher A. 2000. Trans-Sister Radio: A Novel. New York, NY: Harmony Books. 344 pp. “A compelling and often disturbing novel, Trans-sister Radio challenges all of our assumptions about gender, relationships, and sexuality.” (Library Journal) [813 B6346t (Illini Union Browsing Room; Undergraduate Library)]
Branton, Jonathan. 2001. Dragged!! To His Senses: A Novel. New York: Yellow House Press. 399 pp. "A historical comedy set in 1857 New York and Georgia in which a jaded, cross-dressing prostitute named Clinton Friendly tries to sell away his transvestism to the devil in exchange for a fabulous Georgian Cotton Plantation, all the slaves and money a boy/girl could possibly want, and the masculine wardrobe of a father he never knew he had. The book hysterically romps through a seriously avoided part of American history with homage paid to Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray," Mitchell's "Gone With The Wind," and other icons of 19th and 20t Century literature, but it also serously explores the issue of human sexuality and the acceptance or rejection of it within each of us. The hero of the book, in eventually coming to grips with his own sexuality, seems to answer the question, is there no price to pay when trading in a corset for a union suit?" (Amazon.com) [813 B7359d (Main Stacks)]
Brophy, Brigid. 2002. In Transit: An Heroi-Cyclic Novel. Dalkey Archive Press. 235 pp. "Set in an airport ("one of the rare places where twentieth-century design is happy with its own style"), In Transit is a textual labyrinth centering on a contemporary traveller. Waiting for a flight, Evelyn Hillary O'Rooley suffers from uncertainty about his/her gender, provoking him/her to perform a series of unsuccessful, yet hilarious, philosophical and anatomical tests. Brigid Brophy surrounds the kernel of this plot with an unrelenting stream of puns, word games, metafictional moments and surreal situations (like a lesbian revolution in the baggage clam area) that challenge the reader's preconceptions about life and fiction and that remain endlessly entertaining." (Amazon.com book description) [823 B7928C1970 (Undergraduate Library)]
Brown, Geoff. 1967. I Want What I Want. New York, Putnam. 226 pp. "I told myself that I must stop being ashamed. It was a dishonest feeling. Really I was glad that I was as I was. It would have been better to be a woman, but it was better to be a transvestite than to be a man." (from cover) [823 B8131I1967 (Main Stacks)]
Bull, Emma. 1991. Bone Dance: a fantasy for technophiles. New York : Ace Books. 278pp. "The definitive science fiction novel of androgyny." [813 B8723B (Undergraduate Library)]
Busch, Charles. 1993. Whores of lost Atlantis : a novel. New York : Penguin. 290 pp. "Well-known as the author of the play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Busch displays the same outrageous imagination and wacky humor in his first novel, a semi-autobiographical version of his life as actor and playwright. In this labyrinthine farcical melodrama about a young man and his kookie theatrical buddies, 30-ish performance artist Julian Young thinks he's missed his shot at the big time, until, while temping at a Wall Street law firm, he dreams up the drag vehicle that will establish his reputation." [Not available at UIUC library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Campmany, Jaime. 1999. La Mitad De Una Mariposa. Barcelona: Plaza & Janés. 241 pp. [865 C1524Om (Main Stacks)]
Castle, Stephanie. 1995. The dual alliance. Vancouver : Perceptions Press. 149 pp. "Transsexuals are born, not made. The roots of the condition are to be found in the pre-natal period of human existence. No one embraces transsexualsim as a sought-after condition, but dealing with it fully and effectively requires courage, determination, and sound medical support. When the desired gender change has been effected, it can be looked upon with a sense of relief similar to recovery from any major illness. This fictional story traces the lives of two such people within their work and family settings. These are the scenes that create the most difficulty for anyone dealing with the condition. How they are handled in real life situations often determines the future health and happiness of the affected person." (back cover) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Coyote, Ivan E. 2000. Close to Spider Man. Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press. 93 pp. "From the far reaches of northern Alaska, the 13 brief, interconnected coming-of-age stories of Coyote's debut collection are as blissfully rich as the countryside in which they are set. All the tomboyish female storytellers are assured and absorbing, acutely aware of their emerging lesbianism while strapped with the true knowledge of "what trouble girls really were." In "No Bikini," an unnamed six-year-old narrator is fearlessly aware of her androgynous possibilities and, to the horror of her mother, spends an entire summer sans her bikini top, posing as a boy during swimming lessons. Pushing gender boundaries back even further, a woman applies to legally change her name to Ivan in "You're Not in Kansas Anymore" because Dorothy, her given name, simply "doesn't fit the rest of me." (Publisher's Weekly) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Clayton, Brad. 1998. The Queen of Hearts: A Transsexual Romance. Los Angeles, CA: ER Publications. "The story of Jack and The Queen of Hearts, a straight businessman and an outrageously beautiful and intelligent transexxual prostitute. How they meet, how they live, and how they love...A novel that boldly speaks the truth, tells no lies and makes no apologies...a romance of two people from different worlds realizing desire in each others arms. A psychological profile of a transsexual love affair written with the sexual directness of Henry Miller, the intimacy of a Frank Harris confessional, with the passion of Rimbaud and Verlaine." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library.}
Colorado, Gender Identity Center of. 1996. Trans-Scriptions 1996: A Collection Of Stories, Poems, And Artwork By, For & About The Transgendered Community, So That You May Know Us. Denver, CO: The Center. 109 pp. "The story of people in the transgendered community, and their families and friends, as shared through poetry, artwork, and short stories." [Not available at UIUC Library]
Coyote, Ivan, Zoe Eakle, ed. 1998. Boys Like Her: Transfictions: Vancouver, BC: Press Gang Publishers. 224 pp."Boys Like Her is an adrenaline-rush road movie of young queer life and gender transformation." (from back cover) Introduction by Kate Bornstein. [813.08 T1862b (Main Stacks); also available from UI Chicago via I-Share.]
Delany, Samuel R. 1996 (1976). Trouble on Triton : an ambiguous heterotopia. [Middletown, Conn.] : Wesleyan University Press ; Hanover : Published by University Press of New England. 312 pp. "In a story as exciting as any science fiction adventure written, Samuel R. Delany's 1976 SF novel, originally published as Triton, takes us on a tour of a utopian society at war with our own Earth. High wit in this future comedy of manners allows Delany to question gender roles and sexual expectations at a level that, 20 years after it was written, still makes it a coruscating portrait of 'the happily reasonable man.' Bron Helstrom--an immigrant to the embattled world of Triton, whose troubles become more and more complex, till there is nothing left for him to do but become a woman...Alternately funny and moving, it is a wide-ranging tale in which character after character turns out not to be what he--or she--seems." (back cover) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Delarue-Mardrus, Lucie. 1995. The Angel And The Perverts. Translated by Anna Livia, The cutting edge: lesbian life and literature. New York: New York University Press. 227 pp. "To the gay and lesbian salons of early 20th Century Paris comes an elusive, brilliant and nearly mythical hermaphroditic young person who acerbically observes his/her place in life. Moving between male and female roles with ease, he/she finally finds something in life to be passionate about." (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) [845 D373OA:E (Main Stacks)]
Dold, Gaylord. 2003. The Last Man in Berlin. Sourcebooks. 368 pp. "This page-turning thriller evocatively depicts a corrupt and desolate Berlin at that turning point in history when Hitler is on the cusp of taking power. It is the story of Detective Harry Wulff, a member of an elite police force, who is assigned to solve the murders of two transvestites whose deaths are connected to the Nazis’ rise to power." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Dunne, Gary. 1990. As If Overnight. Sydney: Black Wattle Press. "A novella in pamphlet form by the author of the dryly, humorous If Blood Should Stain the Limo. A story of what happens to the world of glamour transvestites after the arrival of AIDS." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Ebershoff, David. 2001. The Danish Girl: A Novel. New York: Penguin Books. 270 pp. “Though the title character of David Ebershoff's debut novel is a transsexual, the book is less concerned with transgender issues than the mysterious and ineffable nature of love. Loosely based on the life of Danish painter Einar Wegener who, in 1931, became the first man to undergo a sex-change operation, The Danish Girl borrows the bare bones of his story as a jumping-off point for an exploration of how Wegener's decisions affected the people around him.” (From Amazon.com book description.) [813 Eb39d2001 (Main Stacks); 813 Eb39d (Illini Union Browsing Room)]
Erdrich, Louise. 2001. The last report on the miracles at Little No Horse. New York : HarperCollins. 361 pp. "Over the course of 13 years and five novels, Louise Erdrich has staked out a richly imagined corner of North Dakota soil--her own Yoknapatawpha, where every character is connected to every other and nothing can be said to happen for the first time. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse is no exception. The report in question comes from Father Damien Modeste, who has served the Ojibwe through a century of famine, epidemics, murders, and feuds. But the good priest is not what he appears. The prologue ends with the curiously beautiful image of the old man slowly removing heavy robes, undergarments, and, at last, a bandage wound tightly around women's breasts: "small, withered, modest as folded flowers." (Amazon.com review) [813 Er29la (Union Browsing Room; Undergraduate Library)]
Eugenides, Jeffrey. 2002. Middlesex. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. 529 pp. “In the spring of 1974, Calliope Stephanides, a student at a girls’ school in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, finds herself drawn to a chain-smoking strawberry blond classmate with a gift for acting. The passion that furtively develops between them—along with Callie’s failure to develop—leads Callie to suspect that she is not like other girls. In fact, she is not really a girl at all.” (From front flap.) [813 Eu44m Undergraduate Library Reserves; English Library]
Feinberg, Leslie. 1993. Stone Butch Blues: A Novel. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books. 301 pp. “This compelling but uneven first novel follows the sexual travails of lesbian Jess Goldberg. At its start she is a girl who feels confused by strict ideas about gender and who wonders if she might be a ``he-she'' since people often ask whether she is a boy or a girl.” (From Publishers Weekly.) [813 F3271s (Main Stacks)]
Farrer, Peter, ed. 1992. In female disguise : an anthology of English and American short stories and literary passages. " A collection of 42 stories or extracts with a common theme: men who for reasons of one kind or another find it necessary to disguise themselves as females. Authors include: Thomas Mallory; Daniel Defoe; Jane Austen; Mark Twain; Conan Doyle; Rudyard Kipling; and the popular Anon." (Amazon.com) Garston : Karn. 359 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Friedman, Alan Warren. 1972. Hermaphrodeity: The Autobiography of a Poet. New York. [813 F9132H (Main Stacks)]
Gautier, Théophile. 1918. Mademoiselle de Maupin. New York, Boni and Liveright. 294 pp. "...the story of a young poet, d'Albert, who finds that the delightful youth with whom both he and his mistress fall in love is in fact Mademoiselle de Maupin in disguise. Through the equivocal passion of his heroine, and her ability to rouse such double passions, Gautier suggests that beauty may be loved independently of sex, and for its own sake." (back cover) [845 G23OME1918 (Main Stacks)]
Goyen, William. 1983. Arcadio : a novel. New York : C.N. Potter : Distributed by Crown Publishers. 147 pp. "This novel tells the life of Arcadio, "half man, half woman, half Mexican, half Texan," who was sold to a brothel and ending up in a sideshow. "Arcadio's odyssey is a provocative, unforgettable parable about the loss of innocence and the gaining of wisdom and understanding" by the Pulitzer Prize nominated author." [ 813 G749A (Main Stacks)]
Gravois, Valory. 1997. Cherry Single: A Transvestite Comes of Age: Alchemist/Light Publishing. 175 pp. "Cherry Single is the realistic story of a young transvestite coming of age, of the women who enter his life, and his evolution into a cross-dresser who ventures out into society." (from back cover) [Not available at UIUC.]
Harpman, Jacqueline. 1999. Orlanda. New York: Seven Stories Press. 294 pp. "It can be said that we are composed of various personae. Harpman's novel, translated from the French, presents the possibility that one aspect of a personality can break out in rebellion and abandon the "host." Aline, 35, a well-bred, self-contained professor of literature, is in a Paris cafe reading Virginia Woolf's Orlando in preparation for teaching a class when her "male" side, repressed since puberty, breaks free and inhabits another person. The identification in the pocket of the 20-year-old attractive man, the new host, is that of Lucien Lefrene, from Brussels (as is Aline). Thinking and behaving like a 12-year-old, Lucien names himself "Orlanda," in honor of Woolf and the sexual ambivalence of what he is doing." (Booklist) [846 H234Oo:E (Main Stacks)]
Harris, McDonald. 1981 Herma. New York : Atheneum. 431 pp. Story about a hermaphodite named Herma. [813 H3637H (Main Stacks)]
Hollingsworth, Elaine. 1974. Zulma. New York : Warner Paperback Library. 222 pp. "The book jacket calls this a nonfiction novel, "from the lips of the boy/woman who lived it - the story of six horrifying months in a Mexican prison." After living in Los Angeles for several years Miguel goes home to Mexico to see his mother before having Sexual Reassignment Surgery. He is arrested and sent to a Mexican prison called La Mesa." [813 H725Z (Main Stacks)]
Hollis, Tom. 1996. Honky Tonk Logic / a novel. New York : A Wyatt Book for St. Martin's Press. 342 pp. "Raylene Stout, an unhappily married Arkansas housewife who fancies herself as something of a Southern belle, runs away from her husband to join the circus and finds herself shot from a cannon. From there, her adventures put her into even more explosive personal relationships among transsexual friends in San Francisco. A first novel." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from University of Illinois Chicago Librarian via I-Share.]
Hwang, David Henry. 1988. M. Butterfly. New York: Dramatists Play Service. [812 H98m (Main Stacks; English Library)]
Ibanez-Carrasco, Francisco. 2002. Flesh Wounds and Purple Flowers: the Cha-cha Years. Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press (#103, 1014 Homer Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6B 2W9). 175 pp."An extravagant, tragicomic novel, Flesh Wounds & Purple Flowers takes us into the world of Latino machos and cha-cha divas of Santiago's gay underground, full of dreamers and schemers looking for salvation abroad. One of them is Camilo, a strong-willed queen who makes it out of Chile in the early '80s, but en route to New York lands in Vancouver, where he decides to stay. All the while he maintains contact with a starry network of machos and maricones in Chile, Cuba, and America: an exiled gringa with a mysterious past; a straight lover left behind in crumbling Havana; a transsexual confidante in Santiago. Told in the musical lilt of Spanglish, Camilo tells his story as he lays dying in his hospital bed, recalling a life of sequins, disco, and a plague that is at the same time debilitating and liberating." (publisher's website) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Janowitz, Tama. 1992. The Male Cross-Dresser Support Group. New York: Crown Publishers. 314 pp. "Pamela Trowel is single in New York City, and her ad sales job is as mundane as her love life is macabre...Abdul is a clever urchin who adopts Pamela as his makeshift mother, and the two of them leave Manhattan, slipping away from their problems to embark on a hilarious adventure. But when Abdul disappears Pamela's fierce maternal instincts kick in, and she returns to Manhattan to search for him -- in the guise of a man. As Pamela sinks deeper into her new role of a man who knows how to listen to women, she becomes wildly popular -- until her deception begins to unravel." (Amazon.com book description) [813 J264M (Undergraduate Library)]
Katz, Judith. 1997. The escape artist : a novel. Ithaca, N.Y. : Firebrand Books. 283 pp."When Tutsik Goldenberg comes to Warsaw, claiming to be a lonely Argentine diamond merchant in search of a wife, Sofia Teitelbaum's parents quickly make the match. As soon as the couple heads west, however, Sofia learns that Tutsik has bigger, more devious things in mind than marriage. He smuggles her into Buenos Aires to work as a prostitute for his sister, Madam Perle (an observant Jew who won't let her women work on Fridays but insists on instructing them herself in the art of love). Sofia narrates her adventures to "Hankus," another Polish-Jewish woman who, masquerading as a man, has made her life as a magician. [813 K1591e (Main Stacks)]
Kay, Jackie. 2000. Trumpet: a novel. Vintage contemporaries. New York: Vintage Books. 278 pp. "Trumpet is a first novel by English/Scottish poet Jackie Kay, based on the real story of American band leader Billy Tipton, documented in the book Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton. Tipton, biologically a woman, successfully lived as a married man and professional musician for years." (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) Winner of the1999 Lambda Literary Awards for Transgender/Bisexual. [823 K1803t (Main Stacks)]
Klein, Richard. 2002. Jewelry Talks. New York: Vintage. 240 pp. "The eccentric Abby Zinzo, narrator of this "novel-thesis," has a name that covers the range of the alphabet, just as his character embodies the rainbow of gender identifications. This is the story of a bisexual transvestite (not transsexual) and his passion for adornment. Interwoven with his story and that of his gender-ambiguous lover, Amad, is a compulsively rewritten college thesis about jewelry." (Booklist) [Not available from UIUC; available from CARLI libraries via I-Share)]
Kotak, Ash. 2000. Hijra. London : Oberon. 87 pp. (Oberon Modern Play series.) "It's the Bombay wedding season when ambitious mothers hunt for further brides and grooms to the music and dancing of the Hijras, the crude, rude and lewd cross-dressing men who, according to Hindu tradition, have the ability to grant wishes and cast spells. Nils' num is intent on finding hima nice docile wife to take back to Wembley, but Nils has other plans. He's been bewitched by Raj, a nice boy he met on the cruising beach whose's the adopted son of a Guru Hijra. Determined not to be separated, they hatch a plan to smuggle Raj as Nils' wife back to Wembley, and it will take all the resources of Guru Hijra's supernatural support to avoid disaster." (from back cover) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Lemebel, Pedro. 2000. Loco Afán : Crónicas De Sidario. Contraseñas; 182. Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama. 180 pp. "Loco Afán : Crónicas De Sidario ("Crazy Effort: Chronicles from AIDS") appears as part of a new and progressive wave of works coming from different fields which are challenging Chilean traditional conceptions about gender and sexuality. Loco Afán, a compilation of poetic chronicles, depicts the life of homosexuals in Chile--most specifically, the great sufferings and little joys of the tranvestite living with AIDS--while bringing a strong social critique against classism and US imperialism with irony and subtlety." (Manuel Fernandez-Alemany) [869.4 L542l2000 (Main Stacks)]
Marshall, Leslie. 2003. A Girl Could Stand Up. Grove Press. 288 pp. "On an outing to celebrate Elray's sixth birthday, her parents, Barkley and Jack, are killed in a freak accident in the Tunnel of Love. The day of their funeral, a pair of woefully unprepared uncles is sent in to care for her: Uncle Harwood, a macho, hard-drinking photographer who's always on assignment, and Ajax, a thirty-something cross-dressing uncle who prefers to present himself as an "aunt," form an unlikely but wholly lovable pair. But the beating heart of this novel is the love story that develops between Elray and her friend Raoul. Their secret adventures take them from the crypts of the Washington Cathedral to a life-threatening swim in the waters of the Potomac River in their search for invincibility." [Not available at UIUC Library]
McCabe, Pat. 1998. Breakfast on Pluto. New York: HarperFlamingo. 202 pp. "Set in the politically tumultuous London of the 1970s, Breakfast on Pluto follows the misadventures of Patrick "Pussy" Braden, a transvestite prostitute on a quest to find love and a place to call home. Pussy narrates his own story, occasionally pausing to direct comments at Dr. Terence, the psychiatrist who suggested he write it. Born in the border town of Tyreelin, Ireland in the mid 1950s, Pussy is the product of an encounter between the village priest and his beautiful teenaged housekeeper. Abandoned by his mother and unable to contact his father, Pussy is raised by "Whiskers," a chain-smoking, beer-guzzling foster mother. When Pussy begins demonstrating a penchant for women's clothing and female impersonations, he is booted out of his house." (publisher's information) [823 M1231br (Illini Union Browsing Room)]
Nagy, Gloria. 1985. Natural Selections. New York : Villard Books. 333 pp. "Novel about a woman trapped in a man's body." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Newman, Lesléa, editor. 1995. The Femme Mystique. Boston: Alyson Publications. 319 pp. "Written by femmes, former femmes, femme-wannabes, femme admirers, and, of course, femme fatales, The Femme Mystique offers a fascinating look at the world of femme identity within the lesbian community." [810.8 F349 (Main Stacks)]
Newman, Lesléa and Yohah Ralph. 1998. The Little Butch Book. New Victoria Press. 200 pp. "Leslea Newman's enchanting, playful words sing the wonders of the Butch, mixing the sparkle of romance with the thrill of the erotic." (from back cover) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Notkin, Debbie, editor. 1998. Flying Cups and Saucers: Gender Explorations in Science Fiction. Edgewood Press. 382 pp. "Ever wonder what happened to the rest of the tea party when the saucers went off into space? Here's your chance to find out. What would it be like to go to a club where you could buy an injection of sexiness? To grow up in a world where you didn't know what gender you would be until puberty - and the discovery could be painful? To find yourself and your secret pitted against the entire United States government? The James Tiptree Award recognizes science fiction and fantasy works that explore and expand gender. This anthology contains almost all of the short fiction that has been singled out in the first five years of the award." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Outland, Orland. 1998. Death Wore a Fabulous New Fragrance. New York : Berkley Prime Crime. 198 pp. "San Francisco's most dazzling detective team is back -- and better than never. Doan's the slinkiest sleuth to ever slip into a slip. His best friend Binky is a trust fund darling with a taste for Tiffany's and a craving for La Croix. They'd like to live as large as they sleuth -- but catering to high-class tastes on a temp-job budget can be such a drag! So now, after a stunning debut as detectives (with killer wardroves), the decadent duo are going into business for themselves -- as the private investigation agency of McCandler Van de Kamp, Inc."(http://www.murderexpress.net/orlandoutland/fragrance.htm) [813 Ou83d (Main Stacks)]
Outland, Orland. 1997. Death Wore A Smart Little Outfit. New York: Berkley Prime Crime. 217 pp. "He's a Sherlock Holmes in heels (but far better accessorized). She's a Watson with a waistline (and a tiny little trust fund), who changes boyfriends faster than Doan changes Paris originals. Together they make a killer ensemble of amateur sleuths so smart, so sophisticated, so smashingly sassy, that no criminal would be caught dead in the same outfit. In their first outrageous investigation, Doan and Binky sashay their way into the glamorous extremes of the San Francisco art world. So hot! So haute! So hazardous to your health... But even though artists are being killed (and not just by the critics), the dazzling duo refuse to dress like Miss Marple to find the murderer. Doan and Binky may be willing to set themselves up as victims... but fashion victims? They'd sooner die.) (http://www.murderexpress.net/orlandoutland/smart.htm [813 Ou83de (Main Stacks)]
Palahniuk, Chuck. 1999. Invisible Monsters. New York: Norton. 297 pp. "She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from becoming a real woman, who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better. And that salvation hides in the last places you'll ever want to look." (publisher's information) [813 P1721i (Main Stacks)]
Pollack, Rachel. 2002. A Secret Woman. New York, NY: St. Martin's Minotaur. 288 pp. [813 P7612s (Main Stacks)]
Raz, Hilda. 2001. Trans. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press. 86 pp. Poetic exploration of transgender issues by the mother of a transgendered child. [811 R2191t (English Library)]
Rodi, Robert. 1995. Drag Queen. New York: Dutton. 259 pp. What happens to "the well-ordered life of Mitchell Sayer, a stodgy, successful gay attorney" when his eccentric mother tells him he has an identical twin. Though his long lost brother's "driver's license reads Donald Sweet, he's better known in Chicago's demimonde as Kitten Kaboodle, the gloriously gowned, stupendously stiletto-heeled star of the Tam-Tam Club's 'all-girl' review." (from the cover) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from SIU Carbondale library via I-Share.]
Rose, Chloe Brushwood and Anna Camilleri. 2002. Brazen femme: queering femininity. Vancouver, B.C. : London : Arsenal Pulp ; Turnaround. 224 pp. "Collection includes the entertaining and challenging work of writers and artists whose stories are missing from existing explorations of femme that exclude experiences of men, transsexual women, and sex workers." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Santos-Febres, Mayra. 2000. Sirena Selena Vestida De Pena. Literatura Mondadori ; 113. Barcelona: Mondadori. 266 pp. [869.28 Sa594s (Modern Languages Library; Main Stacks)]
Sarduy, Severo. 1995. Cobra ; and, Maitreya / Severo Sarduy ; translated with a preface by Suzanne Jill Levine ; introduction by James McCourt. Normal, Ill. : Dalkey Archive Press. 273 pp. "The late Severo Sarduy was one of the most outrageous and baroque of the Latin American Boom writers of the sixties and seventies, and here bound back to back are his two finest creations. Cobra (1972) recounts the tale of a transvestite named Cobra, star of the Lyrical Theater of the Dolls, whose obsession is to transform his/her body. She is assisted in her metamorphosis by the Madam and Pup, Cobra's dwarfish double. They too change shape, through the violent ceremonies of a motorcycle gang, into a sect of Tibetan lamas seeking to revive Tantric Buddhism. Maitreya (1978) continues the theme of metamorphosis, this time in the person of Luis Leng, a humble Cuban-Chinese cook, who becomes a reincarnation of Buddha. Through Leng, Sarduy traces the metamorphosis of two hitherto incomparable societies, Tibet at the moment of the Chinese invasion, and Cuba at the moment of revolution. Transgressing genres and genders, reveling in literal and figurative transvestism, these two novels are among the most daring achievements of postmodern Latin American fiction." (Publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.)
Sarduy, Severo. 1994. From Cuba with a song / Severo Sarduy ; translated from the Spanish by Suzanne Jill Levine. Los Angeles : Sun & Moon Press. 156 pp. "Divided into three sections, each corresponding to the ethnic groups that make up Cuban nationality (Spanish, African, and Chinese), the book explores the disparate elements at work in Latin American culture. Culture, for Sarduy, is a series of radical and often violent displacements and errors. Transvestitism becomes the common denominator as a symbol of transformation (physical and spiritual) and delusion. As Gonzalez Echevarria observes, "In De Donde son los cantantes, the characters look as if they're made up for a carnival that will let loose their deepest and weirdest fantasies. Sarduy's novel exposes the complicity between the novel's conventions and society's patriarchal structure. He denounces the quest for Latin American identity as yet another ideological maneuver by essentially epic novelists who want to strengthen the hold of the mechanisms of authority." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Scott, Melissa. 1996. Shadow Man. New York: Tor Books. 320 pp. "In the future, humanity has developed five distinct sexes due to the effects of a drug that allows faster-than-light travel. The Concorde worlds have officially recognized all five sexes, but on the isolated planet Hara those in between male and female are considered mutations who must choose to live as one of the two traditional sexes. When Hara regains contact with the Concorde worlds, it's an opportunity for Warreven--a "herm"--to break the long-standing role society has forced on him. But it will also put him in the center of a political battle that will span the stars. Shadow Man won the 1996 Lambda Award." (publisher's description) [813 SCO855S (Main Stacks)]
Sears, James T. 1994. Bound by diversity : essays, prose, photography, and poetry / by members of the lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender communities. Columbia, SC : Sebastian Press. Contains essay "Gender politics: A discussion among transgender activists," by W. J. Blumenfeld. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from UI Chicago Library via I-Share.]
Self, Will. 1993. Cock & Bull. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press. 310 pp. "Two eerily fascinating, original novellas, delving into a nightmarish world of sexual ambiguity and moral ambivalence, from British writer Self. Cock (``A Novelette'') and Bull (``A Farce'') offer complementary views of the dark possibilities that emerge when sexual differences are miraculously overcome. The former story concerns Carol, a miserable housewife who married the man responsible for her first orgasm only to have him turn into a cringing, boorish drunk. Finding a release from her desperation in masturbation, she discovers that she's also growing a penis, but eventually her disgust turns to admiration, and with a new-found assertiveness she's able to liberate herself from her husband in a final, grimly satisfying way. . . Bull poses another Kafkaesque turn, as a beefy sportswriter-turned- cabaret-critic awakens one morning to find that a vagina has formed between his calf and knee." (Kirkus Reviews) [823 SE48C (Undergraduate Library)]
Slim, Iceberg. 1998. Mama Black Widow. Old school books. New York: W.W. Norton. 240 pp. "'Mama Black Widow' is the nickname of Otis Tilson, a comely and tragic black queen adrift with his brothers and sisters in the dark ghetto world of pimpdom and violent crime. His story is told in the gut-level language of the homosexual underworld--an unforgettable testament of life lived on the margins of a racist and predatory urban hell." (Ingram Reviews) [813 B3832m1998 (Main Stacks)]
Smith, Dinitia. 1999. The Illusionist. New York: Scribner. 256 pp. "The unfathomable mysteries of sexual identity and charisma permeate this dark, meditative tale of a transsexual's murder in upstate New York, by the author of The Hard Rain (1980) and Remember This (1989)--inspired by an actual incident in Nebraska." (Kirkus Reviews). [813 Sm546i (Main Stacks)]
Smith, Susan. 2001. Of Drag Kings and the Wheel of Fate. Justice House Publishing. (http://www.justicehouse.com/store_dk.html). [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Spanbauer, Tom. 2001. In The City Of Shy Hunters: A Novel. New York: Grove Press. 504 pp. "Will Parker comes to New York to escape the provincial western towns where he grew up. In New York, he finds himself surrounded for the first time by people who understand and celebrate his quirks and flaws. He also begins an unforgettable love affair with a volatile, six-foot-five African-American drag queen and performance artist named Rose. But even as he is falling in love with Rose and growing into himself, Will must watch as AIDS escalates from a rumor into a devastating tragedy." (Amazon.com book description) [813 Sp735i (Main Stacks)]
Sullivan, Caitlin and Kate Bornstein. 1996. Nearly Roadkill: An Infobahn Erotic Adventure. New York: High Risk Books. There are no fixed genders or identities in this experimental work of cyberspace fiction. [Not available at UIUC; available from UI Chicago via I-Share.]
Swift, Edward. 1978. Splendora. New York : Viking Press. 251 pp. "This novel tells the story of Timothy John Coldridge who leaves a steamy East Texas town, unhappily, at the age of eighteen. Now, at thirty-three, he returns with a dazzling companion, Miss Jessie Gatewood. Draped (and impeccably accessorized) in Victorian finery and drenched in social graces, she takes the town by storm. While it might be said that he arrived with her, it might also be said that he arrived within her, since Timothy John and Jessie Gatewood are the same person. Aided at every delectable turn by a cast of relentless eccentrics, our heroine endures spectacular (and distinctly different) adventures, including genteel romance, high drama, torment, ecstasy, and a technicolor ending." [813 SW546S (Main Stacks)]
Tan, Cecilia. 1966. Genderflex : sexy stories on the edge and in-between. Cambridge, MA : Circlet Press. 203 pp. Contents: Introduction -- Cyberfruit swamp / Raven Kaldera -- Rubbing Magic's lantern / Reneé M. Charles -- The Isle of the Dead / Thomas S. Roche -- Heir apparent / Gary Bowen -- Tiresias / Firecat -- Mixed blood / Gwen M'Clatchey -- The metamporphosis bud / Liu Wen Zhuang -- Did you get your answers questioned? / Elizabeth Barrette -- Fully accessorized, baby / M. Christian -- Boy's night out / Lori Selke -- The witchborn / M.G. Sisco -- Heramaphrodite / Melanie Fletcher. [813.08 G285 (Main Stacks)]
Thomas, Thomas T. 1992. Crygender. Riverdale, NY: Baen Books. 316 pp. [813 T3672C (Undergraduate Library)]
Title, Elise. 2003. Inside Out. New York: St. Martin's Press. 368 pp. "Natalie Price runs Horizon House, a halfway house for newly released convicts in the Massachusetts prison system. Under the gun - sometimes literally - to keep things running safely, she's got her work cut out for her as a young woman in a man's world. The latest inmate to be put in her charge is Lynn Ingram, a transsexual who was convicted of manslaughter but claimed self-defense. Since Ingram's prison term didn't go smoothly - she was assaulted numerous times inside by men and women alike - the staff is preparing for the worst. Just days before Lynn's transfer, she's badly beaten, and it's clear that Natalie and Detective Leo Coscarelli have a determined killer on their hands." [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Tremain, Rose. 1999. Sacred Country. New York: Atheneum. 323 pp. “At age six in 1952, Mary Ward…suddenly becomes aware that she wishes she were a boy; over the next 30 years, fighting with her hapless brother Timmy, strapping her growing breasts against her chest, falling in love with a neighbor girl named Pearl, running away to her grandfather Cord's house in the wonderful town of Gresham Tears, changing her name to Martin, moving to London, submitting to psychoanalysis, and finally having a sex-change operation and emigrating to Nashville, heroic Mary makes this pressing wish come true.” (From Kirkus Reviews.) [823 T7222SA (Undergraduate Library)]
Tremblay, Michel. 1994. Hosanna. Vancouver, B.C.: Talonbooks. "Claude Lemieux is the misfit farm boy from Ste. Eutache who flees to Montreal where he becomes a fashionable hairdresser by day and "a woman of the world by night". He is "Hosanna", a drag queen with the biggest mouth in Montreal, but whose lover is the handsome stud, Currette. Lemieux is a character as vivid, complicated and totally outrageous as any in literature. He appropriates the mythology of two legendary queens, Cleopatra and Elizabeth Taylor, to stage his dreamed of moment of personal triumph. Publicly humiliated by his peers he confronts his true nature and remakes his image to conform to the needs of his own emotional reality." (publisher's book description) [847 T72OHEB (Main Stacks)]
Tremblay, Michel. 2000. News from Edouard. Burnaby, B.C. : Niagara Falls, N.Y. : Talonbooks. 223 pp. "Edouard, whom we met in The Duchess and the Commoner, a common shoe salesman at the feet of the well-heeled by day; but the "Duchess of Langeais," star of the transvestite shows on the Main by night, has been left an inheritance from his mother, Victoire. With this money, he sails on the ocean-liner Liberte to Paris, an idealized, glorious foreign place, the art, culture and architecture of which he imagines will be familiar to him from the books and movies he has read and seen. But when he arrives in Paris, his constant encounters with the realities of the primitive and inconvenient aspects of daily life in Europe bring him face to face with the recognition that France is not exclusively the liberating, glorious place he imagined it to be. The divine Paris, it turns out, does indeed have feet of clay." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Van Adler, TC. 2003. The Evil that Boys Do. Alyson Press. "The Evil That Boys Do is on one hand a fast-paced mystery, while on the other it delivers a scathing indictment of privately run prisons and indeed the entire criminal justice system. Rich in "How could he possibly know that?" detail, the mysterious, pseudonymous TC Van Adler once again presents a novel in which the victimized and the marginalized triumph over the mighty and intellect and a slightly skewed sense of humor get you through just about anything." Zinka, one of the detective duo, is a "towering, transsexual art historian." (Publisher's information) [On order at UIUC Library.]
Varley, John. 1992. Steel Beach. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons."Fleeing Earth after an alien invasion, the human race stands on the threshold of evolution, like fish cast on artificial shores. Their home is Luna, a moon colony blessed with creature comforts, prolonged lifespans, digital memories, and instant sex changes. But the people of Luna are bored with their existence and so is the computer that monitors them. The lead character is a guy who wants to spend time as a woman. Deals with transgender and definition of sex roles." [813 V429S (Main Stacks and Rare Book Room)]
Vidal, Gore. 1986. Myra Breckenridge; Myron. New York: Random House. Vidal's "classic comedy from 1968, Myra Breckenridge, lampoons Hollywood and sexuality in a single deft stroke. It is a classic of transgender fiction. This edition. . . couples Myra Breckenridge with its singular successor, Myron. Vidal's playful rendering of Myra and Myron is a witty and reflective send-up of gender stereotypes." (Booksense.com) [813 V662MYR (Undergraduate Library)]
Wadler, Joyce. 1993. Liaison. New York : Bantam Books. 321 pp. "The incredible story of a naive Frenchman, posted to the French Embassy in Peking in the 1960s, who begins a love affair with a beautiful Chinese opera singer. After they lived together for 16 years and even produced a son, the singer was revealed to be a man. These events inspired the Broadway hit, M Butterfly." [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Waters, Sarah. 1999. Tipping the Velvet. New York: Riverhead Books. 472 pp. “This delightfully saucy debut novel recounts the unconventional life and times of Nan King, a Victorian-era lesbian bold enough to embrace and to eventually celebrate her unorthodox sexual orientation. When she falls in love with an artful male impersonator, Nan follows her secret paramour to London and becomes part of a popular cross-dressing music hall act.” (From Booklist.) [823 W318t (Illini Union Browsing Room)]
Weldon, Fay. 2005. Mantrapped. New York: Grove Press. "After many novels, screenplays, essays and an acclaimed memoir, Auto da Fay, Weldon now adds 'reality novel" to her repertoire. Presented as a continuation of Auto da Fay, the book is a curious hybrid: something Weldon calls "novel and autobiography side by side, leaping from one to the other, but related.' Its fictional protagonist is 44-year-old Trisha, who won the lottery, spent her fortune and is now relegated to niggling London poverty. Things take a turn for the worse when her soul exchanges bodies with that of young, handsome Peter. Now Doralee, Peter's life partner, is left to sort out an impossible situation, bemoaning the fact that there's no support group 'for the transfer of your partner's being into someone else's shoddy, badly-looked-after body.'" [823 W456ma (Undergraduate Library)]
Wilson, Barbara. 1990. Gaudi Afternoon: A Cassandra Reilly Mystery. Seattle: Seal Press. 122 pp. "Barbara Wilson's mysteries are witty, fast-paced, and fun to read. Plus, they have enough politics so that you can tell yourself that reading them is good for you. Gaudi Afternoon, written before "gender studies" became a buzz phrase, looks and laughs at what makes a gal straight or queer, femme or butch, lesbian or dyke, transgendered or translated. Cassandra Reilly, Wilson's wry, savvy, globetrotting sleuth, charges through Barcelona to find a missing person or two of indeterminate gender." (Amazon.com review) [813 W6912g (Main Stacks)]
Winterson, Jeanette. 1994. Written on the Body. New York: Vintage Press. 190 pp. The gender of the narrator in this novel of love and obsession is never revealed. [823 W736W (Main Stacks); 823 W736w1993 (Undergraduate Library)]
Winthrop, Theodore. 1861. Cecil Dreeme. New York, Dodd, Mead and Co. 360 pp. "... a gothic tale in the style of The Castle of Otranto, which is cited in the text, the partially autobiographical story is a combination of plots take from Shakespeare and Gautier's Mademoiselle de Maupin, and Winthrop's experiences living on Washington Square. In the story Robert Byng, a former New Yorker who has just returned from ten years abroad, takes up lodgings in "Chrysalis College" (NYU) on "Ailanthus Square" (Washington Square) in rooms unused by the fledgling school. Caught up in the strange world of artists, "bohemians," and dandies on the one hand and the stolid, respectable society of Knickerbocker New York on the other, Robert befriends a young man who has locked himself away from the world, painting by day and moving about the City at night. Their friendship deepens into love as Robert describes them as "Damon and Pythias," the famous Greek lovers. . . Cecil Dreeme, the young artist of Robert's affection, turns out to be Clara Denman, the young woman, thought dead, who has been hiding in Chrysalis College dressed as a man. This revelation is startling to Robert who now has an explanation for his sexual attraction to the young man, but now has to confront the gender differences society places on their relations." (http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/bobst/ washsq/voices/volumes/cdreeme/html/CD_int.HTM) [813 W73C (Main Stacks)]
Wood, Ed. 1999. Death of a Transvestite. Four Walls, Eight Windows Press. 192 pp. "Hero/heroine Glen Marker sits on Death Row and offers to tell his life story in all its sordid detail in exchange for his last wish: to die in drag! In vivid pulp style, the author paints a portrait of the luscious Glenda on a one-way trip to the Big House." (publisher's description) Reissue of pulp fiction written by "the worst filmmaker of all time." See Ed Wood. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Wood, Ed. 2004. I Want to Die in Drag! the Transgender Erotic Classic. Renaissance Books E-Books. "Here is the legendary Transgender Classic by Ed Wood, Jr., author-director of such winners of the Golden Turkey Film Awards for worst movie of all time as Plan Nine from Outer Space and Bride of the Monster. Wood was also the author of a number of equally goofy novels and non-fiction books, all about his obsessions: crossdressing and angora. Today, he would probably be a celebrated heroine of the transgender community, but during the 1950s he was deeply conflicted about these urges. The result was a series of novels exploring the dark fate of transgender people in repressive societies dominated by religious conservatives. I Want to Die in Drag! is the best known and most celebrated of these novels. When Glen becomes Glenda, there is no where for him/her to go but … down. But, on the way, to get revenge on a society that mocks and represses her, Glenda will become a hit woman for the mob!" [Not available at UIUC Library]
Wood, Ed. 1992. Killer in Drag. Four Walls, Eight Windows Press. 192 pp. "Meet Ed Wood's alter ego Glen/Glenda, whose ravishing beauty and musical voice bewitch every male in sight. Impeccably attired in either gender, hired assassin Glen becomes Glenda when it's time to work. But big trouble starts when Glenda decides to give up the murder racket, take up with a sugar daddy, and finance a sex change operation." (publisher's book description). Reissue of pulp fiction written by "the worst filmmaker of all time." See Ed Wood. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Woolf, Virginia. 1928. Orlando: A Biography. New York: Harcourt, Brace. 333 pp. "In 1928, way before everyone else was talking about gender-bending and way, way before the terrific movie with Tilda Swinton, Virginia Woolf wrote her comic masterpiece, a fantastic, fanciful love letter disguised as a biography, to Vita Sackville-West. Orlando enters the book as an Elizabethan nobleman and leaves the book three centuries and one change of gender later as a liberated woman of the 1920s. Along the way this most rambunctious of Woolf's characters engages in sword fights, trades barbs with 18th century wits, has a baby, and drives a car. This is a deliriously written, breathless-making book and a classic both of lesbian literature and the Western canon." (Amazon.com book description) [823 W88O1928A (Main Stacks)]
Xtian. 2002. Papi. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. 216 pp. "This is a novel based on a true story of actual events that happened to a family in Houston in 1984. 'Your father is having a crisis.' Those prophetic words began the cataclysmic events that would envelope an entire immigrant family and change their lives forever. Through the eyes of his seven year-old son, the story of a transsexual and the innocent victims of his rage emerges. An extraordinary story that has to be read to be believed. Sweeping through the last days of Batista's Cuba, Houston, and Los Angeles, family secrets, intrigue, and violence explode to cast dark shadows over a little boy's idyllic childhood. Through personal accounts, court documents and newspaper footage, the author weaves a riveting story that captures what was a most unusual court case in Houston, summer 1984." This is not a sympathetic portrait of the transsexual father. (Amazon.com book description) [813 X79p (Main Stacks)]
Adler, Richard K., Sandy Hirsh, and Michelle Mordaunt. 2006. Voice And Communication Therapy for the Transgender/transsexual Client: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide. San Diego: Plural Press. "This is the first resource for speech-language pathologists and voice clinicians who assist transgender/transsexual patients in developing authentic voices, language, nonverbal communication congruous with their gender identification. This text guides clinicians who work with the transgender/transsexual population in designing and administering a mindful, focused and efficient treatment plan. Outstanding features include thorough background information on history, sociology, psychology, and medical terminology relevant to this population, and the overall role of the voice therapist and speech-language pathologist in the transition of a transgender client. Chapters cover each aspect of a communication training program, including case studies, summaries, appendices and an extensive bibliography. An accompanying Audio CD shows "before and after" communication therapy examples." (Publisher's website) [Not yet published; due out March 2006]
Aitchison, Cara. 2006. Sport and Gender Identities: Masculinities, Femininities and Sexualities. Routledge. "This important new book brings together gender studies and sexuality studies to provide original and critical insights on identity formation within a wide range of sport-related relations and practices. Contested meanings of "gender" and "sexuality," the gender-power relations constructed in and through sport, and the connections between gender, sexuality and sport-related theories, policies and practices are made clear in this comprehensive and engaging text. The authors draw on key contemporary theoretical debates concerning gender, sport and identity that have been developed in a range of disciplines and subject fields including sociology, social and cultural geography, media studies and management studies." (Amazon.com) [Not yet published; due out July 1, 2006]
Aragon, Angela Pattatucci. 2006. Challenging Lesbian Norms: Intersex, Transgender, Intersectional, and Queer Perspectives. "The term homonormativity describes current prevailing idealized assumptions about lesbian identity. This concept, however, marginalizes subgroups within the greater lesbian population. Challenging Lesbian Norms: Intersex, Transgender, Intersectional, and Queer Perspectives dynamically confronts homonormativity in lesbian communities by presenting expert multidisciplinary discussion about what is a definable lesbian identity. This text sensitively explores difficult issues about gender policing and the viewpoints in lesbian communities that hold that transgender, intersectional, and queer individuals are considered to have 'false consciousness.' Consequences of lesbian normativity, both for lesbian communities and for marginalized groups are examined through literary criticism, lesbian, feminist, and queer theories, corporeal philosophy, film, television, cultural criticism, personal narratives, public health, and field research." (Publisher's website) [Not yet published; due out September 2006]
Auslander, Philip. 2006. Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. "Performing Glam Rock delves into the many ways glam paved the way for new explorations of identity in terms of gender, sexuality, and performance. Philip Auslander positions glam historically and examines it as a set of performance strategies, exploring the ways in which glam rock--while celebrating the showmanship of 1950s rock and roll--began to undermine rock's adherence to the ideology of authenticity in the late 1960s. In this important study of a too-often overlooked phenomen, Auslander takes a fresh look at the genius of the glam movement and introduces glam to a new generation of performance enthusiasts and scholars alike." (publisher's website) [Not yet published; due out February 2006]
Christian, M. 2006. Transgender Erotica: Trans Figures. New York: Haworth Press. "Trans Figures is an erotic anthology of fiction and personal account that explores the creative limits of human sexuality—the transgender experience. Long misunderstood and under-represented in literature, emotional and sexual transsexuality exposes what erotic experience can and should be—limitless. Erotic stories where men and women, each discovering their true sexual selves, find desire and boundless passion waiting for them through self-acceptance and self-revelation. These are beautifully crafted tales of heat and desire, always stimulating, always thoughtful, always real." (publisher's website) [Not yet published; due out February 2006]
Coates, Susan. 2006. Childhood Gender Identity Disorder: Ethiology, Assessment, and Treatment. Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press. [Not yet published; due out April 30, 2006]
Kailey, Matt. 2006. Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience. Boston: Beacon Press. "Alas, it ain't that simple--that is, just adding hormones, stirring, then coming out on the other side of gender. Fortunately, Kailey explores the complexities of the female-to-male (ftm) transition he, then 42, started in 1997. Raised in a traditional two-parent home with a stay-at-home mom, he recounts the details of his change, including chest surgery, and options open to male-to-females (mtfs) as well as the more complicated, expensive surgeries now available to ftms (whose numbers, he notes, approximately equal those of mtfs). The self-proclaimed "transman" also explores the internal changes as he deals with gender resocialization, "passing" in the initial stages of transition, blending masculine and feminine personality traits in the new persona, and navigating postchange medical care (Kailey raised some eyebrows in his gynecologist's office when arriving for his pap smear). Including a list of definitions helpful for negotiating the world of trans-speak, this book is a natural for the gender issues shelves." (Booklist) [Not yet published; due out June 2006]
Kane-demaios, J. Ari and Vern Bullough, editors. 2006. Crossing Sexual Boundaries: Transgender Journeys, Uncharted Paths. Prometheus Books. "This book is a compilation of autobiographies of men and women who frankly describe their different and often very difficult gender journeys. Using a decade-by-decade format, the contributors provide the reader with critical insights into the process of realization that led to their various transgender expressions. The contributors include both homosexuals and heterosexuals, and their life stories make clear that a good deal of diversity exists within the transgender community. A thorough introduction by the editors, J. Ari Kane-DeMaios and Vern L. Bullough, provides many insights into gender issues from a biological, socio-anthropological, and historical perspective. Also included are a glossary of terms, a description of transgender reconstruction surgeries, and a flow chart and gender schema for understanding gender diversity." (Amazon.com) [Not yet published; due out December 2005]
Kam-shing, Yip, editor. 2006. Psychology of Gender Identity: An International Perspective. Nova Science Publishers. "Gender encompasses biological sex but extends beyond it to the socially prescribed roles deemed appropriate for each sex by the culture in which we live. The gender roles we each carry out are highly individualistic, built on our biological and physical traits, appearance and personality, life experiences such as childhood, career and education, and history of sexual and romantic interactions. Each element influences perceptions and expectations. Gender-related experiences influence and shape the ways we think about others and ourselves including self-image, behavior, mood, social advancement and coping strategies. This new book brings together leading international research devoted to this subject." (Publisher's website) [Not yet published; due out April 2006]
Kimmel, Douglas, Tara Rose and Steven David. 2006. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging : Research and Clinical Perspectives. New York: Columbia University Press. "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging brings together cutting-edge research, practical information, and innovative thinking regarding the characteristics and processes of aging among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Written by experts in the field, the book covers a range of subjects and provides a comprehensive knowledge base for practitioners, students, and researchers. Contributors address topics such as sexuality, relationships, legal issues, retirement planning, physical and mental health, substance abuse, community needs, gay and lesbian grandparents, and a model agency dedicated to delivering services to the senior LGBT population. Their writing takes a gay-affirmative approach that focuses on resilience, coping, and successful adaptation to aging and is sensitive to the importance of historical oppression in the lives of older members of sexual minorities. The authors also pay close attention to ethnic and cultural issues and identify where further research is needed." (publisher's website) [Not yet published; due out April 2006]
Levithan, David and Billy Merrell. 2006. The Full Spectrum : A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers. "Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they’re looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others. In order to help create that community, YA authors David Levithan and Billy Merrell have collected original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early 20s. The Full Spectrum includes a variety of writers—gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, transitioning, and questioning—on a variety of subjects: coming out, family, friendship, religion/faith, first kisses, break-ups, and many others." (Amazon.com) [Not yet published; due out May 2006]
Morrow, Deanna and Lori Messinger. 2006. Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression in Social Work Practice : Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People. New York: Columbia University Press. "Broad yet in-depth, this volume offers an invaluable resource for both social work educators and practitioners working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clients and their families. It is the first such work to specifically address issues affecting bisexual and transgender individuals. Topics discussed include heterosexism and homophobia, GLBT identity development, GLBT adolescents and older adults, healthcare concerns, workplace issues, sex reassignment, and AIDS. The contributors also consider intragroup issues of race, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status." (publisher's website) [Not yet published; due out January 2006]
Myer, Ilan H. and Mary E. Northridge. 2006. The Health of Sexual Minorities: Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations. New York: Springer. "Dr's Ilan Meyer and Mary Northridge have compiled an up-to-date comprehensive handbook on the epidemiology and disease prevention that effects lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders. The Health of Sexual Minorities: Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations covers numerous scopes on the health needs of people of different sexual orientations and racial backgrounds." (Amazon.com) [Not yet published; due out June 2006]
Peletz, Michael. 2006. Sex and the State; Transgender Practices, State Stategies, and Asian Values in Southeast Asia. Routledge. Not yet published; due out September 2006]
Philips, John. 2006. Transgender on Screen. Houndsmill, England: Palgrave Macmillan. "Transgender on Screen explores the cultural representations of transvestism and transsexuality in modern screen media (film and Internet), against an essential historical background. Focussing on a dozen mainstream feature films and on shemale Internet pornography, this fascinating and original study demonstrates the interdependency of our perceptions of transgender and its culturally constructed images. Relying on psychoanalytic, queer and post-modern theories, the author considers the influence of these representations in the context of an increasingly problematic distinction between the worlds of the imagination and reality." (publisher's website) [Not yet published; due out July 2006]
Sytsma, Sharon E. 2006. Ethics and Intersex. New York: Springer. "This collection of 21 articles is designed to serve as a state-of-the art reference book for intersexuals, their parents, health care professionals, ethics committee members, and anyone interested in problems associated with intersexuality. It fills an important need because of its uniqueness as an interdisciplinary effort, bringing together not just urologists and endocrinologists, but gynecologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, lawyers, theologians, gender theorists, medical historians, and philosophers. Most contributors are well-known experts on intersexuality in their respective fields. The book is also unique in that it is also an international effort, including authors from England, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, India, Canada and the United States." (Amazon.com) [Not yet published; due out January 2006]
Allen, Louise. 1997. The Lesbian Idol: Martina, Kd And The Consumption Of Lesbian Masculinity. London: Cassell. 184 pp. Contents: Lesbian Culture is Everywhere / 'Doctor, Doctor, There's a Dyke in My Theory!' Gay Master Narrative and the Unqueering of the Lesbian / Lesbian Idols, Lesbian Images / Lesbian Fetishism: Fact or Phallacy? / Romancing the Masculine: Lesbian Fans of Lesbian Stars / Craving the Constant [306.7663 Al532l (Main Stacks)]
Anderson-Minshall, Diane and Gina de Vries. 2004. Becoming: Young Ideas on Gender, Identity, and Sexuality. XLibris. 295 pp. "Anderson-Minshall and de Vries have assembled a remarkable collection of new queer voices that soar...The identity politics that characterized the gay and lesbian movement of the ’80s and ’90s may be firmly passé for today’s under-24 set, but that doesn’t mean this generation isn’t tangled up in its new permutations." (Julia Bloch, Bitch book review, Spring 2005) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Atkins, Dawn. 1998. Looking Queer: Body Image And Identity In Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, And Transgender Communities. New York: Haworth Press. 467 pp. "Looking Queer contains research, first-hand accounts, poetry, theory, and journalistic essays that address and outline the special needs of sexual minorities when dealing with eating disorders and appearance obsession. More than 60 contributors provide their knowledge and personal experiences in dealing with body image issues exclusive to gay and transgender communities." (from back cover) [306.766 L872 (Main Stacks)]
Bainbridge, David. 2003. The X in Sex : How the X Chromosome Controls Our Lives. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 224 pp. "An enlightening and entertaining tour of the cultural and natural history of this intriguing member of the genome, The X in Sex traces the journey toward our current understanding of the nature of X. From its chance discovery in the nineteenth century to the promise and implications of ongoing research, David Bainbridge shows how the X evolved and where it and its counterpart Y are going, how it helps assign developing human babies their sex--and maybe even their sexuality--and how it affects our lives in infinitely complex and subtle ways. X offers cures for disease, challenges our cultural, ethical, and scientific assumptions about maleness and femaleness, and has even reshaped our views of human evolution and human nature." (Publisher's website) [Not yet available at UIUC Library]
Bloom, Amy. 2002. Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Cross-Dressing Cops, Hermaphrodites With Attitude. New York: Random House. 140 pp. “Taking in an amazing range and diversity of the human experience of gender and sexuality, novelist Bloom (Love Invents Us) devotes an essay each to three phenomena: female to male transsexualism, heterosexual cross-dressing and the intersexed, or those with ambiguous genitalia or confusing chromosomal balance. But she is most interested in examining "why the rest of us struggle" with gender and sexual experiences we do not share. Bloom interviews people from each of the above groups (as well as doctors, social scientists and gender activists) and brings together, in graceful, readable prose, a plethora of facts, ideas, arguments and personal responses to help us reconsider received ideas about gender.” (From Publisher’s Weekly review.) [306.77 B623n (Education Library)]
Bornstein, Kate. 1994. Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, And The Rest Of Us. New York, NY: Routledge. 245 pp. "Confronting transgenderism and transgendered people is not easy for many individuals, but Bornstein does it in a way that sparks debate without putting her audience on the defensive. She suggests that ``the culture may not simply be creating roles for naturally-gendered people, the culture may in fact be creating the gendered people.'' Her discussion of the ``parts'' of gender is based on respected sources and includes analyses of gender assignment, identity, and roles. Things get mixed up, according to Bornstein, because ``sexual orientation/preference is based in this culture solely on the gender of one's partner of choice,'' in effect confusing orientation and preference." (Kirkus Reviews) [305.3 B645G (Main Stacks)]
Bornstein, Kate. 1998. My Gender Workbook: How To Become A Real Man, A Real Woman, The Real You, Or Something Else Entirely. New York; London: Routledge. 292 pp. "From living without gender to thwarting the gender police, from uncoupling the sex/gender puzzle to finding out what you really think about yourself and other people, this is Kate Bornstein's guide to exploring the big G. Transgendered writer and performer, author of Gender Outlaw and reluctant authority on living outside the rules (all kinds of them), Kate takes you on a class trip through the wilds of gender." (back cover) [305.3 B645m (Main Stacks)]
Burana, Lily. 1994. Dagger: On Butch Women. Pittsburgh: Cleis Press. 231 pp."An anthem to butch women, a fearless collection of stories and art, essays and interviews by butches (and the women who love them). Dagger is an adventure in genderbending, featuring provocative voices on sexuality." (from back cover) [305.489664 D132 (Main Stacks)]
Butler, Judith. 1990. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. New York: Routledge. 172 pp. "Radical feminist Butler investigates the theoretical roots of an ontology of gender identity to show their political parameters. She questions traditional and feminist sex/gender distinctions, arguing that the basic concepts in this discourse are themselves produced by relations of power. The result is a subversive and sometimes original work drawing on Foucault, Lacan, Sartre, etc." (Library Journal) [305.3 B977G (Education Library)]
Butler, Judith. 2005. Undoing Gender. London: Taylor and Francis. "Undoing Gender constitutes Judith Butler's recent reflections on gender and sexuality, focusing on new kinship, psychoanalysis and the incest taboo, transgender, intersex, diagnostic categories, social violence, and the tasks of social transformation. In terms that draw from feminist and queer theory, Butler considers the norms that govern--and fail to govern--gender and sexuality as they relate to the constraints on recognizable personhood. The book constitutes a reconsideration of her earlier view on gender performativity from Gender Trouble. In this work, the critique of gender norms is clearly situated within the framework of human persistence and survival. And to "do" one's gender in certain ways sometimes implies "undoing" dominant notions of personhood. She writes about the "New Gender Politics" that has emerged in recent years, a combination of movements concerned with transgender, transsexuality, intersex, and their complex relations to feminist and queer theory." [305.3 B977u (Education and Social Sciences Library)]
Burke, Phyllis. 1996. Gender Shock: Exploding The Myths Of Male And Female. New York: Anchor Books. 308 pp. "Horror stories abound in this well-researched work exposing myths that surround the inflexible views of masculinity and femininity based primarily on appearance and behavior. . . Most frightening, though, is gender identity disorder (GID), which is used to identify children engaging in behaviors stereotypically associated with the opposite sex and formerly regarded as homosexual markers--this despite the removal in 1980 of homosexuality as an official disorder from the manual used by professionals to diagnose psychological disorders." (Booklist) [305.3 B917G (Undergraduate Library)]
Bullough, Bonnie, Vern L. Bullough & James Elias, ed. 1997. Gender Blending. Amherst, MA: Prometheus Books. 524 pp. Contents: The emergence of the transgender phenomenon -- Transsexual research and comment -- Men who cross-dress --Insights from history and anthropology -- Literary treatment of the phenomenon of cross-dressing -- The changing face of the transgender community -- Standards of care -- Counseling and treatment -- Law and legal issues -- Personal observations. [305.3 G28512 (Education Library)]
Cealey Harrison, Wendy. 2002. Beyond sex and gender. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE. 258 pp. "The central argument of this book is that the sex//gender distinction is invalid and must be transcended. To this end, the work of Foucault, Connell, Goffman, Garfinkel, Butler, Freud, Derrida, Saussure, Lacquer and Kessler and McKenna is woven into a rich and compelling set of arguments. The sex//gender distinction is attacked for producing a series of irresolvable traps. However much one tries to think one's way out of the dichotomy, one ends up being suckered back into its imponderables and blind alleys. The book attempts to comprehensively reorientate the field and redefine the terrain." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Denny, Dallas. 1998. Current Concepts In Transgender Identity. Garland reference library of social science; vol. 976. Garland gay and lesbian studies; vol. 11. New York, NY: Garland. 452 pp. "Twenty-four articles (almost all of them published for the first time) discuss research and treatment issues as well as historical, cultural and psychological perspectives. Among the contents are mythological, historical, and crosscultural aspects of transsexualism; rethinking Christine Jorgensen; gender and genitals; therapeutic issues in working with transgendered clients; hormonal therapy; a grounded theory approach to cross-dressing and sex-changing; and gender identity and sexual orientation. An appendix addresses the empowerment of a community." (Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) [305.9066 C936 (Main Stacks)]
Fausto-Sterling, Anne. 2000. Sexing The Body: Gender Politics And The Construction Of Sexuality. New York: Basic Books. 473 pp. Contents: Dueling dualisms -- "That sexe which prevaileth" -- Of gender and genitals: the use and abuse of the modern intersexual -- Should there be only two sexes? -- Sexing the brain: how biologists make a difference -- Sex glands, hormones, and gender chemistry -- Do sex hormones really exist? (Gender becomes chemical) -- The rodent's tale -- Gender systems: toward a theory of human sexuality. [155.33 F275s (Undergraduate Library; History Library)]
Gagne´, Patricia and Richard Tewksbury. 2002. Gendered Sexualities. Advances in gender research; v. 6. New York: JAI. 273 pp. Contents: Introduction (P. Gagné, R. Tewksbury). Add penis and stir: a cookbook approach to gender identity (C.S. Lindquist). The gender of desire: the sexual fantasies of women and men (M.S. Kimmel, R.F. Plante). Voicing gender: the performance of gender in the context of phone sex lines (C. Mattley). The Playboy paradox: the case against the objectification of women (J.K. Beggan, S.T. Allison). Four renditions of doing female drag: feminine appearing conceptual variations of a masculine theme (S.P. Schacht). Queering sexuality and doing gender: transgender men's identification with gender and sexuality (S. Vidal-Ortiz). Fracturing transgender: intersectional constructions and identization (K.L. Broad). [305.3 G285232 (Women and Gender Resources)]
Garber, Marjorie. 1993. "Spare Parts: The Surgical Construction of Gender." In The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader. Eds. Henry Abelove et al. New York: Routledge, pp. 321-333. [305.90664 L563 (Main Stacks; Applied Life Studies Library)]
Gibson, Michelle and Deborah T. Meem, editors. 2002. Femme/butch : new considerations of the way we want to go. New York : Harrington Park Press. 184 pp. " This unique collection brings together writing, photography, artwork, and poetry about lesbian butch and femme gender. Femme/Butch: New Considerations of the Way We Want to Go distinguishes itself by celebrating a wide span of intellectual engagement, from reflection to traditional academic work, including both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. In addition to more “serious” writing, lesbian comediennes offer their irreverent takes on femme/butch in this book. Their perspectives are almost never found in academic publications, but what Lea DeLaria, Vickie Shaw, Karen Williams, and other edgy comics have to say about femme/butch sexuality deserves to be heard. You’ll also find that Femme/Butch is essential for the global perspective it brings to lesbian gender. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from UI Chicago Library via I-Share.]
Grimm, David. 1987. "Toward a theory of gender: transsexualism, gender, sexuality and relationships." The American Behavioral Scientist 31: 66-85. [320.5 PR (Main Stacks)]
Halberstam, Judith. 1998. Female Masculinity. Durham: Duke University Press. 329 pp. "Halberstam catalogs the diversity of gender expressions among masculine women from 19th-century pre-lesbian practices to contemporary drag king performances. "Thank goodness for the dashing Judith Halberstam! Her new book is a smart, entertaining, and informed tour of that most threatening of cultural identities: the masculine female. Oh yum!"--Kate Bornstein, author of "My Gender Workbook". 38 photos." (Ingram Reviews) [305.489664 H128f (Education Library)]
Halberstam, Judith. 2005. In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives. New York: New York University Press. "In her first book since the critically acclaimed Female Masculinity, Judith Halberstam examines the significance of the transgender body in a provocative collection of essays on queer time and space. She presents a series of case studies focused on the meanings of masculinity in its dominant and alternative forms—especially female and trans-masculinities as they exist within subcultures, and are appropriated within mainstream culture." (Amazon.com) [306.768 H128i (Main Stacks and Undergraduate Library)]
Haynes, Felicity and Tarquam McKenna. 2001. Unseen genders : beyond the binaries. New York : Peter Lang. 239 pp."Transsexuals, homosexuals, lesbians, cross dressers, and transgender and intersex persons share an invisibility in their performativities in, through, and across male or female stereotypes. This book explores the pathologizing effects of binary assumptions of sex and gender, of male and female. The first section of this book presents narratives from homosexuals, lesbians, cross dressers, transsexuals, and transgender and intersex persons from a range of cultures. The second addresses ways of recognizing these marginalized groups while the third suggests reconstructing gender theory beyond the binaries to allow celebration of multidimensional and contextual gender identities." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from Illinois State University Library via I-Share]
Huegel, Kelly. 2003. GLBTQ* the Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens: *Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning. Free Spirit Publishing. "This frank, sensitive book is written for teens who are beginning to question their sexual or gender identity, those who are ready to work for GLBT rights, and those who need advice, guidance, reassurance, or reminders that they aren't alone. . .this book is for any GLBT or questioning teen and any straight friend, parent, teacher, counselor, youth leader, or other adult who cares and wants to understand." (Publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library.]]
International Foundation for Gender Education. 1983. Gender 101: An Introduction To The Nature Of The Transgendered. Waltham, Mass.: International Foundation for Gender Education. Various speakers involved with the transgendered community offer perspectives on the nature of gender and the transgendered. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Jeffreys, Sheila. 1996. "Heterosexuality and the desire for gender." In Theorizing Heterosexuality: Telling It Straight, edited by Diane Richardson. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 75-90 [306.764 T343 (Education Library)]
Kailey, Matt. 2002. Tranifesto: Selected Columns and Other Ramblings from a Transgendered Mind. New York: Xlibris. 113 pp. "...an exploration of gender, sexuality, body image and personal identity as seen through the eyes of a middle-aged, middle-income, middle-western, middle-of-the-road female-to-male transsexual. In this collection of columns, essays and observations, the author examines his own journey through the gender reassignment process and his sometimes humorous and sometimes humiliating attempt to forge a place for himself in the world before, during and after transition." (Publisher's webpage information) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Kroker, Arthur and Marilouise. 1993. The Last Sex : Feminism and Outlaw Bodies. New York : St. Martin's Press. 249 pp. "Arthur and Marilouise Kroker ( The Hysterical Male ) conclude their feminist-theory trilogy with 18 works grouped around the theme of the human body. . . Kathy Acker contemplates her experience of bodybuilding as an act that resists verbal language and yet constitutes a ``language of the body.'' .. Shannon Bell interviews a ``cross-gendered performance'' instructor, a transsexual whose goal is ``deconstructing gender'' and who blithely accepts inequality: ``at the bottom of anyone's transgender heap is the closet case who puts on his wife's panties when she is away.'' (Publishers' Weekly) [305.4201 L339 (Main Stacks)]
Layton, Lynne. 1999. Who's that girl? Who's that boy? : Clinical Practice Meets Postmodern Gender Theory. Northvale, N.J.: J. Aronson. 267 pp. "Impressive. Who's That Girl? Who's That Boy? offers the most hopeful outlook to understanding gender identity in recent memory." (Randi Kaufman, Sojourner, March 1999) [155.33 L455w (Main Stacks)]
Lee, Janice W., ed. 2005. Psychology of Gender Identity. New York: Nova Science Publishers. "Gender encompasses biological sex but extends beyond it to the socially prescribed roles deemed appropriate for each sex by the culture in which we live. The gender roles we each carry out are highly individualistic, built on our biological and physical traits, appearance and personality, life experiences such as childhood, career and education, and history of sexual and romantic interactions. Each element influences perceptions and expectations. Gender-related experiences influence and shape the ways we think about others and ourselves including self-image, behavior, mood, social advancement and coping strategies. This new book brings together leading international research devoted to this subject." [Not available at UIUC library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Lester, Toni, ed. 2003. Gender Nonconformity, Race, and Sexuality: Charting the Connections. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. 240 pp. "How are culturally constructed stereotypes about appropriate sex-based behavior formed? If a person who is biologically female behaves in a stereotypically masculine manner, what are the social, political, and cultural forces that may police her behavior? And how will she manage her gendered image in response to that policing? Finally, how do race, ethnicity, or sexuality inform the way that sex-based roles are constructed, policed, or managed? . . .Writers from fields as diverse as history, art, psychology, law, literature, sociology, and the activist community look at gender nonconformity from conceptual, theoretical, and empirical perspectives. They emphasize that gender nonconformists can be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or anyone else who does not fit a model of Caucasian heterosexual behavior characterized by binary masculine and feminine roles." (Amazon.com book description) [305.3 G285233 (Education Library and Women and Gender Studies Library)]
McEwen, Christian. 1997. Jo's Girls: Tomboy Tales of High Adventure, True Grit, and Real Life. Boston: Beacon Press. 321 pp. "Editor Christian McEwen has assembled a collection of fiction and memoir that looks at what it has really meant to be a tomboy from the nineteenth-century to the present--and at what the refusal to turn into a 'young lady' has implied." (from back cover) [810.8 J77 (Main Stacks)]
Miller, Rachel. 1996. The Bliss Of Becoming One! : Integrating Feminine Feelings Into The Male Psyche: Mainstreaming The Gender Community. Highland City, FL: Rainbow Books. 115 pp. "The Bliss of Becoming One, Rainbow Books 1996, is a powerful guide for members of the gender community, their friends and family, and those interested in understanding transvestism and gender issues. The author describes a shared vision of an open society and steps that can be taken to turn that vision into reality. This challenging book dispels the myths surrounding transvestites (cross-dressers), encourages them to integrate their feminine and masculine traits, advocates joining mainstream society and promotes emotional health, wholeness and unity." (from author's website http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rachelmill/bobo.htm) [305.3 M617b (Main Stacks)]
Money, John. 1993. The Adam principle : genes, genitals, hormones & gender : selected readings in sexology. Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books. 364 pp. "Noted sexologist Money (emeritus, pediatrics and medical psychology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) brings together 40 years of research on the subject of gender identity and gender role. In these original clinical studies, Money examines the connection of gender- identity/role to genetics, hormones, body morphology, brain chemistry, and social assimilation and learning. For lay readers, Money introduces each study with both a scientific and historical explanation." (Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) [616.69 M746A (Undergraduate Library)]
Money, John. 1995. Gendermaps : social constructionism, feminism, and sexosophical history. New York : Continuum. 165 pp. "Money (pediatrics, medical psychology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) introduced the concept of gender role in 1955. Here, he explains the concept of gendermaps for general readers, exploring the history of gender differentiation and its impact on contemporary, social constructionist explanations of male and female. He discusses four categories of gender coding, feminism before and after gender, and mismatched gender maps. Can you trust a man who equates men's pornography with women's romance novels?" (Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) [Not available at UIUC library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Money, John. 1972. Man & Woman, Boy & Girl: The Differentiation And Dimorphism Of Gender Identity From Conception To Maturity. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 311 pp. Money's "research into gender identity, sexual orientation, the nature of transsexualism, the treatment of hermaphroditic children and the causes and treatment of sexual deviance or "paraphilia" (a term Money restored to avoid the judgmental implications of terms like sexual deviance or perversion), has won him worldwide fame and notoriety in equal proportions." His theory that "nuture" played a greater role than "nature" in early gender identity development made him an early advocate of childhood sex-reassignment surgery in cases of ambiguous genitalia. In Man & Woman, Boy & Girl he touts the success of his famous "twins" case, later exposed as a total failure in John Colapinto's As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who was Raised as a Girl. [612.6 M746M (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Money, John. 1975. Sexual Signatures: On Being A Man Or A Woman. Boston: Little, Brown. 250 pp. [301.424 M74S (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Money, John. 1986. Venuses Penuses: Sexology, Sexosophy, And Exigency Theory. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books. 659 pp. [616.8583 M746V (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Money, John. 1988. Gay, Straight, And In-Between: The Sexology Of Erotic Orientation. New York: Oxford University Press. 267 pp. [155.3 M74G (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Munt, Sally R. 1998. Butch/Femme: Inside Lesbian Gender. London: Cassell. 244 pp. "The first collection to focus on butch-femme identities since the highly-acclaimed "Persistent Desire" (edited by Joan Nestle), this book attempts to theorize butch-femme in the context of current debates on masculinity, femininity, and gender-as-performance. 40 photos." (Ingram Reviews) [305.4896643 B971 (Main Stacks)]
Nataf, Zachary I. 1996. Lesbians Talk Transgender. London: Scarlet. 62 pp. "Nataf notes that 50% of MTFs identify as lesbians and a significant percentage of FTMs identify as bisexual, raising questions about defining lesbian sex and culture when men become lesbians and lesbians become men... Throughout the book, the voices of lesbians and transgendered activists are interspersed with Nataf's commentary, with the emphasis on the former. From the first person musings of those who have been there, the rich kaleidoscope of gender in multiple manifestations becomes clearer, with the myriad interpretations empowered by voice and visibility. The problems associated with the medical establishment determining what gendered possibilities are "normal" are highlighted by these accounts." (Mary M. Read, reviewing for International Gay and Lesbian Review) [305.4896643 N19l (Main Stacks)]
Nestle, Joan, Clare Howell, and Riki Wilchins. (eds.) 2002. GenderQueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary. 297 pp. "Whether it's a 14-year-old waiting for her first Transexual Menace T-shirt in the mail, a lesbian in a butch-femme relationship reflecting on the subversive power of being an "invisible" femme, or a female-to-male transsexual singing the praises of his Colt .45, the contributors to GenderQueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary report on life in the gray area between genders and suggest that those genders aren't as self-evident as they appear. Edited by writer Joan Nestle (A Restricted Country); Riki Wilchins (Read My Lips), director of the gender advocacy group GenderPAC; and Brooklyn Public Library librarian Clare Howell, the anthology includes 30 first-person testimonies from writers and activists like Sylvia Rivera, Cheryl Chase and Ethan Zimmerman." (Publishers' Weekly) [305.3 G28572 (Main Stacks)]
Nestle, Joan. 1992. The Persistent Desire: A Femme-butch Reader. Boston : Alyson Publications. 503 pp. "This anthology of stories, poems, and nonfiction accounts pays homage to a host of femme and butch lesbian relationships that have flourished over four decades. The narrators recount their experiences, describing how they met, how they took care of one another, and how they tried--or defiantly tried not--to fit in. The selections themselves bubble with passion and pain. Some dive beneath the surface to explore the varied meanings of gender roles, but most describe highly ritualistic manners of dress, hairstyle, and gesture that at times left the protagonist open to ridicule." (Library Journal) [810.8 P431 (Main Stacks)]
Nova, Gyna. 2002. The Occasional Woman: For the Man with a Feminine Spirit. Phoenix, AZ : TransVerse Press. 144 pp. "The Occasional Woman is written for the man with a feminine spirit, including cross-dressers, transvestites, the transgendered and transsexuals. It offers an overview of the lifestyle, with sections on Honesty Within Relationships, Shopping, Makeup Application, Personal Grooming, Hormones,"Tucking" and many more aspects of the transgendered experience. Nova maintains a light-hearted approach, yet touches on some of the more serious facets of the lifestyle. Included is clinical information and considerations for personal safety and security issues that any man (born physically a man, that is) who is considering exploring their feminine nature needs to address. The Occasional Woman contains over 60 photographs, a thorough Shopping Resource Guide, Sizing Information and Charts and a list of Organizations and Support Groups within the U.S. and Canada. There are also references for medical professionals. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
O'Keefe, Tracie. 1999. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality: 21st Century Transformations. London : Extraordinary People. 353 pp. "This book dispels much of the mysticism around physical sex, gender constructs and the diversity of sexuality. As well as considering gay, lesbian, transsexual and transgendered identities, it also looks at intersex groups such as hermaphrodites and people who identify as androgynous or as being without sex or gender." (from introduction) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Paul, Elizabeth L. 2000. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Sex and Gender. Guilford, CT : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill. "This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in gender studies. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading sociologists and social commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. Taking Sides actively develops critical thinking skills by requiring students to analyze opposing viewpoints and reach considered judgements." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from ISU Library via I-Share.]
Pratt, Minnie Bruce. 1995. S/he. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books. "Sixty-nine often-poetic vignettes by a woman who grew up in the Southern U.S., married, and had children before discovering her attraction to women. Starting a new life, she eventually became the loving partner of well-known author Leslie Feinberg. Beyond discovering her own femme lesbian identity, Pratt was forced to confront the feelings of some lesbians that Leslie was too mannish. Pratt's conclusion: end the slavery of arbitrary gender assignments." (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) [305.489664 P889P (Main Stacks)]
Rothblatt, Martine Aliana. 1995. The Apartheid Of Sex: A Manifesto On The Freedom Of Gender. New York: Crown Publishers. 178 pp. " Makes a case for the adoption of a new sexual model that accommodates every shade of gender identity. She discusses legal and scientific aspects of sex and sex roles, compares sexual segregation and gay, straight, and transgender equality to racial apartheid and the civil rights movement, and proposes a chromatic scale of shades of gender difference." (http://www.transfamily.org/bookstor.htm) [ 305.3 R742a (Main Stacks)]
Rottnek, Matthew, ed. 1999. Sissies and tomboys : gender nonconformity and homosexual childhood. New York : New York University Press. 308 pp. Contents (partial): Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and the Normal Diagnosis and Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder in Children (Shannon Minter); Ethical Issues in Diagnosing and Treating Gender-Dysphoric Children and Adolescents (Richard R. Pleak); Is Gender Essential? (Anne Fausto-Sterling); Queering the Center by Centering the Queer: Reflections on Transsexuals and Secular Jews (Naomi Scheman) [618.928583 Si83 (Main Stacks)]
Roughgarden, Joan. 2004. Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People. University of California Press. 472 pp. "In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science--and even Darwin himself. She leads the reader through a fascinating discussion of diversity in gender and sexuality among fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, including primates. Evolution's Rainbow explains how this diversity develops from the action of genes and hormones and how people come to differ from each other in all aspects of body and behavior. Roughgarden reconstructs primary science in light of feminist, gay, and transgender criticism and redefines our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality." (Publisher's information) [ 305.3 R755e (Biology Library)]
Rubin, Henry. 2003. Self Made Men: Identity, Embodiment, and Recognition Among Transsexual Men. Vanderbilt University Press. "In Self-Made Men, Henry Rubin explores the production of male identities in the lives of twenty-two FTM transsexuals--people who have changed their sex from female to male. The author relates the compelling personal narratives of his subjects to the historical emergence of FTM as an identity category." (Amazon.com) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Rudd, Peggy J. 1998. Who's Really From Venus? : The Tale Of Two Genders. Katy, TX: PM Publishers. 170 pp. "Finally the answer to the question: Can the balance of masculinity and femininity improve human life? Mars is the Roman God of War, husband or lover of Venus, the planet named for him and the exemplary model of masculinity. Venus is the Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty, the planet for her and the model of femininity. But there are millions of people on Planet Earth who choose to embrace the better qualities of not Venus and Mars rather than stay with the stereotypical model or expected norms of their birth sex. Their stories are presented within the pages of this thought provoking and beautiful book. Many of these human mortals are transcending gender lines in their endless journey between Mars and Venus." (back cover) [305.3 R831w (Main Stacks)]
Schimel, Lawrence and Carol Queen. 1997. Pomosexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender And Sexuality. San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press. 199 pp. "PoMo (short for postmodern) in the arts--a movement following and in direct reaction to Modernism--is a worldview that acknowledges diverse, complex points of view. PoMoSexual is the queer erotic reality beyond the boundaries of gender, separatism, and essentialist notions of sexual orientation. This collection dishes up an all-star cast of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered authors--all of whom want to explore assumptions about gender and sexuality." (Ingram Reviews) [306.766 P772 (Main Stacks)]
Schwartz, Pepper, Virginia Rutter, and Virginia Elisabeth Rutter. 1998. The Gender of Sexuality: Sexual Possibilities (Gender Lens). Thousand Oaks : Pine Forge Press. 234 pp. [306.7 SCH95G (Main Stacks; Education Library)]
Stevens, Jennifer Anne. 1994. From Masculine to Feminine and All Points in Between. Different Path Press. 135 pp. "A practical guide for transvestites, cross-dressers, transgenderists, transsexuals, and others who choose to develop a more feminine image...and for the curious and concerned." (from back cover) [Not available at UIUC.]
Stoller, Robert J. 1985. Presentations of Gender. New Haven : Yale University Press. 219 pp. [155.33 ST68P (Undergraduate Library)]
Tully, Bryan. 1992. Accounting For Transsexualism And Transhomosexuality: The Gender Identity Careers Of Over 200 Men And Women Who Have Petitioned For Surgical Reassignment Of The Sexual Identity. London: Whiting & Birch. 294 pp. [305.3 T828A (Education Library)]
Weinrich, James D. 1987. Sexual Landscapes: Why We Are What We Are, Why We Love Whom We Love. New York: Scribner's. 433 pp. [306.7 W433S (Undergraduate Library)]
Whittle, Stephen. 2000. The Transgender Debate: The Crisis Surrounding Gender Identity. Reading, UK: South Street Press (8 Southern Court, South Street, Reading RG1 4QS). 64 pp. ". . . for many [transgender] remains a freakish interest on the sidelines. For transsexual and transgender people, though, it is a reality bound up in complexities, legal contradictions, family discord, and a desperate need to explain what it means to be a man or a woman, or neither, or both. Addressing the historical, social, legal and medical issues surrounding this new community, this book throws a light onto the complex issues, clarifying them in a way that all those who think they know what they mean, will be called to question the certainties that gender roles are no longer about." (from back cover) [ 305.9066 W619t (Main Stacks)]
Ashley, David J. B. 1962. Human Intersex. Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins. 357 pp. [616.6 AS35H (Biology Library)]
Chase, Cheryl. 2002. "'Cultural Practice' or 'Reconstructive Surgery?': U.S. Genital Cutting, the Intersex Movement, and Media Double Standards." In Genital Cutting and Transnational Sisterhood : Disputing U.S. Polemics. Urbana : University of Illinois Press. 169 pp. [392.14 G287 (Education Library; Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Diamond, Milton and H. Keith Sigmundson. 1998? Management of Intersexuality: Guidelines for Dealing with Individuals with Ambiguous Genitalia. [http://www.ukia.co.uk/diamond/diaguide.htm]
Diamond, Milton. 1997. "Sexual Identity and Sexual Orientation in Children with Traumatized or Ambiguous Genitalia." Journal of Sex Research 1997; 34(2): 199-211. [301.42405 JO (Applied Life Studies Library)]
Dreger, Alice Domurat. 1999. Intersex in the Age of Ethics. Hagerstown, M.D.: University Publishing Group. 227 pp. "What is the relation among anatomy, sexual identity, and sexual practices? The authors of Intersex in the Age of Ethics argue that an ethical clinical response to intersexuality (i.e., the intermingling, in varying degrees, of male and female sex characteristics) will be possible only when this question can be answered on the basis of well-documented, long-term case studies of the lives of intersexual persons. To date, this information has not been collected and clinical practice is based on ill-founded assumptions. This book reflects the search for an interim solution. It combines reviews of changing medical responses to intersexual persons with first-person accounts by intersexual people and their families. The 21 chapters develop a convincing case for the position that the relations among anatomy, sexual identity, and sexual practices are not rigidly fixed, but can vary in highly personal, unpredictable ways. The authors argue that, until better information becomes available, the least damaging course of action is to delay medical intervention until a person is in a position to make an informed decision about the options." (Yvonne Marshall, New England Journal of Medicine) [174.2 In888 (Main Stacks)]
Dreger, Alice Domurat. 1998. "'Ambiguous Sex' -- or Ambivalent Medicine? Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Intersexuality." Hastings Center Report 28: 3 (24-35) [R724 .H27b (Law Library)] Also available online at: http://isna.org/library/dreger-ambivalent.html.
Dreger, Alice Domurat. 1998. Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention Of Sex. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 268 pp. "Alice Domurat Dreger chronicles the medical diagnosis and treatment of hermaphroditism from the perspective of both the subject and the medical community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She traces the advancement of medical technology and its effects on the classification of persons with intersexual disorders. The book covers the period during which sexual identity was being questioned in both scientific and medical theory and the ideas of sex, sexuality, and gender had not yet become distinct from one another." (Patricia Y. Fechner, M.D, The New England Journal of Medicine ® February 11, 1999) [616.694 D812h (History Library)]
Elliott, Carl. 1999. "You are what you are afflicted with: pathology, authenticity, identity." In A Philosophical Disease, New York: Routledge, pp. 25-48. Deals with bioethics and medical treatment for intersexuality. [Not available at UIUC; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Fausto-Sterling, Anne. 1993 "The five sexes: why male and female are not enough." The Sciences March/April, pp. 20-24. Fausto-Sterling's now famous article on the historical and biological treatment of hermaphoditism. [505 SCIEC (Main Stacks)]
Fausto-Sterling, Anne. 1997. "How to Build a Man." In Science and Homosexualities, ed. Vernon A. Rosario (New York: Routledge, 1997), pp. 219-25 [306.766 SCI27 (Education Library)]
Herdt, Gilbert, ed. 1996. Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism In Culture And History. New York: Zone Books. 614 pp. Contents: Introduction, Gilbert Herdt. Living in the Shadows: Eunuchs and Gender in Byzantium, Kathryn M. Ringrose. London's Sapphists: From Three Sexes to Four Genders in the Making of Modern Culture, Randolph Trumbach. Sodomy and the Pursuit of the Third Sex in Early Modern Europe, Theo van der Meer. Woman Becomes Man in the Balkans, Rene Gremaux. A Female Soul in a Male Body: Sexual Inversion as Gender Inversion in Nineteenth Century Sexology, Gert Hekma. The Hijras: An Alternative Sex and Gender Role in India, Serna Nanda. How to Become a Berdache: Toward A Unified Analysis of Gender Diversity, Will Roscoe. The Third Sex Among the Sambia, Gilbert Herdt. The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role, Robert Oostvogels. Transcending and Transgendering. Male to Female Transsexuals in the United States, Anne Bolin. Historical and Cultural Reconsideration of the Mabu Third Gender in Tahitia, Niko Besnier.
[305 T3481996 (Education Library)]
Intersex Society of North America. 1995. Recommendations For Treatment: Intersex Infants And Children. Petaluma, CA: Intersex Society of North America. 1 folded page. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Josso, Nathalie, ed. 1981. The Intersex Child. Vol. 8, Pediatric and adolescent endocrinology. Basel; New York: S. Karger. 273 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library. Available from UI Chicago and SIU School of Medicine via I-Share.]
Kessler, Suzanne J. 1998. Lessons from the Intersexed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. 193 pp. "A pioneering analysis of the cultural factors that influence medical management of intersexuality. From the moment intersexuality-the condition of having physical gender markers (genitals, gonads, or chromosomes) that are neither clearly female nor male-is suspected and diagnosed, social institutions are mobilized in order to maintain the two seemingly objective sexual categories. Infants' bodies are altered, and what was "ambiguous" is made "normal." Kessler's interviews with pediatric surgeons and endocrinologists reveal how the intersex condition is normalized for parents and she argues that the way in which intersexuality is managed by the medical and psychological professions displays our culture's beliefs about gender and genitals." (from publisher's information) [616.694 K485l (Education Library)]
Koyama, Emi. 2001. Introduction to Intersex Activism: A Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans Allies. Petaluma, CA, USA : Intersex Society of North America. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Money, John. 1991. Biographies of gender and hermaphroditism in paired comparisons :
clinical supplement to the Handbook of sexology. Amsterdam, Netherlands ; New York : New York, NY, USA : Elsevier. 375 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
National Organization for Women. 2001. "Freedom of Choice for Intersex Girls--A Girl's Right to Choose." Resolution passed at the National NOW Conference in 2001. Available on the NOW website. "Therefore be it resolved, that NOW support GenderPAC and ISNA in the struggle to end secrecy and shame surrounding intersex women and girls and to promote intersex girls' right to choose and be fully informed on medical decisions involving their bodies and genitals. . ." http://www.now.org/organiza/conferen/resolutions/2001.html#action
Pfsfflin, Friedemann, Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis. 2003. Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices (Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, 46). New York: Sage Publications. "...presents an overview of the research, clinical insights, and ethical dilemmas relevant to clinicians who treat intersex youth and their families. Exploring gender development from a cross-cultural perspective, esteemed scholar Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis and experienced practitioner Friedemann Pfäfflin focus on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment issues. To bridge research and practical application, they include numerous case studies, definitions of relevant terminology, and salient chapter summaries." (publisher's description) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Preves, Sharon E. 2003. Intersex and Identity: The Contested Self. Rutgers: Rutgers University Press. "Examines how intersexed individuals negotiate identity in a dual gendered culture." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Preves, S. 2002. "Sexing the Intersexed: An Analysis of Sociocultural Responses to Intersexuality." Signs 27(2): 523-556. [396.05 SI (Education Library)]
Prime-Stevenson, Edward. 1975. The intersexes : a history of similisexualism as a problem in social life / Xavier Mayne (pseudonym of Edward Irenaeus Prime Stevenson). New York: Arno. 641 pp. [301.4243 ST4I1975 (Oak Street Library Facility)]
Sharma, Satish Kumar. 1989. Hijras, the Labelled Deviants. New Delhi, India: Gian Pub. House. 138 pp. "Analytical study on the hermaphrodites in India, both deformed since birth or castrated later." [305.9066 SH23H (Main Stacks)]
Valentine, David and Riki Anne Wilchins. 1997. "One percent on the burn chart: gender, genitals and hermaphrodites with attitude." Social Text 52/53:215-222 [303.405 SO (Education Library)]
Warnke, Georgia. 2001. “Intersexuality and the categories of sex.” Hypatia 16, no. 3: 126-37. . [305.4205 HYP (Main Stacks)]
Zderic, Stephen A. (Editor), Douglas A. Canning (Editor), Michael C. Carr. 2002. Pediatric Gender Assignment: A Critical Reappraisal. Vol. 511, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. New York: Plenum Pub Corp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
2001. “Comments - sex changes and "opposite-sex" marriage: applying the full faith and credit clause to compel interstate recognition of transgendered persons' amended legal sex for marital purposes.” San Diego Law Review 38, no. 4: 1113 (46 pages). [K23 .A5X (Law Library)]
American Bar Association. Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities. ; American Bar Association.; Senior Lawyers Division. ; National Lesbian and Gay Law Association U.S.). 1998. Transgender 101 : A Primer for the Practitioner with a Transgender Client. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Amnesty International USA. 2001. Crimes Of Hate, Conspiracy Of Silence: Torture And Ill-Treatment Based On Sexual Identity. New York, NY: Amnesty International USA. 73 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Bergstedt, Spencer. Translegalities: A Legal Guide for FTM Transsexuals. Snohomish, WA: Spencer Bergstedt. 103 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library. http://www.spencelaw.com/spencer.htm]
Cain, Patricia. 1998. "Stories from the Gender Garden: Transsexuals and Anti-Discrimination Law." Denver University Law Review 75 (1321-1359) (K4 .E522 (Law Library)]
Commission internationale de l'état Civil. 2000. Transsexualism in Europe. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Pub. 110 pp. [305.9066094 C737t (Main Stacks)]
Currah, Paisley. 2000. Transgender Equality: A Handbook For Activists And Policymakers. Washington, D.C.: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 96 pp. [323.3264 C936t (Main Stacks)]
Currah, Paisley and Shannon Minter. 2000. "Unprincipled Exclusions: The Struggle for Legislative and Judicial Protections for Transgendered People." William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law volume 7, Fall 2000. [K27 .I445 (Law Library; non-circulating]
Donahue, David M. 2000. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights : a human rights perspective. Minneapolis, Minn. : Human Rights Resource Center, University of Minnesota. 106 pp. " ... jointly published by Amesty International USA, The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), and the Human Rights Resource Center"--T.p. verso. [305.9066 D714l (Main Stacks)]
Dunson, M. 2001. “Sex, gender, and transgender: the present and future of employment discrimination law.” Berkeley Journal Of Employment And Labor Law 22, no. 2: 465-506. [331.02605 INR1 (Labor and Industrial Relations Library)]
Erickson Educational Foundation. 1973. Legal Aspects Of Transexualism And Information On Administrative Procedures. Baton Rouge, La.: The Foundation. 23 pp. [301.4243 Er4l1992 (Main Stacks)]
Erickson Educational Foundation. 1974. Information On Transexualism For Law Enforcement Officers. Baton Rouge, La.: The Foundation. 30 pp. [305.3 IN3 (Main Stacks)]
Eskridge, William N. and Nan D. Hunter. 1997. Eskridge and Hunter's Sexuality, Gender and the Law (University Casebook Series®). Westbury, N.Y.: Foundation Press. 1194 pp. "Provides detailed information on the sexuality, gender, and the law. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases." (Amazon.com) (KF9325.A7 E84 1997 (Law Library)
European Court of Human Rights. 1990. Cossey case: Judgment. Strasbourg : Council of Europe. 38 pp. British MTF transsexual Caroline Cossey's legal fight to win the right to marry. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
European Commission of Human Rights. 1979. D. Van Oosterwijck against Belgium / report of the Commission (adopted 1 March 1979). Strasbourg : Council of Europe. 38 pp. [Q.364.17 EU7D (Main Stacks)]
Findlay, Barbara. 1996. Finding Our Place: Transgendered Law Reform Reform Project. Vancouver, BC: High Risk Project Society. 57 pp. http://www.yorku.ca/gilbert/tg/bc-report.pdf
Flynn, T. 2001. “Transforming the debate: Why we need to include transgender rights in the struggles for sex and sexual orientation equality.” Columbia Law Review 101, no. 2: 392-420. [K3 .O355X (Law Library)]
Foley, Conor. 1994. Sexuality and the state: human rights violations against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered people. London : National Council for Civil Liberties. 76 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Goldschmidt, Jane. 1998. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Civil Rights Laws in the U.S. Washington, DC: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute. 17 pp. [342.73085 G25 (Main Stacks)]
Green, Jamison and Larry Brinkin. 1994. Investigation Into Discrimination Against Transgendered People: A Report. San Francisco, Calif.: San Francisco (Calif.). Human Rights Commission. 82 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Greenberg, Julie A. 2002. “Comparison of the Multiracial and Transgendered Experience.” San Diego Law Review 39, no. 3: 917 (26 pages). [K23 .A5X (Law Library)]
Gulf Coast Transgender Community. 1992- Proceedings from the ... International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy. Houston, Texas : Phyllis Randolph Frye. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Holt, KW. 1997. “Reevaluating Holloway: Title VII, equal protection, and the evolution of a transgender jurisprudence.” Temple Law Review 70, no. 1: 283-319. [K24 .E452 (Law Library)]
Huber, Michelle. 2005. Impact of Workplace Discrimination and Harrassment on Transgender People. Doctoral dissertation. Long Beach: California State University. "This is a qualitative, exploratory study examining the impacts of workplace discrimination and harassment on transgender people. Eighteen in-depth interviews were conducted with self-identified transgender persons living in the greater Los Angeles area. Participants were asked questions in regard to their job histories, experiences of job discrimination and harassment, and the impact of these experiences on their lives. Financial deprivation, psychological stress and anxiety, and social isolation were examined specifically. The findings of this study indicated that the time at which a transsexual person “transitions” has a direct relationship to financial deprivation. Harassment on the job is frequently subtle in the form of isolation, and discrimination is most often experienced while looking for employment. This study suggests the need for antidiscrimination legislation protecting transgender people from workplace discrimination and harassment." (Author's abstract) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Hunter, Nan, Sharon M. McGowan, Courtney G. Joslin. 2004. The Rights of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgender People: The Authoritative ACLU Guide to a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender person's rights. 4th edition. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. "In its fourth edition, this fully revised and updated survey covers the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people under present law, specifically in regard to freedom of speech and association, employment, housing, the military, family and parenting, and HIV disease. Utilizing an accessible question-and-answer format and nontechnical language, The Rights of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgender People provides an overview for understanding both the general themes in legal doctrine and the way in which individuals can begin the process of asserting rights provided by the law." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
It's Time Illinois. 19--. “Annual Report on Discrimination and Hate Crimes Against Transgendered People in Illinois.” [http://itstimeil.org/IndexFrame.html]
Kohn, S. 2002. “Greasing The Wheel: How the Criminal Justice System Hurts Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered People and Why Hate Crime Laws Won't Save Them.” Review of Law And Social Change 27, no. 2/3: 257-280. [K14 .E97 (Law Library)]
Lesbian Rights Project. 1998. A Legal Guide To Child Custody And Selected Family Law Issues For Transsexual And Transgendered Parents. San Francisco: National Center for Lesbian Rights. 71 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Lombardi, EL, Wilchins, RA, Priesing, D, Malouf, D. 2002. “Gender violence: Transgender experiences with violence and discrimination.” Journal of Homosexuality 42, no. 1: 89-101. [301.424305 JO (Education Library)]
McMullan, Melanie and Stephen Whittle. 1994. Transvestism, Transsexualism and the Law: Beaumont Trust. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Mills, Kim I. 1999. The state of the workplace for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Americans. Washington, D.C. : Human Rights Campaign. 36 pp. [305.90660973 M626s (Main Stacks)]
Minter, S. 2000. "Do transsexuals dream of gay rights? Getting real about transgender inclusion in the gay rights movement." New York Law School Journal of Human Rights (17) 2:589-623. [K14 .E931 (Law Library)]
Moran, Leslie J., Daniel Monk and Sarah Beresford. 1998. Legal Queries: Lesbian, Gay, And Transgender Legal Studies. London, New York: Cassell. 203 pp. [346.013 L522l (Main Stacks)]
Nevins, Jennifer L. 1998. “Getting Dirty: A Litigation Strategy for Challenging Sex Discrimination Law by Beginning With Transsexualism.” Review of Law And Social Change 24, no. 3: 383. [K14 .E97 (Law Library)]
Sharpe, AN. 1999. “Transgender performance and the discriminating gaze: A critique of antidiscrimination regulatory regimes.” Social & Legal Studies 8, no. 1: 5-24. [K23 .O25 (Law Library)]
Sharpe, Andrew. 2002. “English Transgender Law Reform and the Spectre of Corbett.” Feminist Legal Studies 10, no. 1: 65-89. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Sharpe, Andrew. 2002. Transgender Jurisprudence: Dysphoric Bodies of Law. London: Cavendish Publishing Ltd. 240 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from DePaul University Library via I-Share.]
Van der Meide, Wayne. 2000. Legislating Equality : A Review Of Laws Affecting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgendered People In The United States. New York, NY: Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 87 pp. [342.73085 V282l (Main Stacks)]
Walworth, Janis. 1998. Transsexual Workers: An Employer's Guide. Los Angeles, CA: Center for Gender Sanity. 135 pp. [305.9066 W179t (Main Stacks)]
Walworth, Janis. 1999. Working With A Transsexual: A Guide For Coworkers. Los Angeles, CA: Center for Gender Sanity. 59 pp. [305.9066 W179w (Main Stacks)]
Whittle, S. 1998. “The trans-cyberian mail way.” Social & Legal Studies 7, no. 3: 389-408. [K23 .O25 (Law Library)]
Whittle, Stephen. 2002. Respect and Equality: Transsexual and Transgender Rights. London: Cavendish. 319 pp. Author Stephen Whittle is Vice-President of Press For Change, the UK's lobby group campaigning for respect and equality for transgender people. "This 300 page book argues that current law does not adequately provide for transgender people and calls for respect and equality before the law. Theoretical discussions of sex, sexuality, gender and law, are combined to provide an insightful analysis into the inadequacies of current law. The book will be essential reading for legislators and legal practitioners working to enhance the rights and social acceptance of transgender people, also transgender campaigners, as well as those researching and studying within the field." (Publisher information) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Whittle, Stephen. 1999. "Transgender - A New Agenda In Human Rights." In Human rights : an agenda for the 21st century, edited by Angela Hegarty and Siobhan Leonard. London : Cavendish Publishing Ltd. [Not available at UIUC; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Wintemute, R. 1997. “Recognising New Kinds of Direct Sex Discrimination: Transsexualism, Sexual Orientation and Dress Codes.” Modern Law Review 60, no. 3: 334. [K13 .O25X (Law Library)]
Wolf, Stacy Ellen. 2002. A Problem Like Maria: Gender and Sexuality in the American Musical. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 296 pp. "The author surveys the world of tomboys, comedians, and "rebel nuns" who broke the gender stereotype rules on 1950s Broadway, reexamining the careers, roles, and performances of Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbara Streisand from the perspective of lesbian feminism." [ML2054 W64P7 (Music Library)]
Wright, K. 2001. “To Be Poor and Transgender: From employment to health services, low-income people who are also transgender face enormous barriers.” The Progressive 65, no. 10: 21-24. [329.05 PR (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Zingo, Martha T. 1998. Sex/gender outsiders, hate speech, and freedom of expression : can they say that about me? Westport, Conn. : Praeger. 219 pp. [342.730853 Z66s (Communications Library)]
Baruth, Philip E. 1998. Introducing Charlotte Clarke: Actress, Author, Enigma. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. 250 pp. [792.0280924 C378i (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Bennett, Betty T. 1991. Mary Diana Dods: A Gentleman and a Scholar. New York: Morrow. 303 pp. Literary biography about a close male associate of Mary Shelley who was actually a woman. [828 D667YB (Main Stacks)]
Cohen, Daniel A., ed. 1997. The Female Marine And Related Works: Narratives Of Cross-Dressing And Urban Vice In America's Early Republic. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. 202 pp. [818.08 F349 (Main Stacks)]
Dickens, Homer. 1984. What a drag : men as women and women as men in the movies. New York : Quill. 266 pp. [791.4309 D554W (Undergraduate Library)]
Donnell, Sidney. 2003. Feminizing the Enemy: Imperial Spain, Transvestite Drama, and the Crisis of Masculinity. Bucknell University Press. "Donnell engages gender theory and cultural studies in order to shed light on cross-dressing—-a common though poorly understood practice—-in plays performed in Spain and Colonial Spanish America during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The author shows how certain naturalized assumptions about masculinity and femininity are unmasked through the cross-dressed performance of works attributed to Lope de Rueda, Morales, Lope de Vega, Monroy y Silva, and Calderón." (publisher's description) [792.0946 D718f (Main Stacks)]
Ferris, Lesley, ed. 1993. Crossing The Stage: Controversies On Cross-Dressing. London: Routledge. 198 pp. Contents: Cross-dressing, the theater, and gender struggle in early modern England / Jean. E. Howard -- Goethe's "women's parts played by men in the Roman theater" / translated by Isa Ragusa. The legacy of Goethe's mimetic stance / Lesley Ferris -- "When men women turn" / Jill Campbell -- Boys and girls together / Laurence Senelick -- The travesty dancer in nineteenth-century ballet / Lynn Garafola -- "I'm the queen of the bitches" / Marybeth Hamilton -- Sliding scales / Elizabeth Drorbaugh -- It's never too late to switch / Alisa Solomon -- Crisscrossing cultures / Peggy Phelan. [792.028 C884 (English Library)]
Gaitet, Pascale. 2003. Queens and Revolutionaries: New Readings of Jean Genet. University of Delaware Press. 176 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Halberstam, J. 2000. “Telling Tales: Brandon Teena, Billy Tipton, and Transgender Biography.” Auto/biography Studies: a/b 15, no. 1: 62-81. [809.93592 Au823 (Main Stacks]
Harris, Andrea L. 2000. Other Sexes: Rewriting Difference from Woolf to Winterson. Albany: State University of New York Press. 187 pp. "Focusing on a selection of novels by Woolf, Djuna Barnes, Marianne Hauser, and Jeanette Winterson--novels that cross conventional boundaries between British and American, modern and postmodern, canonical and noncanonical--Andrea L. Harris argues that there is a continuum in these novelists' investigations of gender. Taking as theoretical models Judith Butler's theory of performance gender and Luce Irigaray's concept of the sensible transcendental, Harris analyzes increasingly more radical challenges to the notion of two sexes and two genders throughout the twentieth century, through which new combinations of sex, gender, desire, and sexual practice are created." (back cover) [823.09 H243o (English Library; Undergraduate Library)]
Hess, Erika E. 2004. Literary Hybrids: Cross-Dressing, Shapeshifting, and Indeterminacy in Medieval and Modern French Narrative. New York: Routledge. 206 pp. "Much like the fantastic marginalia of medieval illuminated manuscripts, medieval and modern hybrid characters-including werewolves, serpent women, and wild men-function as a frame, critiquing the discourses that run through their texts. In Literary Hybrids, Erika Hess provides a close reading of one such hybrid-the female cross-dresser in thirteenth-century French romance-examining the interplay between physical and narrative ambiguity. Hess argues that the hybrid figure in medieval and contemporary French literature challenges the traditionally accepted natural order, upsets rational thinking, and underscores a concern with totalizing discourses or perspectives." (Amazon.com book description] [In process at UIUC; 840.93 H463l (Modern Languages Library]
Holmes, Diana. 2001. Rachilde: Decadence, Gender, and the Woman Writer. Berg. 231 pp. "Prosecuted for obscenity in her novel Monsieur Venus, Marguerite Eymery (pen name Rachilde), an apparently genteel young woman from a provincial bourgeois family, burst onto the French literary scene in 1884 amid scandal. This story of a sadistic transvestite and her pretty male lover was the first in a long series of novels, plays and stories dealing often in the most macabre and sensationalistic terms with sadism, gender inversion, and sexual desire. Rachilde's life and writing defied patriarchal rules, particularly in relation to female sexuality, but she consistently and vehemently rejected feminism. Her extraordinary life and work, including a vast output as a literary reviewer, offer a prism through which to view the vibrant social and cultural history of France from the belle epoque to the Second World War. The first serious critical study of Rachilde's work, this book explores the interwoven themes of French naturalism, modernism, decadence and feminism." (Publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Husain, Shahrukh. 1996. Handsome Heroines: Women As Men In Folklore. New York: Anchor Books. 262 pp. [823.08 Sh139h (Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Kooistra, Lorraine Janzen. 1999. “Cross-dressing confessions: men confessing as women.” In Confessional Politics: Women's Sexual Self-Representations In Life Writing And Popular Media, edited by Irene Gammel. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. [818 C761 (English Library)]
Lehnert, Gertrud. 1994. Maskeraden und Metamorphosen : als Männer verkleidete Frauen in der Literatur. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann. 386 pp. [809.93352042 L528M (Main Stacks)]
Li, Siu-Leung. 2003. Cross-dressing in Chinese Opera. Hong Kong University Press. 200 pp. "The enchantment of the figure of the "male dan" - female impersonator - remains a residual element in the cultural imagination of many contemporary Chinese societies. The various kinds of interpretive possibilities in the commanding tradition of cross-dressing Chinese opera have yet to be examined in-depth. In order to discuss "mistaken identity" and gender issues as they relate to cross-dressing on the Chinese operatic stage, this book examines a wide range of materials, including traditional dramatic texts, modern literary writings, critical writings (for example, quhua), opera paintings, and contemporary movies. The book explores gendering and gender differences that are constructed, reproduced, dismantled, and contested in this particularly rich site of Chinese culture." (Publisher's information) [Available from Northern Illinois University via I-Share.]
Modleski, Tania. 1998. “A woman's gotta do-- what a man's gotta do? Cross-dressing in the Western.” In Old Wives' Tales, And Other Women's Stories, edited by Tania Modleski. New York: New York University Press. [810.9 M721o (Main Stacks)]
Monneyron, Frédéric. 1990. L'Androgyne dans la littérature. Paris: Albin Michel. 157 pp. [809 AN29 (Main Stacks)]
Mounsey, Chris, ed. 2001. Presenting Gender: Changing Sex In Early-Modern Culture. Lewisburg [Pa.]: Bucknell University Press. 301 pp. [820.9 P926 (English Library)]
Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth. 2001. “Cross-dressing on the margins of empire: women pirates and the narrative of the Caribbean.” In Women At Sea: Travel Writing And The Margins Of Caribbean Discourse, edited by Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert and Ivette Romero-Cesareo, 301 pp. New York: Palgrave. [917.2904082 W842 (History Library)]
Prosser, Jay. 1995. “No Place Like Home: The Transgendered Narrative of Leslie Feinberg's Stone Butch Blues.” Modern Fiction Studies 41, no. 3-4: 483 (32 pages). [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/modern_fiction_studies/ (electronic journal)]
Pernal, Mary. 2002. Explorations in Contemporary Feminist Literature: The Battle Against Oppression for Writers of Color, Lesbian and Transgender Communities. Oxford: Peter Lang. 182 pp. [810.9 P422e (English Library)]
Rodger, Gillian. 2002. “Public appearances. "He isn't a marrying man”: gender and sexuality in the repertoire of male impersonators, 1870-1930.” In Queer Episodes In Music And Modern Identity, edited by Sophie Fuller and Lloyd Whitesell. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. [780.8664 Q319 (History Library); ML63 Q844 (Music Library)]
Senelick, Laurence. 2000. The Changing Room: Sex, Drag And Theatre. London: Routledge. 540 pp. "The research behind this substantial work is exceptionally impressive. It spans ancient times to modern ones, exploring cross-dressing and drag culture in theater and performance practice, with related references to art and world traditions. Senelick (drama, Tufts Univ.) presents hundreds of examples that dissect the subject with its various underlying myths, meanings, and customs, studying the historical significance and sexual implications of each. From the Greeks and Shakespeare to the lineage of female impersonators to the more current M. Butterfly, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Barry Humphries's most popular Dame Edna Everage, Senelick studies so many facets of the topic that many readers will be startled by its enormity." (Library Journal) [791.0866 Se56c (English Library)]
Shapiro, Michael. 1994. Gender In Play On The Shakespearean Stage: Boy Heroines And Female Pages. New York, NY: University of Michigan Press. 282 pp. [822.33 DSH221 (Undergraduate Library; English Library)]
Sifuentes-Jáuregui, Ben. 2002. Transvestism, Masculinity, And Latin America Literature: Genders Share Flesh. New York: Palgrave. 240 pp. "This book is the first of its kind-a comprehensive account of transvestism and the performance of gender in Latin American literature and culture. Ben. Sifuentes-Jaureguí explores the figure of the transvestite and his/her relation to the body through a series of canonical Latin American texts. By analyzing works by Alejo Carpentier, José Donoso, Severo Sarduy, and Manuel Puig, alongside critical works in gender studies and queer theory, Sifuentes-Jaureguí shows how transvestism operates not only to destabilize, but often to affirm sexual, gender, national, and political identities." (publisher's information) [869.09 Si21t (English Library; Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Spears, Steve J. and Peter Kenna. 1977. Drag show: featuring Peter Kenna's "Mates" and Steve J. Spears' "The elocution of Benjamin Franklin". 144 pp. Woollahra, N.S.W.: Currency Press. [792.7 D784 (Main Stacks)]
Stryker, Susan. 2001. Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions From The Golden Age Of The Paperback. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 128 pp. "From homicidal homos to locked-up lesbians, and almost every sexually dangerous combination in between, Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback is the first complete expose of queer sexuality in mid-twentieth century paperbacks. Compellingly written by historian Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp gives a complete overview of the cultural, political, and economic factors involved in the boom of queer paperbacks. With chapters covering gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexually oriented books, a lively overview of the genres, and loads of scorching paperback covers, Queer Pulp reveals the complicated and fascinating history of alternative sexual literature and book publishing. Featuring the work of well-known authors such as W. Somerset Maugham and Truman Capote to the low-brow and no-brow scribes who worked under several names, Queer Pulp is the entertaining and informative introduction to these lost, salacious literary genres." (Barnes and Noble book information) [813.09 St899q (Main Stacks)]
Suárez, Juan Antonio. 1996. Bike Boys, Drag Queens & Superstars: Avant-Garde, Mass Culture, And Gay Identities In The 1960s Underground Cinema. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 353 pp. ""In order to place the 1960s underground cinema in proper context, chapter 1 {aims to} map theoretically and historically the avant-garde's distinctive interaction with mass culture. Chapter 2 characterizes the New York underground as a specific cultural formation. Chapter 3 explores the underground within the context of the emergent postmodernism reflected in the writings of Susan Sontag, Leslie Fiedler, and Tom Wolfe, and in subcultural popular forms such as comics, film cults, and the camp and gay activation of mainstream texts. The last three chapters explore how the films of Anger, Smith, and Warhol articulate different relations between avant-garde textuality and mass culturalicons and myths." (Publisher's note) [791.43653 SU12B (English Library; Undergraduate Library)]
Taylor, MA. 1998. “'The Masculine Soul heaving in the female bosom': theories of inversion and The Well of Loneliness.” Journal Of Gender Studies 7, no. 3: 287-296. [305.4205 JO (Main Stacks)]
Tiffany, Grace. 1995. Erotic Beasts and Social Monsters: Shakespeare, Jonson and Comic Androgyny. Newark: University of Delaware Press. 237 pp. "The voluminous contemporary critical work on English Renaissance androgyny and transvestism debates has not fully uncovered the ancient Greek and Roman roots of the gender controversy. Erotic Beasts and Social Monsters argues that the variant Renaissance views on the androgyne's symbolism are, in fact, best understood with reference to classical representations of the double-sexed or gender-baffled figure, and with the classical merging of that figure with images of beasts and monsters. Grace Tiffany's discussion of ancient beast-androgynes draws on satire as well as myth, citing Archilochus alongside Homer, Aristophanes with Euripides, and Juvenal next to Ovid and Apuleius. She thus illuminates a gender dispute as old as Western culture itself." (publisher's information) [822.33 DT447 (English Library)]
Velasco, Sherry M. (Sherry Marie). 2000. The Lieutenant Nun: Transgenderism, Lesbian Desire & Catalina De Erauso. Austin: University of Texas Press. 241 pp. "Born in 1585, Catalina de Erauso led one of the most wildly fantastic lives of any woman in history. Refusing to be regimented into the quiet habits of a nun's life, she escaped from a Basque convent at age fourteen dressed as a man, and continuing her deception, ventured to Peru and Chile as a soldier in the Spanish army. After mistakenly killing her own brother in a duel, she roamed the Andean highlands, becoming a gambler and a killer, and always just evading the grasp of the law. Distinguished for her fighting skills and cursed with a quick temper, Catalina de Erauso spent much of her life balancing precariously between valor and villainy. One of the earliest known autobiographies by a woman, Lieutenant Nun offers a portrait of a bold young girl who defied her society's gender roles, yet remained committed to its service as a participant in the conquest of the Americas. She is an adored folkloric hero of the Spanish-speaking world, and this delightful translation introduces a new audience to the audacious escapades of Catalina de Erauso, the Lieutenant Nun." (publisher's information) [809.93351 V541l (Modern Languages Library)]
1993. “Transsexualism, medicine and law: proceedings, 23rd Colloquy on European Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, 14-16 April 1993.” Paper presented at the Colloquy on European Law (23rd: 1993: Amsterdam, Netherlands). [306.77 C698T (Main Stacks)]
AIDS Project. 1995. Needs Assessment Among Asian Pacific Islander Transgenders. San Francisco: Asian AIDS Project. [Not available at UIUC.]
Bockting, Walter and Eric Avery. 2005. Transgender Health And HIV Prevention: Needs Assessment Studies from Transgender Communities Across the United States. New York: Haworth Medical Press. "The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the transgender community has been tragically ignored, and as yet there is surprisingly little research data on the subject of health care and HIV prevention in this marginalized population. Transgender Health and HIV Prevention fills this void by providing a groundbreaking empirical assessment of the health needs of transgender persons in several areas around the United States. Respected experts discuss issues that hinder the effectiveness of HIV prevention programs, including housing, mental health, and employment, as well as the unique broader problems of social stigma, discrimination, and the lack of transgender knowledge and sensitivity on the part of health providers and prevention workers." [Not available at UIUC]
Bockting, Walter and Sheila Kirk. 2001. Transgender And HIV: Risks, Prevention, And Care. New York: Haworth Press. 181 pp. Contents: Sex, drugs, and the culture of travestismo in Rio de Janeiro / James A. Inciardi ... [et al.] -- Transgenders, HIV, AIDS, and substance abuse from risk group to group prevention / Nina Kammerer ... [et al.] -- Transgender health and social service needs in the context of HIV risk / Nina Kammerer ... [et al.] -- HIV risk behaviors of male-to-female transgenders in a community-based harm reduction program / Cathy J. Reback, Emilia L. Lombardi -- HIV prevention and health service needs of the transgender community in San Francisco / Kristen Clements ... [et al.] -- HIV/AIDS and female-to-male transsexuals and transvestites : results from a needs assessment in Québec / Viviane K. Namaste -- Education and soul-searching : the Enterprise HIV prevention group / Douglas Hein, Michael Kirk -- Transgender HIV prevention group / Douglas Hein, Michael Kirk -- Transgender HIV prevention / Walter O. Bockting, B.R. Simon Rosser, Eli Coleman -- Sex, truth and videotape : HIV prevention at the Gender Identity Project in New YOrk City / Barbara E. Warren -- Sex reassignment surgery in HIV-positive transsexuals / A. Neal Wilson -- Guidelines for selecting HIV-positive patients for genital reconstructive surgery / Sheila Kirk. [616.979200866 T687 (Main Stacks)]
Bockting, W. O., Robinson, B. E., and B. R. S. Rosser. 1998. “Transgender HIV Prevention: A Qualitative Needs Assessment.” AIDS Care 10, no. 4: 505-526. [Not available at UIUC]
Clements-Nolle, Kristen and Ari Bachrach. 2003. "Community based participatory research with a hidden population : the transgender community health project." In Community based participatory research for health / edited by Meredith Minkler and Nina Wallerstein ; foreword by Budd Hall. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass. 490 pp. [362.1072 C737 (Applied Life Studies Library)]
De Sutter, P. 2001. “Gender reassignment and assisted reproduction - Present and future reproductive options for transsexual people.” Human Reproduction 16, no. 4: 612-614. [Not available at UIUC.]
Denny, D. 1992. "The politics of diagnosis and a diagnosis of politics: the university-affiliated gender clinics and how they failed to meet the needs of transsexual people."Chrysalis Quarterly 1 (3):9-20. [http://www.gender.org/aegis/]
Diamond Milton, Sigmundson HK. 1997. "Sex Reassignment at Birth: A Long Term Review and Clinical Implications." Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 151(March): 298-304 [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Friedemann Pfäfflin, Astrid Junge. 2000? Sex Reassignment: Thirty Years of International Follow-up Studies After Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 1961-1991 (Translated from German into American English by Roberta B. Jacobson and Alf B. Meier). IJT Electronic Books. http://www.symposion.com/ijt/pfaefflin/1000.htm
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. 2001. Healthy People 2010: Companion Document For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender (LGBT) Health. San Francisco, CA: Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. 481 pp. [614.4273 H349 (Main Stacks)]
Green, Richard. 1969. Transsexualism And Sex Reassignment. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. 512 pp. [RC560.C4 G7 (Law Library)]
Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association. 2001. “The Standards Of Care For Gender Identity Disorders -- Sixth Version.” International Journal of Transgenderism 5, no. 1. [Electronic Journal: http://www.symposion.com/ijt/soc_2001/index.htm]
Hecker, W. Christian. 1985. Surgical Correction of Intersexual Genitalia and Female Genital Malformation. Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag. 158 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
High Risk Project Society. Transgendered HIV/AIDS. Vancouver, B.C.: High Risk Project Society. 1 folded sheet. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Israel, Gianna E. 1997. Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, And Personal Accounts. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 282 pp. "By empowering clients to be well-informed medical consumers and by delivering care providers from the straitjacket of inadequate diagnostic standards and stereotypes, this book sets out to transform the nature of transgender care. . . The book contains a wealth of practical information and accounts of people's experiences about coming out to one's employer or to one's friends or spouse. Several essays spell out the legal rights of transgender people with regard to insurance, work, marriage, and the use of rest rooms. The second part of the book consists of thirteen essays on a range of controversial topics. They include three personal stories of transgender life, one essay on the new academic field of Transgender Studies, two essays on legal rights, three essays on medical issues, and two essays on the origins and possible resolution of the conflicts between therapist and client. The authors have also provided useful listings of organizations, centers, and Web sites." (publisher's information) [362.10866 IS7T (Education Library)]
Kipnis K. and Diamond, Milton. 1998. "Pediatric ethics and the surgical assignment of sex." Journal of Clinical Ethics 9(4):398-410 Winter. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Kirk, Sheila. 1995. Medical, Legal & Workplace Issues For The Transsexual: A Guide For Successful Transformation: Male To Female, Female To Male. Watertown, MA: Together Lifeworks. 148 pp. [305.9066 K634m (Main Stacks]
Kirk, Sheila. 1996. Masculinizing Hormonal Therapy For The Transgendered. Blawnox, PA: Together Lifeworks. 57 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Kirk, Sheila. 1996. Physician's Guide To Transgendered Medicine. Blawnoc, Pa.: Together Lifeworks. 65 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Kirk, Sheila. 1999. Feminizing Hormonal Therapy For The Transgendered. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Together Lifeworks. 104 pp."Feminizing Hormonal Therapy For The Transgendered, the most highly-read and recommended book on the feminization of the transgendered, has been expanded and updated to include the most effective feminizing hormonal regimens and recent research findings. Vital, accurate and insightful information on safe and effective hormonal regimens, realistic expectations and possible complications are candidly addressed by gynecologic surgeon, Sheila Kirk, MD. Natural hormones, measurement and self-exam guidelines and answers to the most commonly asked questions are also featured." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Lawrence, A A ; Shaffer, J D ; Snow, W R ; Chase, C ; Headlam, B T ; Allen, J R. 1996. “Health Care Needs of Transgendered Patients.” JAMA: the journal of the American Medical 276, no. 11: 869 (6 pages). [Q. 610.5 AM (Vet Med Library)]
Lombardi, E. 2001. “Enhancing transgender health care.” American Journal of Public Health 91, no. 6: 869-872. [614.05 AMEJ (Applied Life Studies Library)]
Monro, Surya. 2001. “Theorizing transgender diversity: towards a social model of health.” Sage Family Studies Abstracts 23, no. 1: 3-135. [301.42 Sa182 (Education Library)]
Moser, Charles. 1999. Health Care Without Shame: A Handbook For The Sexually Diverse And Their Caregivers. San Francisco, CA: Greenery Press. 120 pp." Dr. Moser explains how and when to come out to your health care provider, how to protect your confidentiality, how to handle it if a health care provider isn’t understanding about your alternative sexuality, how to deal with sex-related emergencies, and more. He also includes essential information for health care professionals about the health and lifestyle realities of people with alternative sexualities. Vital information for anyone whose sexuality is non-traditional – and for any health care practitioner who wants to provide the best possible care for patients of all descriptions." (publisher's information) [362.108664 M853h (Main Stacks)]
Namaste, Viviane K. 1995. "HIV/AIDS And Transgender Communities In Canada: A Report On The Knowledge, Attitudes And Behaviour Of Transgendered People In Canada With Respect To HIV And AIDS." Toronto, Ont.: Genderpress. 30 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Nelson, James. 1998. “The silence of the bioethicists: ethical and political aspects of managing gender dysphoria.” GLQ 4, no. 2: 213-30. [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
Petersen, M.A. and R. Dickey. 1995. "Surgical sex reassignment: a comparative survey of international centers." Archives of Sexual Behavior 24 (2): 135-56. [301.42405 AR (Biology Library)]
Pfäfflin, Friedermann and Astrid Junge. ?? Sex Reassignment. Thirty Years of International Follow-up Studies After Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Comprehensive Review, 1961-1991(Translated from German into American English by Roberta B. Jacobson and Alf B. Meier). [Electronic book: http://www.symposion.com/ijt/pfaefflin/1000.htm]
Witten, Rarynn M., and A.E. Eyler. 1997. “Older Transgenders and Transexuals and HIV: Risk and Invisibility.” Peace Review: A Transnational Journal 9, no. 4. [Not available at UIUC.]
1998 -. Alternative Family Magazine: A National Parenting Magazine For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Parents & Their Children. [306.87408664 Al79 (Main Stacks; Library has v. 2:2 (1999)]
1989 -. Beijo Da Rua. v. 12 (1992). [Q. 306.74098105 BE (Main Stacks)]
1995 - 1998. Chrysalis: The Journal of Transgressive Gender Identities. American Educational Gender Information Service. [Not available at UIUC]
1995 -. Dragazine: The Magazine For Halloweeners And Inbetweeners. [306.7705 DR (Main Stacks)]
1996 -. Forced womanhood (periodical). [On order for Main Stacks]
1999 - Forge. Milwaukee, WI. "FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression) is a social support group for FTM+/SOFFAs in the greater Chicago/Milwaukee/Midwest. Each month we pick one topic on which to focus both our in-person meeting and our nationally-available newsletter." http://my.execpc.com/~dmmunson/forge/newsletters.htm
1987-. Ladylike (periodical). Quarterly. Published 3 times yearly. King of Prussia, PA: Creative Design Services. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
1996 -. TGL magazine. 2, no. 1. [Q. 051 TG (Main Stacks)]
2001 -. Trans-Health [Electronic Journal] [Cited January 22, 2003] "The online magazine of health and fitness for transsexual and transgendered people." http://www.trans-health.com/Vol2Iss3/index.html
1995 -. Transgender tapestry. [157.705 TV1A (Main Stacks); earlier issues under title Tapestry Journal 157.705TV (Main Stacks)]
International Foundation for Gender Education. 1998- Thread: The IFGE Newsletter [Electronic journal] [Cited January 31, 2003] [http://www.ifge.org/ifgenews/ifgenews23.htm]
Intersex Society of North America. 1994-. Hermaphrodites with Attitude [Electronic Journal]. [Cited November 13 2002]. [Available from http://www.isna.org/newsletter/index.html.]
Intersex Society of North America. 2001-. INSA News [Electronic journal]. Intersex Society of North America. [Cited November 13 2002]. [Available from http://www.isna.org/newsletter/index.html.]
Queer Transexions of Race, Nation, and Gender: A Special Issue of Social Text. 1997. Social Text 52-53 (Fall-Winter) Contents: Gay Male Identities, Personal Privacy, and Relations of Public Exchange: Notes on Directions for Queer Critique / Phillip Brian Harper; Out here and Over There: Queerness and Diaspora in Asian American Studies / David L. Eng; Educating Desire: Thailand, Transnationalism, and Transgression / Rosalind C. Morris; "The White to Be Angry": Vaginal Davis's Terrorist Drag / Jose Esteban Munoz; Mackdaddy, Superfly, Rapper: Gender, Race, and Masculinity in the Drag King Scene / Judith Halberstam; A Man in the House: The Boyfriends of Brazilian Travesti Prostitutes / Don Kulick; Queer Comrades: Winnie Mandela and the Moffies / Rachel Holmes; Cultures and Carriers: "Typhoid Mary" and the Science of Social Control / Priscilla Wald; One Percent on the Burn Chart: Gender, Genitals, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude / David Valentine and Riki Anne Wilchins; Leatherdyke Boys and Their Daddies: How to Have Sex without Women or Men / C. Jacob Hale; A Response to C. Jacob Hale / Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick; AIDS, the Problem of Representation, and Plurality in Derek Jarman's Blue / Tim Lawrence; Merely Cultural / Judith Butler; Heterosexism, Misrecognition, and Capitalism: A Response to Judith Butler / Nancy Fraser. [303.405 SO (Education Library)]
"Special Issue: Gender dysphoria: Interdisciplinary approaches in clinical management." Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality 1992 5(4) [155.305 JOU (Education Library)]
"Special Issue: Intersex Awakening." Chrysalis: the journal of transgressive gender identities v. 2 no. 5, Fall 1977/Winter 1998 [Not available at UIUC Library]
"Special Issue: Intersexuality." The Journal of Clinical Ethics, v. 9, no. 4 (Winter 1998) [Not available at UIUC Library]
"Special Issue: Transgendering." Journal of Gender Studies 1998 7(3). Contents: Guest Editorial / Stephen Whittle; Real Butch: the performance/performativity of male impersonation, drag kings, passing as a male, and stone butch realness / Robin Maltz; 'The Masculine Soul Heaving in the Female Bosom': theories ov inversion and The Well of Loneliness; Marginal Differences: An analysis of the imag(in)ed bodies of Del LaGrace / Jacqui Gabb; Nancy, Sean and Birdie Jo: contested convictions of gender / Clare Cahill; The Pregnant Man--An Oxymoron? / Sam Dylan More; Sweet Androgyne Brown / Gaele Sobott-Mogwe. [305.4205 JO (Main Stacks)]
“Special Issue: What is Transgender?” International Journal of Transgenderism 2000 4(3) [Electronic Journal: http://www.symposion.com/ijt/]
Stryker, Susan, ed. 1998. "The Transgender Issue." GLQ: Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, Vol 4, No 2, 1998 Contents: 1. The Transgender Issue - An Introduction. Stryker S.[Editorial] 2.Sex Change And The Popular Press - Historical Notes On Transsexuality In The United States, 1930-1955 [Review]. Meyerowitz J.[Review] 3.Hermaphrodites With Attitude - Mapping The Emergence Of Intersex Political Activism. Chase C.[Article] 4.The Silence Of The Bioethicists - Ethical And Political Aspects Of Managing Gender Dysphoria. Nelson Jl.[Article] 5.Transgenderism And The Question Of Embodiment - Promising Queer Politics. Elliot P. Roen K.[Article] 6.Phenomenology As Method In Trans Studies. Rubin Hs.[Article 7.Butch/Ftm Border Wars - A Note On Collaboration. Halberstam J. Hale Cj.[Article] 8.Transgender Butch - Butch/Ftm Border Wars And The Masculine Continuum. Halberstam J.[Article] 9.Consuming The Living, Dis(Re)Membering The Dead In The Butch/Ftm Borderlands [Review]. Hale Cj.[Review] 10.Mtf Transgender Activism In The Tenderloin And Beyond, 1966-1975 - Commentary And Interview With Blackstone,Elliot. Blackstone E.[Editorial] [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
"Transgender Issues and Sexual Orientation." Special issue of The National Journal of Sexual Orientation Law 3(1) 1997 Contents: Discrimination Against Transgendered People In America / Transgenderism and Sexual Orientation: More than a Marriage of Convenience / Genital Surgery NOT Required for Legal Change of Sex: Freedom From The "Have-To" Of The Scalpel / Amicus Brief: Breaking New Ground in International Law Protecting Transsexual Rights--Rights International's Amicus Curiae Brief in X.Y. and Z. v. United Kingdom [Online Journal: http://www.ibiblio.org/gaylaw/issue5/index.html]
1996. Gender Affects: February 9-March 8, 1996. Bloomington, Indiana: Fine Arts Gallery, Indiana University. Exhibition held at the Fine Arts Gallery, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University. [Q. 700.103 IN2G (Art and Architecture Closed Stacks)]
1998. Emotions & relations : Nan Goldin, David Armstrong, Mark Morrisroe, Jack Pierson, Philip-Lorca diCorcia / edited by Hamburger Kunsthalle ; texts by F.C. Gundlach ... [et al.]. Köln : Taschen. 200 pp. Contains many of Nan Goldin's photographs of transsexuals and transvestites. [Q.779.0922 Em75 (Art and Architecture Library)]
Allen, Mariette Pathy. 2003. The Gender Frontier: Mariette Pathy Allen. Kehrer-Verlag. 145 pp. "Persons whose gender self-perception differs from their anatomies have probably been around "forever," but burgeoning population, communications, individualism, and human rights during the past half-century have made them more visible, vocal, and various. Most of Allen's photographic subjects haven't undergone genital reconstruction, even when they have taken other steps such as altering facial hair and breast size. Most say they've gone as far as they want with physical changes. They now want to be respected as the persons they have become. Allen, who has photographed transgender persons for 20 years, shows them as they wish to be seen, which for some gender-reassigned persons includes nakedness (and, for one, images from penile-constructive surgery) as well as wearing everyday and special-occasion attire. Informative and more endearing than Allen or her subjects perhaps intended, the pictures are photojournalistic, not studio work, portraying the subjects at work and play, at home and in public. If the concluding biographical statements report plenty of pathos and worse, Allen's pictures demonstrate that such suffering lies in her subjects' pasts." (Ray Olson, Booklist) [306.768 Al541g (Main Stacks)]
Alpert, George. 1975. The queens. New York, NY: Da Capo Press. 96 pp. [306.7 AL74Q (Main Stacks)]
Arakistain, Xabier and Rosa Martínez. 2001. Trans Sexual Express : A Classic for the Third Millennium. Barcelona : Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura. 184 pp. Exhibition catalog. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Badertscher, Amos. 1999. Baltimore portraits. Durham, NC: Duke University Press in association with Duke University Museum of Art. 63 pp. "Baltimore Portraits is a unique presentation of photographs by Amos Badertscher. These portraits-many accompanied by poignantly revealing, hand-written narratives about their subjects-represent a sector of Baltimore that has gone largely unnoticed and rarely has been documented. In this volume, the assemblage of images of bar and street people-transvestites, strippers, drug addicts, drag queens, and hustlers-spans a twenty-year period from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. Badertscher's arresting and melancholy photographs document a culture that has virtually disappeared due to substance abuse, AIDS, and, often, societal or family neglect." (publisher's information) [Q. 779.2 B141b (Main Stacks)]
Blessing, Jennifer . 1997. Rrose is a rrose is a rrose: gender performance in photography. New York, N.Y.: Guggenheim Museum: distributed by H.N. Abrams. "The medium of photography yields the perfect arena for the play of gender and sexuality...This exhibition examines the manner in which photography's strong aura of realism and objectivity promotes a fantasy of total gender transformation, or, conversely, allows the articular of incongruity between the posing body and it's assumed costume. The range of photographic representations includes documentary-style portraiture, theatrically constructed self-portraits, and photomonotages created from found photographically based materials, with frequent overlaps in technique or method among such categories." Contributed essays by Jennifer Blessing, Judith Halberstam, and others. Photographs by Lyle Ashton Harris, Catharine Opie, Cecil Beaton, Claude Cahun, Nan Goldin, Robert Maplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, and others. [Q.779.2 B617r (Main Stacks)]
Brown, Susan. 1997. Persona. New York: Rizzoli. 158 pp. "This album of drag queens, performance artists, and female impersonators offers up both the magic and the motivations of these "gender illusionists," revealing the early influences of the members of this community and the reactions they elicit in audiences, family, and friends. Lypsinka, in his thoughtful foreword to this book, tells the story of his rise from a small town in Mississippi to the glittering streets of Manhattan, and how he ended up devoting himself to flinging his "outrageous, passionate performances into sold-out audiences." Why do people do drag, and why have they done it all over the world and throughout history? Persona explores this question in an astonishing number of ways, in words and images. It's the variety of drag experiences represented in Persona and the sophistication and beauty of Susan Brown's portraits that set this book apart and makes it unique." (publisher's information) [Q. 779.20922 B815P (Main Stacks)]
Cameron, Loren. 1996. Body alchemy: transsexual portraits. Pittsburgh, PA: Cleis Press. 110 pp. "Riveting is the word that keeps coming to mind when I think of Loren Cameron's book of female-to-male transsexual portraits, Body Alchemy. This is (for me) as much an unknown land of the spirit as it is of the body, and Cameron's unflinching photographs and spare text are the perfect guidebook. (Fred Goss, The Advocate) [305.3 C146B (Main Stacks)]
Camilleri, MaryAnn. 1994. Ladies, Please! Toronto : Exile Editions. 85 pp. Survey of nearly 3 years of portraits of cross-dressing men, "drag queens" and various transgender individuals. Introduction by Tom Hedley. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from Columbia College Library via I-Share.]
Cocteau, Jean and Man Ray. 1980. Le no Barbette. Paris: J. Damase. A collection of photographs and articles on the vaudeville acrobat called Barbette. In French, English and German. [Q.792.0924 B233R (Main Stacks)]
Cortés, José Miguel G. 1997. Irudi lausotua : trabestismoa eta identitatea artean : erakusketa = El rostro velado : travestismo e identidad en el arte : exposición. [San Sebastián] : Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundia. 343 pp. Images of tranvestism in 20th century photography. Extensively researched, with over 100 full-page plates that focus on the work of photographers: Witkin, Cindy Sherman, Pierre et Gilles, Urs Luthi, Claude Cahun, Pierre Molinier, Warhol, Man Ray, August Sander, Humberto Rivas, Catherine Opie, Jurgen Klauke, Michel Journiac, Zoe Leonard, and Nan Goldin. Bilingual text in Basque and Spanish, with English text in rear. [Not owned by UIUC Library; available from Columbia College Library via I-Share.]
Davidmann, Sarah. 2003. Crossing the Line. Stockport: Dewi Lewis Publishing. 96 pp. "As social attitudes have changed an increasing number of individuals are choosing to redefine their gender. Documenting this deep cultural shift, "Crossing the Line" focuses on male to female transvestites, drag queens and transsexuals, paying special attention to the rituals and processes of transformation, and the ways in which these people, by developing a complete and total alter ego, embody a gender that exists somewhere between the polaritites of male and female - as if a third gender had been created." (publisher information) [306.77 D282c (Main Stacks)]
Donoso, Claudia. 1990. La manzana de Adán / fotografías, Paz Errázuriz ; texto, Claudia Donoso = Adam's apple / photographs, Paz Errázuriz ; text, Claudia Donoso. Santiago de Chile: Zona Editorial. 132 pp. [Q. 306.7430222 D719 (Main Stacks)]
Drake, James. 2000. Que linda la brisa. Seattle: University of Washington Press. 48 pp. [700 D789q (Main Stacks)]
Gardiner, James. 1996. Who's a pretty boy then? : one hundred & fifty years of gay life in pictures. London ; New York : Serpent's Tail. 223 pp. "Many, many photos of transgendered interest: female impersonators from the 1870’s, drag shots from the 1860’s, photos of Boulton & Park and other men arrested for wearing women’s clothing in public." [779.23 G168w (Main Stacks)]
Goldin, Nan. 1993. The Other Side. New York: Scalo in association with D.A.A.D. Artists-in-Residence-Programme, Berlin. "'The pictures in this book are not of people suffering gender dysphoria but rather expressing gender euphoria.. about new possibilities and transcendence.. they are the real winners of the battle of the sexes because they have stepped out of the ring." (Nan Goldin) [779.973 G569g (Main Stacks)]
Goldin, Nan and Nobuyoshi Araki. 1995. Tokyo love : spring fever 1994. Zurich ; New York : Scala ; New York : Distributed in North America by D.A.P. 208 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Grace, Della. 1991. Love Bites / photographs. London : Gay Mens Press. 71 pp. "LaGrace's images refute any fixed category of gender in favour of a celebration of the unnaturalness of all traditional sexualities. But such gender bending is not just about a superficial representation, it also permeates the psyche of both the participant and the spectator." (Jacqui Gabb, "Marginal Differences" Journal of Gender Studies 1998 7(3): 300) [779 G753G1 (Main Stacks)]
Hammond, Harmony and Catherine Lord. 1996. Gender, fucked. Seattle: Center on Contemporary Art. Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, and held June 28-Aug. 23, 1996. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Jones, Jeanette. 1995. Walk on the wild side. New York : Barricade Books. 144 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from Columbia College Library via I-Share.]
Jurgens, Panja. 1996. They call themselves queens : the transformation series / Panja Jurgens ; edited by Charles-Henri Favrod ; texts by Quentin Crisp, Charles-Henri Favrod and Panja Jurgens. Zurich, Switzerland : Stemmle. 207 pp. "A living record of the transformation of "ordinary" men into truly extraordinary women, this volume presents a fascinating gallery of portraits of men "putting on new skin" to create the perfect image of their innermost wishes." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Maricevic, Vivienne. 1995. Male to female : la cage aux folles / photographs by Vivienne Maricevic ; text by Vicki Goldberg. Zurich, Switzerland : Edition Stemmle. 127 pp. [Not owned by UIUC Library; available from Columbia College, School of the Art Institute, and University of Illinois-Chicago via I-Share.]
Nazario. 1983. Anarcoma. New York: Catalan Communications. [Q.741.59 N236A:E]
Newman, Byron. 1983. The Ultimate Angels. London : Hutchinson. 96 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Oliva, Achille Bonito. 1998. Disidentic: Maschile, Femminile E Oltre. [Roma?] : Panepinto Arte. Catalog of an exhibition at the Palazzo Branciforte, Palermo, 23 May-26 July 1998. [Q. 709.04074 D631 (Art and Architecture Closed Stacks)]
Prosser, Jay. 2002. "A palinode on photography and the transsexual real." In Extremities :
trauma, testimony, and community. Edited by Nancy K. Miller and Jason Daniel Tougaw. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. [809.93592 Ex89 (Education Library and Main Stacks)]
Rheims, Bettina. 1992. Les espionnes. Munich : Gina Kehayoff. 40 pp. Studio portraits of transsexuals with an essay by Bernard Lamarche-Vadel. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Rheims, Bettina and Kim Harlow. 1994. Kim. Munich: Kehayoff. "'I'll tell you... I'm not a woman," confesses Kim Harlow in this collaborative autobiography, a project with photographer Bettina Rheims. Kim was a model of Bettina Rheims in her book 'Modern Lovers' and the central figure in 'Les Espionnes', and she was born a man. She died as a woman in Paris in 1992 from aids. This book is with Kim, but also by Kim. She had started writing about her life and why and how she decided to become a woman." [Not available at UIUC; available from School of the Art Institute Library via I-Share.]
Saxenhuber, Hedwig and Astrid Wege. 1994. Oh boy, it's a girl! : Feminismen in der Kunst [exhibition catalog]. München : Kunstverein München. 109 pp. [Not available at UIUC; available from School of the Art Institute Library via I-Share.]
Self, Will and David Gamble. 2000. Perfidious Man. New York: Viking. 160 pp. "Through text and pictures, this book will explores what it is to be a man at the turn of the century, whether masculinity can be said to have any currency any more, and asks "where have all the real men gone?" ... the text focuses on the life story of a trans man: Press For Change Founder and Vice-President Dr Stephen Whittle." (Press for Change website) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from UI Chicago Library via I-Share.]
Soares, M. G. 1995. Butch/femme. New York : Crown. 64 pp. "Soares presents a collection of thoughts and photos celebrating the gender roles, erotic desires, and self-perceptions of lesbian life. Featuring the work of five contemporary lesbian photographers, the photos are accompanied by essays by Judy Grahn and Nisa Donnelly." (Ingram Reviews) [305.489664 B971 (Main Stacks)]
Volcano, Del LaGrace. 1998. The drag king book. London: Serpent's Tail. 154 pp. "100 photographs, 25 in color. This book, the first to chart the explosive rise of drag kings, combines the photographs of Del LaGrace Volcano with the text of Judith Halberstam. The text, a savvy mix of interviews and theory, contains important insights on the notion of female masculinities as exhibited by the drag king scene. The photographs of drag kings in London, New York, and San Francisco showcase these exuberant performers with an appropriate sense of admiration. They include posed studio shots, live action pictures, as well as the intimate images of drag kings dressing up and practicing their looks. The book celebrates the most important new developments on the New York and San Francisco club scene." (publisher's information) [306.77 V881d (Main Stacks)]
Volcano, Del LaGrace. 2000. Sublime Mutations. [Tübingen] : Konkursbuchverlag. Parallel texts in English and German. 109 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Wilkins, Marc. 1996. Wigstock : holiday on heels. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. 64 pp. [305.3 W659W (Main Stacks)]
Allison, David, editor. 1988. Psychosis and sexual identity : toward a post-analytic view of the Schreber case. Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press. 343 pp. A case study of transsexualism. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Arndt, William B. 1991. Gender Disorders And The Paraphilias. Madison, Conn.: International Universities Press. 488 pp. "Presents descriptions and explanations of all gender disorders and paraphilias recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. Each chapter contains a critical discussion of various definitions, a detailed description of the deviant behavior, and a presentation of developmental history and personality dynamics. One introductory chapter is devoted to general definitional problems and a short history of the study of sexual variations. In the other introductory chapter, the author reviews current thinking on the biology of sex, the development of gender role, and the emergence of sexuality." (Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ) [616.8583 Ar61g (Main Stacks)]
Blanchard, Ray and Betty W Steiner. 1990. Clinical management of gender identity disorders in children and adults. Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Press. 199 pp. "Ten contributions examine the various syndromes of gender identity disturbance in males and females. Case studies are provided as well as descriptions of different treatment approaches and their effectiveness." (Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Bockting, W., Coleman, E., ed. 1992. Gender Dysphoria: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Clinical Management. New York: Haworth. "Reviews the current state of research and treatment approaches in this emerging field. In discussing the diverse presentations of gender dysphoria, the authors call for further work in the area, and some suggest changes in classification for the upcoming DSM-IV. Topics include: hormone treatment in transsexuals; post-surgery regrets; genital dysphoria in young boys; a new model--female gender disorder." Also published as vol.5, no.4, of Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality (1992). (Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) [Not available at UIUC; available from UI Chicago Library via I-Share.]
Brierley, Harry. 1979. Transvestism: A Handbook With Case Studies For Psychologists, Psychiatrists, And Counsellors. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 259 pp. [616.8583 B766T (Education Library)]
Burman, Erica. 1996. "The rhetorics of gender identity clinics : transsexuals and other boundary objects." In Psychology discourse practice : from regulation to resistance. London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis. [Not owned by UIUC Library; available from DePaul University Library and Illinois Institute of Technology Library via I-Share.]
Castle, Stephanie. 1997. Guidelines: a manual for transsexuals and their caregivers. Vancouver: Published for the Zenith Foundation by Perceptions Press. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Chiland, Collette. 2005. Exploring Transsexualism. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing/Karnac Books. "In the case of sexuality and gender, can whatever is in the mind be changed, perhaps with help of psychotherapy or otherwise, rather than opt for external surgery? Is psychotherapeutic treatment powerless in the case of transsexuals? This intriguing volume is a work by a French psychoanalyst with extensive experience of working with transsexuals. It is a useful addition to the debate on transsexuals and the definitions of sex and gender. The word "transsexualism" was coined in 1953, although transsexuals and intersexed people had existed long before that, and surgery to reassign one’s sex is a relatively recent phenomenon. Transsexuals feel that the opposite sex to their biological one is their true identity - their true body and self. The idea of "hormonal and surgical sex reassignment" appeals to them; it would biologically put right what they already know to be right and true in their minds. The author discusses the problems of "reassigning" one’s sex and argues that surgery cannot fix the situation." (publisher's website) [Not available at UIUC; available from UI Chicago Library via I-Share.]
Chiland, Colette. 2003. Transsexualism: Illusion and Reality. Wesleyen University Press. 208 pp. "Transsexualism is a phenomenon of our time. At other times and in other places, there have been, or still are, people not living in the sex of their origin and having a special status. In Western culture, however, hormones and surgery have become available through advances in medical science which have made sex change a reality. Colette Chiland looks at the subject of transsexualism from biological, psychoanalytic, legal and social perspectives, and shows how guidelines and practices differ throughout the world and also contradict each other within the same culture. She draws together the insights of depth psychology, psychoanalysis, history , anthropology and sociology for rethinking transsexualism in terms of identity, subjectivity and the wider socio-historical world." (publisher information) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Cohen-Kettenis, Peggy T. 1994. “Parental factors and transsexualism.” In Parenting and Psychopathology, edited by Willem A. Arrindell, Carlo Perris, Martin Eisemann. New York: John Wiley. [616.89071 P215 (Main Stacks)]
Di Ceglie, Domenico; David Freedman. 1998. A stranger in my own body: atypical gender identity development and mental health. London : Karnac Books. 338 pp. "... presents a dialogue amongst the various perspectives that can be taken about atypical gender identity development and their relevance to mental health in children and adolescents." (Amazon.com.uk book description) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Docter, RF, Fleming, JS. 2001. “Measures of transgender behavior.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 30, no. 3: 255-271. [301.42405 AR (Biology Library)]
Ellis, Havelock. 1928. Eonism and Other Supplementary Studies. His Studies in the psychology of sex; vol. VII. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis company. 539 pp. "Eonism" was an early term for cross-dressing and transvestism. [SNDBRG 301.424 EL59EO (Rare Book Room); other copy in Main Stacks]
Ettner, Randi. 1996. Confessions Of A Gender Defender: A Psychologist's Reflections On Life Among The Transgendered. Evanston, IL: Chicago Spectrum Press. 160 pp. "Psychologist Ettner writes about her extensive front-line experiences in counseling mostly male-to-female transsexuals. Also included are writings from the transsexuals themselves. This is a collage of stories about the search for gender fulfillment...Extensive bibliography." (Reviewer: Valory Gravois) (Copyright ©1999 by Alchemist/Light Publishing) [305.3 ET77C (Undergrad Library Self-Help)]
Ettner, Randi. 1999. Gender Loving Care: A Guide To Counseling Gender-Variant Clients. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co. 181 pp. "This book is a comprehensive guide to understanding and treating gender identity disorders. It provides an overview of the field, including history, etiology, diagnosis, research, and treatment of these conditions, primarily transsexualism, where a person feels trapped in the wrong-sexed body. Filling a huge need in the field, Gender Loving Care combines theory and application to assist medical and psychological professionals who counsel the transgendered. In addition, her words will hearten and enlighten people with gender identity disorders, as well as their family members, loved ones, and employers." (publisher's information) [616.8583 Et78g (Education Library)]
Gorog, Francoise. 1996. “Colette Soler -- Clinical vignette: a case of transsexualism.” In Reading seminars I and II: Lacan's return to Freud : seminar I, Freud's papers on technique, seminar II, The ego in Freud's theory and in the technique of psychoanalysis, edited by Bruce Fink Richard Feldstein, and Maire Jaanus. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. [150.1952 R227 (Main Stacks)]
Green, Richard. 1974. Sexual Identity Conflict In Children And Adults. New York: Basic Books. 327 pp. [301.4243 G82S (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Greene, Beverly and Gladys L. Croom. 2000. Education, research, and practice in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered psychology : a resource manual. "Many practitioners who have had no training in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgendered Psychology find themselves confronted with clients that they feel ill equipped to address. They often have the desire to develop clinical competencies in this area, but don't know where to begin. This volume is intended to serve as a basic resource with information on salient lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered psychology issues and to provide the reader with a range of references and other resources to explore key identity, development, and other subjects." (publisher information) Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications. 344 pp. [305.9066 Ed83 (Main Stacks)]
Hegarty, P. and C. Chase. 2000. "Intersex Activism, Feminism, and Psychology: Opening a Dialogue on Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice." Feminism and Psychology v. 10, pp. 117-132. [150.82 F349 (Education Library)]
Hubschman, Lynn. 2000. Transsexuals: Life from Both Sides. Collingdale, PA: Diane Publications. 277 pp. "Brings needed information about the world of the transsexual (TR) to all those who are interested: to the spectator who wishes to know more, to the gender confused, to the transgender person who has set upon this path, to their families and friends, and to professionals who wish to deepen their understanding or perhaps to learn the many practical ways to help the TR. Hubschman has has counseled TR for decades, and discusses the history and definition of TR'm., along with standards for surgery and medical procedures, and legal issues. First-person accounts from people who are TR -- post-operative males and females -- and their families. Color photos of TR, and reconstructed genitalia." (publisher's information) [Not available from UIUC Library]
Hunter, Ski and Jane Hickerson. 2003. Affirmative Practice: Understanding and Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons. Washington, DC. "Affirmative Practice contributes to the intellectual and emotional capacity of practitioners and students who work with or will work with LGBT clients. Six sections of the book examine an affirmative approach to specific topics, including social and legal issues and advances, sexual identities and orientation, coming out and disclosure, the history of practice with LGBT persons, practice ideas pertinent to both clinical and community settings, and more." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Leli, Ubaldo and Jack Drescher. 2004. Transgender Subjectives: A Clinician's Guide. New York: Haworth Press. "Featuring a variety of voices from case studies and theoretical analyses to personal experiences and reflections, Transgender Subjectivities renders a difficult and expansive subject comprehensible to the novice, while at the same time offering insight and challenge to experts in the field. Not only is this an essential resource for clinicians, but it can also educate the general public about transgender issues, helping to dispel prejudice toward a sexual minority. This compact but wide-ranging guide will make you transgender-literate regardless of your current level of expertise." (Amazon.com) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Lev, Arlene Istar. 2004. Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working With Gender-Variant People and Their Families. Haworth Clinical Practice Press. Arlene Istar Lev CSW-R, CASAC is a family therapist who specializes in working lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and their families. Contents: The language of gender -- Gender dysphoria and etiological theories -- The families of transgendered people -- The need for training -- Theoretical understandings of transgenderism -- The transsexual phenomenon meets the transexual menace -- Compassionate and controversial treatment of transsexuals -- The mental health professional as "gatekeeper" -- Clinical guidelines, therapeutic standards of care -- The legacy: gender variance in history -- The historical legacy -- Medical science and gender variance -- Deconstructing sex and gender: thinking outside the box -- Four component parts of identity -- Deconstructing the assumptions of sexual identity -- Etiologies: causes and categories -- Etiological theories: nature and nurture, essentially constructed -- Categorical classifications: if the shoe doesn't fit force it -- Diagnosis and transgenderism: the creation of pathology -- The power of diagnosis -- Gender as pathological diagnosis -- Learning to listen to gender narratives -- Mental health issues and transgenderism -- Clients seeking therapy -- Transgender narratives -- Therapist as midwife: the birth of story -- Transgender emergence: a developmental process -- Coming out -- Transgender emergence -- Family emergence -- Partners, spouses, and significant others -- Developmental stages for family members -- Families coping with transgenderism -- Transparents see -- Transgendered children and youth -- Treatment, prevention, and parental rights -- Families with gender-variant children -- Gender variance and progressive treatments -- Transgender emergence, step-by-step maturation -- The treatment of intersexed people: time for a new paradigm -- Assigning sex and the modern medical protocols -- Creating psychosocial emergency. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Kessler, Suzanne J.; McKenna, Wendy. 2000. “Gender Construction in Everyday Life: Transsexualism.” Feminism & Psychology 10, no. 1: 11-29. [150.82 F349 (Education Library)]
Mathy, R. M. 2001. “A Nonclinical Comparison of Transgender Identity and Sexual Orientation: A Framework for Multicultural Competence.” Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality 13, no. 1: 31-54. [155.305 JOU (Education Library)]
May, Kathryn. 2002. “Becoming Women: Transgendered Identities, Psychosexual Therapy and the Challenge of Metamorphosis.” Sexualities 5, no. 4: 449-464. [Not owned at UIUC Library]
McHugh, PR. 1992. "Psychiatric misadventures." American Scholar 61 (4): 497-510. [051 AMES (Undergraduate Library)]
Miller, Niela. 1996. Counseling In Genderland: A Guide For You And Your Transgendered Client. Boston, MA: Different Path Press. 200 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from SIU Carbondale via I-Share.]
Moberly, Elizabeth R. 1983. Psychogenesis, The Early Development Of Gender Identity. London: Routledge & K. Paul. 111. [155.3 M712P (Education Library)]
Money, Joh. 1986. Love Maps: Clinical Concepts Of Sexual/Erotic Health And Pathology, Paraphilia, And Gender Transposition Of Childhood, Adolescence, And Maturity. New York: Irvington. 331 pp. [155.3 M74LO (Education Library)]
Money, John. 1968. Sex errors of the body : dilemmas, education, counseling. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press. 145 pp. "Provides the basic knowledge needed for professionals dealing with parents of babies born with intersexual anomalies and sexological disabilities, and counseling the affected individuals as they grow older, emphasizing the importance of helping people attribute problems associated with the anomaly to the anomaly rather than to themselves. Includes medical and technical details on conditions such as precocious and delayed puberty, hermaphroditism, Klinefelter syndrome, and external and internal organ anomalies. Includes numerous photos." (Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) [616.6 M74S (Main Stacks)]
Neal, Charles, ed. 2000. Issues in Therapy with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Clients. Buckingham [England]: Open University Press. 224 pp. "Many readers of Pink Therapy (1996 Open University Press) found the affirmative approaches and detailed discussions there of numerous issues of particular concern to lesbian, gay and bisexual clients invaluable. This volume has twelve further areas discussed in clear and informative style by practitioners from their own professional experience and offers guidelines for good practice as well as full references and further resources. With Pink Therapy and Therapeutic Perspectives on Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients, from the same editors and publishers, professionals interested in treating clients from these minorities equitably will find a wealth of support, information and guidance not previously readily available." (publisher's information) [616.89008664 Is77 (Education Library)]
Pauly, Ira B. and Milton T. Edgerton. 1986. "The gender identity movement: a growing surgical-psychiatric liaison." Archives of Sexual Behavior 15(4):315-329 [301.42405 AR (Biology Library)]
Steiner, Betty W. 1985. Gender Dysphoria: Development, Research, Management. New York, NY: Plenum Press. 430 pp. [616.8583 G285 (Education Library)]
Stoller, Robert J. 1968-1975. Sex and Gender: v. 2. The Transsexual Experiment. Vol. 2, International psycho-analytical library. no. 81, 101. London: Institute of Psycho-analysis. [132 IN8 (Main Stacks)]
Stoller, Robert J. 1973. Splitting; A Case Of Female Masculinity’ International psycho-analytical library. no. 97. London: Hogarth. 395 pp. [132 IN8 (Main Stacks)]
Stuart., Kim Elizabeth. 1991. The Uninvited Dilemma: A Question Of Gender. Revised edition ed. Portland, OR: Metamorphous Press. 173 pp. [305.3 St91u1991 (Main Stacks)]
Thurer, Shari L. 2005. The End of Gender; A Psychological Autopsy. New York: Routledge. "In The End of Gender, Shari L. Thurer argues that we are in the midst of a new sexual revolution. It is one where gender categories are blurring not just at the "fringes" of society, but in mainstream lifestyle, media, fashion, and art. So, why is this cultural phenomenon happening now? And what does it mean? In lively, non-technical language, and with sometimes surprising case studies from her 25 years as a psychologist, Thurer answers these questions, bridging complex postmodern theory with cutting edge psychoanalysis." (Amazon.com) [155.3 T424e (Education and Social Sciences Library)]
Wålinder, Jan. 1967. Transsexualism. A Study Of Forty-Three Cases. Translated by Helen Frey. 125 pp. Scandinavian university books. Reports from the Psychiatric Research Centre, St. Jörgen's Hospital, University of Göteborg, Sweden, 2 Gothenburg, Sweden. Universitet. Psychiatric Research Centre. Report,2. Göteborg: Akademiförlaget/Gumpert. [132.75 W148TEF (Main Stacks); Also available as e-book at: http://www.symposion.com/ijt/walinder/index.htm]
Zucker, Kenneth J. 1995. Gender identity disorder and psychosexual problems in children and adolescents. New York : Guilford Press. 440pp."An in-depth resource on the diagnosis, assessment, etiology, and treatment of gender identity disorder in children and adolescents, reviewing recent clinical work and research in the field. After an overview of the disorder, a section on young children explores the disorder in both boys and girls, looking at toy and role play and anatomic dysphoria as well as biological research on the disorder. The second section focuses on adolescents, transvestic fetishism, and homosexuality. Integrates information from the largest sample of children with the disorder ever studied, as well as studies of adults." (Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, OR) [618.928583 Z83g (Education Library)]
1999. Access denied version 2.0 : the continuing threat against internet access and privacy and its impact on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community : a report. [S.l.] : The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. [004.678 Ac22 1999 (Library and Information Science Library)]
Cahill, Sean. 2000. Outing Age: Public Policy Issues Affecting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Elders. New York: Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce. 145 pp. [323.3264 C119o (Main Stacks)]
De Crescenzo, Teresa and Gerald P Mallon. 2002. Serving transgender youth :
the role of child welfare systems : proceedings of a collequium, September 2000. Washington, DC : Child Welfare League of America. 55 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Frye, Phyllis Randolph. 2000. "Facing discrimination, organizaing for freedom : the transgender community." In Creating Change: Sexuality, Public Policy, and Civil Rights by John D'Emilio. New York: St. Martin's Press. [305.90664097 C86 (Main Stacks and Undergraduate Library)]
Gordon, Eric B. 1991. “Transsexual Healings, Medicaid Funding of Sex Reassignment Surgery.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 20: 61-74. [301.42405 AR (Biology Library)]
San Francisco (Calif). Board of Supervisors. Transgender Civil Rights Implementation Task Force. 2002. Final Report of the San Francisco Transgender Civil Rights Implementation Task Force and Recommendations for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. 49 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Swan, Wallace, ed. 1997. Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Public Policy Issues: A Citizen's And Administrator's Guide To The New Cultural Struggle. New York: Harrington Park Press. 148 pp. [305.9066 G25 (Main Stacks)]
Swan, Wallace, ed. 2004. Handbook of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Administration and Policy. Marcel Dekker. 615 pp. "Recording issues and obstacles as well as groundbreaking victories in the recognition of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) rights in politics and policy, this landmark Handbook introduces core considerations necessary for prompting governmental initiatives and social structures to better serve the GLBT population. Its impressive range of research enlightens all corners of GLBT public administrative theory and practice, including state, national, and international policy; educational, health, and criminal justice administration; and specialized community issues." (Publisher information) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Brown, Leanne McCall Tigert and Timothy J., ed. 2001. Coming out young and faithful. Cleveland, Ohio: Pilgrim Press. 148 pp. [261.835766 C735 (Main Library)]
Conner, Randy P. 1993. Blossom of bone : reclaiming the connections between homoeroticism and the sacred. [San Francisco, Calif.] : HarperSanFrancisco. 352 pp. "Blossom of Bone documents spiritual traditions worldwide and in different periods of history that have included gender variant and homoerotically inclined people as shamans, priests, or as part of their creation myths." (Manuel Fernández-Alemany, International Gay & Lesbian Review) [291.408664 C762B (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Conner, Randy P. David Hatfield Sparks. 2004. Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African Inspired Traditions in the Americas. Harrington Park Press. ". . .explores the ways in which gender complexity and same-sex intimacy are integral to the primary beliefs and practices of these faiths. It begins with a comprehensive overview of Vodou, Santeria, and other African-based religions. The second section includes extensive, revealing interviews with practitioners who offer insight into the intersection of their beliefs, their sexual orientation, and their gender identity. Finally, it provides a powerful analysis of the ways these traditions have inspired artists, musicians, and writers such as Audre Lorde, as well as informative interviews with the artists themselves. [299.608664 C762q (Main Stacks)]
Conover, Pat. 2002. Transgender Good News. Silver Springs, MD: New Wineskins Press. 298 pp. "Ms. Conover provides a remarkably cogent overview of transgenderism, including surprising – and welcome – depth in the areas of history and politics. This is a book of high quality that should serve as an effective aid to those considering the intersection of transgender and religious issues." - Nancy Nangeroni, former Executive Director, International Foundation for Gender Education (from publisher's homepage information.) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Erickson Educational Foundation. 1971. Religious Aspects of Transexualism. [Baton Rouge, La]: Erickson Educational Foundation. 12 pp. [305.9066 R279 (Main Stacks)]
Johnson, Julie Ann, ed. 19??. By the Grace of God: Lee Frances Heller and Friends: Writings for Families, Friends, and Clergy. 368 pp. Wheaton, IL. “Book of positive reinforcement for Christians who are also transvestites, transgender, or transsexual, based on the writings from the Grace and Lace Letters published by Lee Frances Heller. [305.9066 B99 (Main Stacks)]
Larkin, Joan. 1998. Glad Day: Daily Meditations For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgender People. Center City, Minn.: Hazelden. "The phrase "glad day", often associated with the gay liberation movement, comes from a watercolor painting by William Blake. It offers an image of morning, new freedom, beginnings, and joy. The meditations in Glad Day likewise offer a reminder, each day, to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people "of the wholeness and beauty of our nature, of the glad spirit that dances in each one of us", writes author Joan Larkin." (publisher's information) [306.766 L326g (Undergrad Library Self-Help)]
Mollenkott, Virginia R. 2001. Omnigender: A Trans-Religious Approach. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press. 198 pp. [261.835766 M736o (Main Stacks)]
O'Donovan, Oliver. 1984. Begotten or made? Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press. 88 pp. One theologian's exploration of the moral and ethical aspects of sex change. [174.2 OD5B (History Library)]
S., Vanessa. 1993. The Cross & The Crossdresser: Personal Reflections On Crossdressing From A Christian Perspective. King of Prussia, PA: Creative Design Services. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Sheridan, Vanessa. 2001. Crossing Over: Liberating The Transgendered Christian. Cleveland, Ohio: Pilgrim Press. 157 pp. "Claiming her identity as both Christian and transgendered, Vanessa Sheridan offers insight into the transgender experience and confronts the harsh reality of injustice prevalent in society and in the church toward those who are differently gendered. Her passionate writing offers hope for those who are transgendered as well as challenging all Christians to include transgendered persons into the full life and ministry of the church." (publisher's information) [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Spahr, Jane Adams. 1995. Called out : the voices and gifts of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered Presbyterians. Gaithersburg, Md. : Chi Rho Press. 260 pp. [261.835766 C1322 (Main Stacks)]
Stuart, Elizabeth. 1997. Religion is a queer thing : a guide to the Christian faith for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. "This book makes queer theology available and accessible to a general audience and encourages the reader to become part of the ongoing development of this theology. It is aimed primarily at queer people who are new to Christianity or those who are interested in reflecting upon their Christian faith from a queer perspective. It is a study guide which can be used by groups and by individuals, and contains exercises and liturgies as well as explanations of queer theology. Subjects covered include the Bible, salvation, Christ, body theology, God, the Church, death and ethics." (publisher's information) London ; Washington : Cassell. 152 pp. [230.08664 St91r (Main Stacks)]
Tanis, Justin Edward. 2003. Trans-Gendered: Theology, Ministry, and Communities of Faith. Pilgrim Press. 208 pp. Tanis, a transgendered clergyperson, is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School. [Not available at UIUC Library]]
Waun, Maurine C. 1999. More than welcome : learning to embrace gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons in the church. St. Louis, Mo. : Chalice Press. 153 pp. [ 261.835766 W357m (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library Self-Help)]
Beasley, Chris. 2005. Gender and Sexuality : Critical Theories, Critical Thinkers. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publishing. "The book contextualizes a wide range of feminist perspectives, including: modernist, liberal, postmodern, queer and gender difference feminism; and in the realm of sexuality studies covers modernist liberationism, social constructionism, transgender theorising and queer theory. In men's studies, Chris Beasley examines areas of debate ranging from gender and masculinity to questions of race, ethnicity, imperialism and gay masculinities. Interconnections between the subfields are highlighted, and Beasley considers the implications of body theory for all three." (Amazon.com) [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Blasius, Mark, ed. 2001. Sexual Identities, Queer Politics. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. Includes "Queer theory, lesbian and gay rights, and transsexual marriages" by Mark Blasius. [306.766 Se92 (Main Stacks)]
Broad, K. L. 2002. “GLB + T? Gender/Sexuality Movements and Transgender Collective Identity (De)Constructions.” International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies 7, no. 4: 241-264. [Electronic journal: http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1566-1768]
Butler, Judith P. 1993. Bodies that matter : on the discursive limits of "sex." New York : Routledge. 288 pp. ""Extending the brilliant style of interrogation that made her 1990 book Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity a landmark of gender theory/queer theory, Butler here continues to refine our understandings of the complexly performative character of sexuality and gender and to trouble our assumptions about the inherent subversiveness of dissident sexualities. . . . indispensable reading across the wide range of concerns that queer theory is currently addressing." (Art Forum review) [305.3 B977B (Undergraduate Library; Education Library)]
Butler, Judith P. 2001. “Doing justice to someone: sex reassignment and allegories of transsexuality.” GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies 7, no. 4: 621-36. [Electronic journal: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/glq/]
Califia, Pat. 1997. Sex Changes: The Politics Of Transgenderism. San Francisco, CA: Cleis Press. 309 pp. "Califia's honest, meticulously researched analysis of the contemporary history of transsexuality. Based on in-depth interviews with gender transgressors who "opened their lives, minds, hearts, and bedroom to the gaze of strangers", this book combines a well-thought-out chronology with Pat Califia's hallmark candor and insight. "My lesbianism is largely a product of my profound emotional and erotic involvement with other women. But it was also a strategy for reducing gender dysphoria, part of a search for a place where I could be more of a man, or at least a different sort of woman". Writing about both male-to-female and female-to-male transsexuals, Califia examines the lives of early transgender pioneers like Christine Jorgenson, Jan Morris, and Mark Rees; partners of transgendered people such as Minnie Bruce Pratt; and contemporary transgender activists, including Leslie Feinberg and Kate Bornstein. Califia scrutinizes feminist resistance to transsexuals occupying women's space and the Christian Right's backlash against transsexuals. Finally, the book explores the future of gender. . . includes an extensive bibliography and resource list." (publisher's information) [305.9066 C128s (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Califia-Rice, Patrick. 2002. Speaking Sex to Power: The Politics of Pleasure and Perversity. Cleis Press. 285 pp. "Speaking Sex to Power charts Patrick Califia-Rice's provocative views, which often conflict with not only mainstream society but also much of the lesbian, gay, and feminist movements. Along with essays on antiporn feminism, the Bush cabinet, and repression of S/M, Califia-Rice writes of his decision to undergo a sex change." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC Library]
Chapman, Kathleen and Michael Du Plessis. 1997. "'Don't call me GIRL!': lesbian theory, feminist theory, and transsexual identities." In Cross-purposes: lesbians, feminists, and the limits of alliance. Edited by Dana Heller. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press. 287 pp. [306.7663 C884 (Main Stacks)]
Chase, Cheryl. 1998. "Hermaphrodites with Attitude: Mapping the Emergence of Intersex Political Activism." GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies 4: 189-212. [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
Cole, C.L. 2000. "One chromosome too many?" In The Olympics at the Millenium: Power, Politics, and the Games. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. [796.48 Ol9 (Applied Life Studies Library)]
Ekins, Richard ; King, Dave. 1999. “Towards a sociology of transgendered bodies.” The Sociological Review 47, no. 3: 580 (23 pages). [305 SRn.s. (Education Library)]
Eliason, Brett Beemyn and Mickey, ed. 1996. Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Anthology. New York, NY: New York University Press. 318 pp. "An anthology of expanded versions of papers presented at a November 1994 conference held the University of Iowa, with sections on issues of identity and queer theory in practice. Essays are distinguished by their accessibility to undergraduates and non-academic readers, and cover areas that have often been marginalized by queer studies in the past, such as race, transgender, bisexuality, and s/m. Subjects include recontextualizing butch in 20th-century lesbian culture, and scientific racism and the invention of the homosexual body." (Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) [306.76 Q31 (Main Stacks & Undergrad Library Self-Help)]
Elliot, Patricia ; Roen, Katrina. 1998. “Transgenderism and the question of embodiment: promising queer politics?” GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies 4, no. 2: 231-61. [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
Epstein, Julia and Kristina Straub, ed. 1991. Body Guards: The Cultural Politics Of Gender Ambiguity. New York, NY: Routledge. 382 pp. Contents: Introduction : the guarded body / Julia Epstein and Kristina Straub -- "I will make Mary male" : pieties of the body and gender transformation of Christian women in late antiquity / Elizabeth Castelli -- The categorization of gender and sexual irregularity in medieval Arabic vice lists / Everett K. Rowson -- Fetishizing gender : constructing the Hermaphrodite in Renaissance Europe / Ann Rosalind Jones and Peter Stallybrass -- London's Sapphists : from three sexes to four genders in the making of modern culture / Randolph Trumbach -- The guilty pleasures of female theatrical cross-dressing and the autobiography of Charlotte Clarke / Kristina Straub -- D'Eon returns to France : gender and power in 1777 / Gary Kates -- "Sans les femmes, qu'est-ce qui nous resterait?" : gender and transgression in bohemian Montmartre / Michael Wilson. The chic of Araby : transvestism, transsexualism and the erotics of cultural appropriation / Marjorie Garber -- Transsexualism : reflections on the persistence of gender and the mutability of sex / Judith Shapiro -- The empire strikes back : a posttranssexual manifesto / Sandy Stone -- The ambiguities of "lesbian" viewing pleasure : the (dis)articulations of Black widow / Valerie Traub -- "Lessons" from "nature" : gender ideology and sexual ambiguity in biology / Bonnie B. Spanier -- Misreading sodomy : a critique of the classification of "homosexuals" in federal Equal Protection Law / Janet E. Halley. [305.3 B632 (English Library)]
Feinberg, Leslie. 1992. Transgender Liberation: A Movement Whose Time Has Come. New York, NY: World View Forum. 22 pp. [305.309 F327T (Main Stacks)]
Feinberg, Leslie. 1998. Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink Or Blue. Boston: Beacon Press. 160 pp. "This stirring call for tolerance and solidarity from the acclaimed activist and author of Transgender Warriors collects Leslie Feinberg's speeches on trans liberation and its essential connection to the liberation of all people." (Amazon.com book description) Leslie Feinberg is author of the underground classic Stone Butch Blues. [305.9066 F327t (Education Library)]
Gagne, P, Tewksbury, R, McGaughey, D. 1997. “Coming out and crossing over - Identity formation and proclamation in a transgender community.” Gender and Society 11, no. 4: 478-508. [305.305 GE (Main Stacks)]
Gagné, Patricia. 1999. “Knowledge And Power, Body And Self: An Analysis of Knowledge Systems and the Transgendered Self.” The Sociological Quarterly 40, no. 1: 59 (26 pages). [301.05 SOCQ (Education Library)]
Graff, E. 2001. “The M/F boxes: transgender activists may force us to rethink basic assumptions about sex.” The Nation 273, no. 17: 20-24. [051 N (Undergraduate Library)]
Greer, Germaine. 1999. "Pantomime Dames." In The Whole Woman. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, pp. 70-80. "In this anti-transsexual essay, radical feminist Germaine Greer argues, among other things, women with androgen insensitivity syndrome--women who are typically raised and lived as a girl/woman all of their lives--should not be considered "women" because they have XY chromosomes." [ 305.4209 G859w (Main Stacks; Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Halberstam, Judith and Ira Livingston, ed. Posthuman Bodies. Bloomington : Indiana University Press. 275 pp. "Automatic teller machines, castrati, lesbians, The Terminator: all participate in the profound technological, representation, sexual, and theoretical changes in which bodies are implicated. Posthuman Bodies addresses new interfaces between humans and technology that are radically altering the experience of our own and others' bodies." (publisher's information) [391.6 P846 (Applied Life Studies Library)]
Hausman, BL. 2001. “Recent transgender theory.” Feminist Studies 27, no. 2: 465-490. [396.05 FE (Main Stacks)]
Hausman, Bernice L. 1995. Changing Sex: Transsexualism, Technology, And The Idea Of Gender. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. 245 pp. "Changing Sex takes a bold new approach to the study of transsexualism in the twentieth century. By addressing the significance of medical technology to the phenomenon of transsexualism, Bernice L. Hausman transforms current conceptions of transsexuality as a disorder of gender identity by showing how developments in medical knowledge and technology make possible the emergence of new subjectivities." (publisher's information) [305.3 H295C (Main Stacks)]
Hausman, Bernice L. 1999. “Virtual sex, real gender: body and identity in transgender discourse.” In Virtual gender: fantasies of subjectivity and embodiment, edited by Mary Ann O'Farrell and Lynne Vallone. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. [305.3 V819 (Main Stacks)]
Heyes, Cressida J. 2000. “Reading Transgender, Rethinking Women's Studies.” NWSA Journal 12, no. 2: 170-180. [Electronic journal: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/nwsa/]
Hird, Myra. 2000. “Gender's nature: Intersexuality, transsexualism and the 'sex'/'gender' binary.” Feminist Theory 1, no. 3: 347-364. [Electronic journal: http://www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/sage/fty?mode=direct]
Jeffreys, Sheila. 1996. "Heterosexuality and the desire for gender." In Theorizing Heterosexuality: Telling It Straight, edited by Diane Richardson. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 75-90 [306.764 T343 (Education Library)]
Lombardi, Emilia L., Riki Anne Wilchins, D. Priesing, and D. Malouf. 2001. "Gender Violence: Transgender Experiences with Violence and Discrimination." Journal of Homosexuality 42:89-101."This article is a collective effort to highlight an unfortunately common experience of transgender people. The information contained within this article is moving and is effective in arguing for increased legal protection for transpeople. Anyone interested in political advocacy for transgender people should read this article." (abstract) [301.424305 JO (Education Library)]
MacDonald, E. 1998. “Critical Identities: Rethinking Feminism Through Transgender Politics.” Atlantis 23, no. 1: 3. [305.405 AT (Main Stacks)]
Mackie, Vera. 2001. “The trans-sexual citizen: queering sameness and difference.” Australian Feminist Studies 16, no. 35: 185-92. [305.4205 AU (Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Martin, Biddy. 1994. "Sexualities without Genders and Other Queer Utopias." Diacritics 24 (Summer-Fall): 104-21. [801.905 DI (English Library)]
Ormiston, Wendy. 1996. “Stone Butch Celebration: A Transgender-Inspired Revolution in Academia.” Harvard Educational Review 66, no. 2: 198 (18 pages). [370.5 HAR (Education Library)]
Prosser, Jay. 1997. “Transgender.” In Lesbian And Gay Studies: A Critical Introduction, edited by Andy Medhurst and Sally R. Munt. London ; Washington: Cassell. [306.766 L5634 (Main Library)]
Prosser, Jay. 1998. Second Skins: The Body Narratives Of Transsexuality. Gender and Culture. New York: Columbia University Press. 270 pp. Contents: Introduction: On Transitions--Changing Bodies, Changing Narratives; Judith Butler: Queer Feminism, Transgender, and the Transubstantiation of Sex; A Skin of One's Own: Toward a Theory of Transsexual Embodiment; Mirror Images: Transsexuality and Autobiography; "Some Primitive Thing Conceived in a
Turbulent Age of Transition": The Invert, The Well of Loneliness, and the Narrative Origins of Transsexuality; No Place Like Home: Transgender and Trans-Genre in Leslie Feinberg's Stone Butch Blues; Epilogue: Transsexuality in Photography--Fielding the Referent [306.77 P945s (Education Library)]
Riddell, Carol. 1980. Divided Sisterhood: A Critical Review Of Janice Raymond's The Trans-Sexual Empire. 28 pp. Liverpool (100 Whitechapel, Liverpool 1): News From Nowhere. [306.76 R431D (Main Stacks)]
Roen, K. 2001. “Transgender theory and embodiment: the risk of racial marginalisation.” Journal of Gender Studies 10, no. 3: 253-263. "Queer theories have received criticism for their ethnocentrism and their lack of careful attention to the lived realities of transsexual and transgendered people. A forum is being established through the publication of transgender theorists' work, where transgender theorists may rework 'queer', but how well does this reworking address concerns about ethnocentrism? For some 'transpeople' it is important to maintain traditional cultural values by resisting identification with (contemporary western) medical discourses on transsexuality. How might queer and transgender theorising inform and be informed by the discursive pathways being carved out by people for whom medicalised understandings of gender may be deemed culturally inappropriate?" (author's abstract) [305.4205 JO (Main Stacks)]
Roen, K. 2002. “"Either/or" and "both/neither": Discursive tensions in transgender politics.” Signs 27, no. 2: 501-522. [396.05 SI (Education Library)]
Rubin, Henry. 1998. “Phenomenology as method in trans studies.” GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies 4, no. 2: 263-81. [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
Sargisson, Lucy. 2000. Utopian Bodies And The Politics Of Transgression. London: Routledge. 170 pp. "This book argues that there is a radical and transformative potential in the `utopian body'. Lucy Sargisson looks at three different types of body to explore the notion of transgressive utopianism: bodies of thought: including feminism, ecological thought and the politics of sexuality and gender bodies of people: utopian communities including feminist, New Age and gender communities, actual physical bodies: exploring ideas of pornography and the sexed representation of women, cosmetic surgery, body-piercing and tattooing, transexualism and cross-dressing." (Amazon.com book description) [321.07 Sa73u (Education Library)]
Sloop, John M. 2004. Disciplining Gender: Rhetorics of Sex Identity in Contemporary U.S. Culture. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. 189 pp. "In Disciplining Gender, [Sloop] turns his attention to a topic that has attracted widespread public discussion—the treatment of gender ambiguity in American culture. He offers critical readings of five cases, showing the extent to which, in each instance, public discourse and media representations have served to reinforce dominant norms and constrain or "discipline" any behavior that blurs or subverts conventional gender boundaries. The five cases include John/Joan or David Reimer, Brandon Teena, k.d. lang, Janet Reno, and Barry Winchell/Calpernia Addams." (publisher's website) [305.3S154d (Education and Social Sciences Library)]
Spargo, Tamsin. 1999. Foucault and Queer Theory. Trumpington: Icon. 64 pp. "Foucault and Queer Theory excels as a brief introduction to Foucault's compelling ideas and the development of queer culture with its own outspoken views of heteronormativity, sado-mascochism, performativity, transgender, the end of gender, liberation-versus-difference, late capitalism and the impact of AIDS on theories and practices." (from the back cover) [194 F821Ysp (History Library)]
Stone, Sandy. 1991. "The empire strikes back: a posttranssual manifesto." In Body Guards: the cultural politics of gender ambiguity, ed. J. Epstein and K. Straub, pp. 280-304. New York: Routledge. "The first published contribution to the academic literature by an acknowledged transsexual person...was an essay by Sandy Stone in Epstein and Straub's. Stone pointed out some of the many ways in which transsexual people had been misapprehended and maligned by nontranssexual writers. Her esay,"The empire strikes Back" immediately achieved legendary status among the scholars of the transgender community" (Dallas Denny "Coming of age in the land of two genders.") [305.3 B632 (English Library)]
Valentine, David. 2002. "We're "not about gender": the uses of "transgender." In Out in theory: the emergence of lesbian and gay anthropology. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. [305.90664 Ou81 (Main Stacks and Women and Gender Resources Library)]
Walsh, Margaret A. 2001. "The geography of gender : transgender experiences revise the map." In The problems of resistance : studies in alternate political cultures edited by Steve Martinot and Joy James. Amherst, N.Y. : Humanity Books. [303.484 P94 (History Library)].
Wickman, Jan. 2001. Transgender politics : the construction and deconstruction of binary gender in the Finnish transgender community. Åbo : Åbo Akademis Förlag-Åbo Akademi University Press. 275 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Wilchins, Riki Anne. 2004. Queer Theory, Gender Theory : An Instant Primer. Alyson Books. "A one-stop, no-nonsense introduction to the core of postmodern theory, particularly its impact on queer and gender studies. Nationally known gender activist Riki Wilchins combines straightforward prose with concrete examples from LGBT and feminist politics, as well as her own life, to guide the reader through the ideas that have forever altered our understanding of bodies, sex and desire. This is that rare postmodern theory book that combines accessibility, passion, personal experience and applied politics, noting at every turn why these ideas matter and how they can affect your daily life." (Amazon.com) [306.7601 W642q (Education and Social Sciences Library)]
Wilchins, Riki Anne. 1997. Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books. "Riki Anne Wilchins has written the book that may take the discussion of gender over the top. In a voice that is by turns outraged, outrageous, sad, and hilarious, Wilchins - cofounder of the Transexual Menace and Executive Director of GenderPAC - weaves theory and personal experience into a story of self-discovery. Lesbians, feminists, queer academics, activists, transpeople, the "queer-on-the-street," and mainstream readers hungry for writing that pushes the absolute edge of the gender envelope - Read My Lips will change the way you think about bodies, sex, and gender." (publisher's information) [305.9066 W642r (Main Stacks)]
Baird, Vanessa. 2001. The no-nonsense guide to sexual diversity. Oxford, England : New International Publications in association with Verso. 144 pp. "Is there a gay gene? Do we have the right to operate on hermaphrodite children? Gay, straight, bisexual, transsexual—the world is changing for sexual minorities. In some countries, the battle for sexual equality is bearing fruit in non-discriminatory legislation; in many others, gay people risk long prison sentences or even, as in Saudi Arabia or Iran, the death penalty. The No-Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity surveys the hidden history and geography of sexually unconventional behavior. And it explores the reasons behind the war being waged against sexual non-conformists by religious fundamentalists, be they Christian, Muslim or Hindu. This guide also contains an indispensable country-by-country survey of the laws affecting sexual minorities." (Amazon.com book description) [Not available at UIUC; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.}
Baldaro Verde, Jole. 1991. L'enigma dell'identita : il transessualismo, Altrisaggi 21. Torino: Gruppo Abele. 206 pp. [305.3 B19E (Main Stacks)]
Benjamin, Harry. 1966. The Transsexual Phenomenon. New York: Julian Press. 286 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Bolin, Anne. 1988. In Search Of Eve: Transsexual Rites Of Passage. South Hadley, Mass.: Bergin & Garvey. 210 pp. "In Search of Eve is an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses. The book contains many fascinating insights and new findings." (Contemporary Sociology) [305.3 B638I (Education Library)]
Carlisle, David Brez. 1998. Human Sex Change And Sex Reversal: Transvestism And Transsexualism. Symposium series (Edwin Mellen Press) ; v. 45. Lewiston, NY: E. Mellen Press. 440 pp. [306.77 C194h (Main Stacks)]
Castro, Ines Orobio de. 1993. Made To Order: Sex/Gender In A Transsexual Perspective. Amsterdam: Het Spinhuis. 134 pp. [Not available at UIUC.]
Daugherty, Sharon F. 1995. Guidebook to Transsexual Transition. National Harry Benjamin Gender Dysphoria Association. [S.l.] : Smith-Fliesher Soria. 235 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library]
Denny, Dallas. 1994. Identify Management in Transsexualism: A Practical Guide to Managing Identity on Paper. King of Prussia, PA: Creative Design Services. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Docter, Richard F. 1988. Transvestites And Transsexuals: Toward A Theory Of Cross-Gender Behavior. Perspectives in sexuality. New York: Plenum Press. 251 pp. [305.3 D659T (Undergraduate Library)]
Elliott, Carl. 2000. "A New Way to Be Mad." Atlantic Monthly December 2000 286(6): 72-85. Elliott draws some controversial parallels between Gender Identity Disorder and apotemnophilia, a condition wherein people seek amputation of perfectly healthy limbs. Also available online at http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/12/elliott.htm
Green, Richard. 1974. Sexual identity conflict in children and adults. New York, Basic Books. 327 pp. [301.4243 G82S (Main Stacks; Undergraduate Library)]
Grosz, Kathryn. 1995. Women, Men and Testosterone: Testosterone Information Everyone Wants to Know. Ben Lomond, CA: Freedom Enterprises. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Herman-Jeglinska, Anna ; Grabowska, Anna ; Dulko, Stanislaw. 2002. “Masculinity, Femininity, and Transsexualism.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 31, no. 6: 527-534. [301.42405 AR (Biology Library)]
Hird, Myra. 2002. “For a Sociology of Transsexualism.” Sociology 36, no. 3: 577-595. [301.05 SOCIO (Education Library)]
MacDonald Allen, D. G. 1975. The Janus sex : the androgynous challenge. Hicksville, N.Y. : Exposition Press. 254 pp. [Not available at UIUC library; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Millot, Catherine. 1990. Horsexe: Essay On Transsexuality. Translated by translated from the French by Kenneth Hylton. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Autonomedia. 143 pp. Lacanian study of transexuality. [616.8583 M623H (Main Stacks)]
O'Keefe, Tracie. 1997. Trans-X-U-All: The Naked Difference. Sydney, Australia: Extraordinary People Press. 252 pp. [On order for Main Stacks]
Namaste, Viviane K. 2000. Invisible Lives: The Erasure Of Transsexual And Transgendered People. Chicago: University of Chicago. 340 pp. "Namaste's Invisible Lives is a critical contribution to the rapidly expanding body of research and theory about transsexual and transgender people and communities. In a comprehensive and somewhat incisive manner, Namaste explores myriad ways by which transsexual and transgender (TS/TG) persons are erased, or excluded, from various social institutions, including academe, medicine, and social service organizations." (Sharon E. Preves, review in Journal of Sex Research August, 2001) [305.9066 N15i (Main Stacks)]
Ramsey, Gerald. 1996. Transsexuals: Candid Answers To Private Questions. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press. 173 pp. [305.3 R149T (Main Stacks)]
Rudacille, Deborah. 2005. The Riddle of Gender: Science, Activism, and Transgender Rights. New York: Pantheon Press. 284 pp. "Science writer Rudacille's sympathetic and well-researched elucidation of the threads that make up the tangled issue of gender variance, most visible in transsexuals, is lively enough to be a good introduction for the educated lay reader and documented enough for the scholar. She considers the interplay between the science of gender and the human side of transgender issues, beginning with the story of the Chevalier d'Éon, who spent the mid-1700s as a man and then lived over three decades as a woman. Her narrative progresses through Magnus Hirschfeld's Berlin Institute for Sexual Science and ends with the possibility that pesticides and synthetic estrogens may be increasing gender variance by affecting human endocrinology. Seven interviews with transsexuals prominent in research or activism articulate both the theory and the practice of transsexualism, giving readers the human face of people who don't fit male and female archetypes. Rudacille adeptly discusses the controversies surrounding transsexuality, delving into the Kafka-esque issues around the psychiatric diagnosis of "gender identity dysphoria," giving time to those who question sexual reassignment surgery and covering the conflicts between transsexuals and homosexuals, especially lesbian feminists in the 1970s. Rudacille's evenhandedness bolsters her final opinion, which is that gender identity, including variance, is probably hardwired—and that "culture [should] follow nature's lead and celebrate variety." (Publisher's Weekly Review) [Not yet available at UIUC Library.]
Runte, Annette. 1996. Biographische Operationen : Diskurse der Transsexualität. München, Germany: W. Fink. 798 pp. [305.9066 R875B (Main Stacks)]
Stevens, Janice Morgan. 2002. Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex Change...but Were Afraid to Ask. [?]: Sizzler Press. "Janice Morgan Stevens offers the first non-technical, straight from the shoulder guide to getting a sex change. If you're someone, or know someone, who has always felt they were born in the wrong kind of body and should have been a woman, this is the one book you should read. Based on five years of research, it walks you step-by-step through the entire process of transition from male-to-female." [Available via download from Amazon.com]
Stringer, Joann Altman. 1990. The Transsexual's Survival Guide: To Transition and Beyond. King of Prussia, PA: Creative Design Services. [305.9066 St863ty (Main Stacks)]
Weinberg, Martin S. Colin J Williams; Douglas W Pryor. 1994. Dual attraction :
understanding bisexuality. New York : Oxford University Press. 437 pp. Contains two chapters pertaining to transsexual bisexuals. [306.7650973 W43D (Education Library; Undergraduate Library)]
William A.W. Walters, Michael W. Ross, ed. 1986. Transsexualism And Sex Reassignment. Melbourne, Aust.: Oxford University Pr. 191 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library. Available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share; earlier edition (1969) RC560.C4 G7 (Law Library)]
Zoltano, Rosalie F. 1989. Sex and Transsexualism: Index of Modern Information. Washington, DC: ABBE Publishers Association. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Cameron, Loren. 2001. Man Tool: The Nuts and Bolts of Female-to-Male Surgery. E-book: Published on the WWW only. "Photographer Loren Cameron’s second book — available only on the World Wide Web — addresses urgent and intimate questions about plastic surgery options for the female-to-male transsexual. Over forty photographs of surgical body modifications for the FTM transgender. Phalloplasties, metoidioplasties, chest reconstruction. Now, in an unprecedented eBook you can gain access to the photos, along with first-person stories about the subject's experiences, surgery, and sexual sensation." [http://www.lorencameron.com/mantool/index.html]
Cromwell, Jason. 1999. Transmen And FTMs: Identities, Bodies, Genders, And Sexualities. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. 201 pp. Contents: Making the visible invisible -- Transsexual discourses and languages of identification -- Bodies, sexes, genders, sexualities -- Visible yet invisible: female gender diversity historically and cross-culturally -- Transvestite opportunists, passing women and female-bodied men -- He becomes she: making contemporary female gender diversity invisible -- They are a part of my history: transperspectives on cross-cultural and historical data -- Fearful others: transsexual discourses construct female-bodied transpeople -- Queering the binaries : transsituated identities, bodies, and sexualities -- Making the invisible visible. [305.9066 C88t (Education Library, Main Stacks)]
Devor, Holly. 1997. FTM: Female-To-Male Transsexuals In Society. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 695 pp. "The book alternates specialized academic analysis with the individual studies, and should be of interest to both professionals who work with transsexuals and scholars interested in gender theory." (Choice) [306.77 D498F (Education Library)]
Devore, Holly. 1993. "Sexual orientation identities, attractions and practices of female-to-male transsexuals." Journal of Sex Research 30: 303-15 [301.42405 JO (Main Stacks)]
Diamond, Morty. 2004. From the Inside Out : Radical Gender Transformation, FTM and Beyond. San Francisco, CA: Manic D Press. "Born female yet little identified with that gender, these writers illuminate the experiences of those who identify as FTM (female to male), and those whose gender is more fluid (such as genderqueers and thirdgenders). Given the opportunity to explore any aspect of gender identity change, from dating to family issues, these authors have written stories offering heartfelt insight into the dynamics of identity politics and the definition of self. An eloquent tribute to diversity, From the Inside Out features 30 stories written by transgendered authors and provides an amazing introduction for those who want to understand more about transgender and gender-variant people. In addition, these moving narratives are invaluable tools for learning more about queer theory, gender politics, cultural studies, and transgender history. Although all born female, these writers prove that biology doesn't control destiny." (Amazon.com) [810.8F9258 (Main Stacks)]
Halberstam, J. 1998. “Transgender butch - Butch/FTM border wars and the masculine continuum.” GLQ-A Journal Of Lesbian And Gay Studies 4, no. 2: 287-310. [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
Halberstam, J. 1994. "F2M: The Making of Female Masculinity," in The Lesbian Postmodern, ed. Laura Doan (New York: Columbia University Press), 210-28. [810.9 L5632 (English Library)]
Hale, C. 1998. “Consuming the living, dis(re)membering the dead in the butch/FTM borderlands.” GLQ-A Journal Of Lesbian And Gay Studies 4, no. 2: 311-48 pp. [305.9066405 GL (Education Library)]
Kotula, Dean. 2002. The Phallus Palace: Female To Male Transsexuals. Los Angeles, Calif.: Alyson Books. 253 pp. "The Phallus Palace is a bold approach to the subject of female to male transexuals (FTMs). Personal testaments from FTMs and contributions from a host of others place the subject of transsexualism into a historical, medical,psychological and cultural context. Captivating photographs guide the reader from the FTMs female personae, through surgical operations, to portraits of the men whose self and public identities are finally revealed as one." (Amazon.com book description) [305.9066 K849p (Main Stacks)]
Lee, Tracey. 2001. “Trans(re)lations: lesbian and female to male transsexual accounts of identity.” Women's Studies International Forum 24, no. 3/4: 347-57. [305.405 WOM (Main Stacks)]
Lothstein, Leslie Martin. 1983. Female-To-Male Transsexualism: Historical, Clinical, And Theoretical Issues. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul. 336 pp. [616.8583 L913F (Undergraduate Library)]
Whittle, Stephen (editor). 1998. The White Book: A Really Indispensable Manual for Inhabiting a Trans Man's Being. London: Press for Change. 174 pp. Addresses therapeutic, medical, and legal issues for FTM transsexuals. [Not available at UIUC Library.]
Bailey, J. Michael. 2003. The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press/National Academies Press. 256 pp. "Written by cutting-edge researcher and sex expert J. Michael Bailey, The Man Who Would Be Queen is a frankly controversial, intensely poignant, and boldly forthright book about sex and gender. Based on his original research, Bailey’s book is grounded firmly in science. But as he demonstrates, science doesn’t always deliver predictable or even comfortable answers. Indeed, much of what he has to say will be sure to generate as many questions as it does answers. Are gay men genuinely more feminine than other men? And do they really prefer to be hairdressers rather than lumberjacks? Are all male transsexuals women trapped in men’s bodies – or are some of them men who are just plain turned on by the idea of becoming a woman? And how much of a role do biology and genetics play in sexual orientation?" (Publisher's information) [305.389664 B151m (Undergraduate Library and Education Library)]
Ekins, Richard. 1997. Male Femaling: A Grounded Theory Approach To Cross-Dressing And Sex-Changing. "Ekins vividly details the innermost desires and the varied practices of males who wear the clothes of women for the pleasure it gives them (cross-dressers), or who are actively changing sex (sex-changers). Based upon seventeen years of fieldwork, life history work, qualitative analysis, archival work and contact with several thousand cross-dressers and sex-changers, the book develops a theory of male femaling which has major ramifications for both the field of transvestism and transexualism, and for the analysis of sex and gender more generally." (back cover) New York: Routledge. 185 pp. [305.3 EK34M (Education Library)]
Green, Jamison. 2004. Becoming a Visible Man. Vanderbilt University Press. "Written by a leading activist in the transgender movement, Becoming a Visible Man is an artful and compelling inquiry into the politics of gender. Jamison Green combines candid autobiography with informed analysis to offer unique insight into the multiple challenges of the female-to-male transsexual experience, ranging from encounters with prejudice and strained relationships with family to the development of an FTM community and the realities of surgical sex reassignment." (Publisher information) [Not available at UIUC; available from other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Hoyer, Niels. 1933. Man Into Woman; An Authentic Record of A Change of Sex. New York: E.P. Dutton. The story of Danish painter Einar Wegener, recipient of the first recorded sexual reassignment surgery. For a moving fictionalized account of Einar/Lily's story, see The Danish Girl. [Not available at UIUC.]
Kando, Thomas M. 1973. Sex Change; The Achievement Of Gender Identity Among Feminized Transsexuals. Springfield, IL: Thomas. 159 pp. [616.6 K34S (Education Library)]
Koranyi, Erwin K. 1980. Transsexuality in the male : the spectrum of gender dysphoria. Springfield, Ill. : Thomas. 198 pp. [Not available at UIUC Library; available from several other CARLI libraries via I-Share.]
Lewins, Frank. 1995. Transsexualism In Society: A Sociology Of Male-To-Female Transexuals. South Melbourne, Australia: Macmillan Education. 173 pp. "Lewins challenges medical and feminist models of transsexualism as well as current thinking about gender and sexuality. Drawing on interviews with fifty transsexuals, he demonstrates that becoming a woman is a process rather than a decision. He locates transsexuals in the wider society and shows that the possibility of a range of socially invisible psycho-sexual identities other than 'heterosexual masculine man' and 'heterosexual feminine woman' has implications not only for understanding transsexualism, but also for how we view homosexuality." (Amazon.com.uk) [305.9066 L584t (Main Stacks)]
MacKenzie, Gordene Olga. 1994. Transgender Nation. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. 190 pp. “Looks at the male-to-woman transgenderist and transsexual from a sociological and sociopolitical perspective, arguing that it is not the individual transgenderists who are sick and need treatment, but the society that condemns them. Considers the history of the transgender movement, categories of sex, and contemporary medical and popular ideology.” (From Book News, Inc. Portland, OR) [305.3 M199T (Education Library)]
Raymond, Janice G. 1979. The Transsexual Empire: The Making Of The She-Male. Boston: Beacon Press. 220 pp. "Though Janice Raymond manages to generate a few good ideas, she falls into the all too common myopia of victimizing women, this time at the hands of transsexuals who fail to take up the cause of deconstructing gender. She presumes agreement that social norms of polarized gender display are inherently evil. Thus the transsexual, by choosing to change poles rather than fight the presumptive imposition of poles, merely reinforces the evil. The assertion that the transsexual is the agent of patriarchal evil (and Raymond excuses Female to Male transsexuals from blame by identifying them as dupes of the patriarch, hence blameless victims) is repeated throughout. The book was originally published in 1979, and in a new introduction to the 1994 edition, Raymond addresses her detractors and attempts to justify her views. Disappointingly, she exhibits little growth in understanding over the 15-year intervening period, and the lengthy introduction only reiterates her established position." (Nancy R. Nangeroni, Gendertalk http://www.gendertalk.com/comment/sucking.htm) [1979 edition: 301.4243 R216T (Undergraduate Library)]
Alt.Sex: Transgender Issues [website} “Gender bending: taking on the roles, appearances, clothing, or physiology of the other sex. Transgender Issues. General Resources: [ Articles | Standards of Care | Support Organizations | People | Other Links ] Group-Specific Resources: [ Female-To-Male | Male-To-Female ] Commercial Sites: [ Shopping]” [http://www.altsex.org/transgender/]
American Boyz [website] “The American Boyz (AmBoyz) is an organization which aims to support people who were labeled female at birth but who feel that is not an accurate or complete description of who they are (FTMs) and their significant others, friends, families and allies (SOFFAs).” [http://home.iximd.com/~amboyz/]
American Educational Gender Information Service (AEGIS) [website]. "The American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit clearinghouse for information about transgender and transsexual issues. We publish the journal Chrysalis: The Journal of Transgressive Gender Identities; AEGIS News (our membership newsletter), The Transgender Treatment Bulletin, and various other materials." [http://www.gender.org/aegis/]
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group (AISSG) [website]. "The Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group (AISSG) is a consortium of worldwide support groups that owe their origins to the UK-based group which was started in 1988. We provide information and support to young people and adults with complete and partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) - old name Testicular Feminization Syndrome or Testicular Feminisation Syndrome (TFS) - and to parents of AIS youngsters. We also support those affected by Swyer's Syndrome (XY Gonadal Dysgenesis), 5-alpha Reductase Deficiency, Leydig Cell Hypoplasia, Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome, Mullerian Dysgenesis, Mullerian Duct Aplasia, Vaginal Atresia, and other related conditions." [http://www.medhelp.org/www/ais/]
CDS Bookstand: Your Information Resource for the New Millennium [website]. “Books, videos, and magazines about crossdressers, transvestites, transsexuals, and transgender issues.” [http://www.cdspub.com/index.html]
Center for Gender Sanity. “A refuge from male/female dichotomies, sex-based stereotypes, and other gender madness...” [http://www.gendersanity.com/index.shtml]
Chicago Gender Society: A Renaissance Affiliate [website} “The Chicago Gender Society is a social and educational non-profit organization for crossdressers, transsexuals, and their supporters. Its goal is to provide social and educational opportunities, as well as peer support, for its members. It seeks to promote a positive self-image for crossdressers and transsexuals in the business community, the media, and the general public. It supports legislation, which protects the rights of all minorities.” [http://www.chicagogender.com/]
City of Seattle. Housing and Human Services. 1999. Council Bill Number: 112857; Ordinance Number: 119628 [Electronic Resource.]. City of Seattle Legislative Information Service [cited December 6 2002]. Inclusion of “gender identity” in non-discrimination statement of Seattle City Code. [Available from http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/]
FTM International [website] “This site is the internet contact point for the largest, longest-running educational organization serving FTM transgendered people and transsexual men.“ [http://www.ftmi.org/]
Gender PAC [website] “The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition works to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes. GenderPAC changes public attitudes, educates elected officials, and expands legal rights. Our goals are safer communities, fairer workplaces, and schools where all children are valued and respected.” [http://www.gpac.org/]
Gender Test (The Super-Scientific, Remarkably Accurate [website]. Just for fun! [http://community.sparknotes.com/gender/]
Gender.Org: The Gender Education and Advocacy Website [website] "Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. We seek to educate and advocate, not only for ourselves and others like us, but for all human beings who suffer from gender-based oppression in all of its many forms." [http://www.gender.org/]
GenderQueers: Gender Revolution in Action [website]. "Genderqueers.com is a website based on the principle that community participation builds community growth and that knowledge is power. This website is intended to serve two purposes - 1) to provide an artistic, emotional, intellectual, and social outlet for people who identify as genderqueer and 2) to share what it is like being genderqueer in a genderstraight society to all who are interested in learning more about diversity and acceptance." [http://www.genderqueers.com/]
Gendertalk [website] "GenderTalk is the leading worldwide weekly radio program that
talks about transgenderism in the first person. Each week we present news, information, and exciting new voices that challenge our traditional view of gender -- and more." http://www.gendertalk.com/
A Guide to Queer Resources in the Social Sciences [website] [Urbana, IL] compiled by Katia Roberto. http://www.dangpow.com/~katia/queer/
Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc. [website] “The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc., (HBIGDA) is a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders…It develops and publishes Standards of Care for the treatment of gender identity disorders. These internationally accepted guidelines are designed to promote the health and welfare of persons with gender identity disorders.” [http://www.hbigda.org/]
Illinois Gender Advocates (formerly It's Time Illinois) [website] "Public Advocacy for the Gender Variant and Transgender Community of Illinois." Includes newsletters, annual reports on discrimination against gender variant people, articles, legal information, various resources, and WWW links. [http://www.genderadvocates.org/]
InfoTycoon.com: GLBT Resources: Transgender: Web Sites. Lists transgender related websites. [http://www.infotycoon.com/society/gay/websites/transgender.htm]
Ingersoll Gender Center [website] "...a dedicated group of diverse people come together to explore gender and identity and to join you in your search for self and understanding. We are researchers, therapists, physicians, teachers, group leaders, staff and most of all, friends. Like you, we learn and change, grow and move on to new understandings. We are not bound to any one theory or concept of gender or identity so our conversations are always open to new ideas or ideas that in the past people were worried about bringing forward.". [http://www.ingersollcenter.org/]
Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies [website]. "The Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (IGLSS) is the source for timely and relevant scholarship. An independent think tank answering questions that affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, IGLSS confronts tough issues -- using credible methodology to assure reliable answers. With a mix of scholarly study and rapid-response data on pressing topics, IGLSS fulfills some of the most vital research needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, and provides leadership within the movement through informed critical analysis." http://www.iglss.org/
International Foundation for Gender Education [website]. "The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), founded in 1987, is a leading advocate and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity. IFGE is not a support group, it is an information provider and clearinghouse for referrals about all things which are transgressive of established social gender norms. IFGE maintains the most complete bookstore on the subject of transgenderism available anywhere. It also publishes the leading magazine providing reasoned discussion of issues of gender expression and identity, including crossdressing, transsexualism, FTM and MTF issues spanning health, family, medical, legal, workplace issues and more." [http://www.ifge.org/]
International Journal of Transgenderism. The IJT is peer reviewed, published quarterly and updated with new articles during the quarter. "An important vehicle for the transmission of scholarly work in the area of transgenderism. " (from Introductory webpage). [Electronic journal: http://www.symposion.com/ijt/]
Intersex Society of North America [website] "The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female. We urge physicians to use a model of care that is patient-centered, rather than concealment-centered." [http://www.isna.org/]
It's Time America: Political Action for the Transgendered and Gender Variant Community [website]. "It's Time, America! (ITA!) is the first nationally-organized grassroots civil rights group seeking to secure and safeguard the rights of all transgendered and Gender Variant persons. Formed during the 1994 Transgender Law Conference, It's Time, America!'s mission is to educate and influence the U.S. Congress, State and Local Governments, and other transgendered and non-transgendered political organizations, on the issues and concerns of transgendered people, and to take whatever action is necessary to safeguard and to secure our rights as American citizens." [http://www.tgender.net/ita/]
lgbtq: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, & queer culture. 2002. Chicago: lgbtq, inc. [http://www.glbtq.com/]
Milwaukee/Chicago Local Trans+ /SOFFA Resources [PDF file]. Forge (Milwaukee, WI), [cited December 6 2002]. A listing of social support groups and organizations in the Chicago and Milwaukee area for transgendered persons and their significant others, families, friends, and allies. [Available from http://www.forge-forward.org/handouts/Milwaukee_Resources.pdf]
National Center for Lesbian Rights. Transgender Law Project [website]. "The Transgender Law Project (TLP) is a brand new effort to create effective and long-lasting legal advocacy for the San Francisco transgender community. TLP is co-sponsored by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Pride Law Fund." Contains many useful links to the organizations' publications and other online resources. [http://www.nclrights.org/projects/transgenderproject.htm]
National Center for Transgender Equality. "The National Center for Transgender Equality is a social justice organization working to make transgender people safe from discrimination and violence. NCTE provides a national voice on fairness and equality for transgender people in Washington and provides resources and assistance to empower and strengthen localized efforts around the country." http://www.nctequality.org/default.asp
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Years Passed Between Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity [PDF document]. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force [cited November 14 2002]. [http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/sexualorientation-genderid.pdf]
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 2002. Transgender Civil Rights Project [website]. "The Transgender Civil Rights Project works to increase the number of state, local and federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender expression and identity. Prohibiting discrimination based on "gender expression and identity" ensures that the entire range of gender non-conforming people are covered by the legislation." [http://www.thetaskforce.org/ourprojects/tcrp/index.cfm]
National Transgender Library and Archive. University of Michigan Library. “The National Transgender Library & Archive, part of the University of Michigan Library, was born out of the private collection of AEGIS founder and Executive Director Dallas Denny. AEGIS, a nonprofit clearinghouse for information about transgender and transsexual issues, is now a part of Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA), a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. The NTL&A is a repository for books, magazines, films, videotapes, journals and newspaper articles, unpublished papers, photographs, artwork, letters, personal papers, memorabilia, and ephemera related to the transgender and transsexual condition. The NTL&A is believed to be the largest catalogued collection of transgender-related materials in existence.” [http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/labadie/ntladesc.html; also http://www.gender.org/ntgla/index.html]
Notes on Gender Transition [website]. “This web site addresses issues regarding gender dysphoria, crossdressing, transsexualism, transgenderism, Gender Identity Disorder, hormones, sex reassignment surgery (SRS), the HBIGDA Standards of Care (SOC) and transgender issues in general. Female-to-Male (FTM) and Male-to-Female (MTF) issues are covered.” By Anne Vitale PhD. [http://www.avitale.com/]
Renaissance Transgender Association [website]. “The mission of the Renaissance Transgender Association Inc. is to provide the very best comprehensive education and caring support to transgendered individuals and those close to them. This is accomplished by providing a variety of carefully selected programs and resources focused on the factors affecting their lives.” [http://www.ren.org/]
Transgender At Work. “The Transgender at Work (TAW) project is a focal point for addressing workplace issues for the transgendered. TAW provides resources for innovative employers who want to set their company employment policies to help their transgendered employees to be at their most productive, without spending energy hiding an important part of themselves and pretending to be something they are not. Transgender at Work (TAW) focuses on voluntary cooperation between employers and employees. While civil rights laws are important to understand, and provide useful examples of language, advocacy for laws is outside the scope of TAW.” [http://www.tgender.net/taw/]
Transgender Aging Network. "The Transgender Aging Network (TAN) exists to improve the lives of current and future trans/SOFFA (significant others, friends, family and allies) elders." http://www.forge-forward.org/tan/index.php
Transgender Care. "TransGenderCare contains a large archive of health information that we have written and compiled from our years of directly providing medical, psychological, electrology, and general health services to our transgender community." http://www.transgendercare.com/default.asp
Transgender Crossroads: News and Views from the Midwest [website]. “News and views serving Midwest trans communities.” Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (INTRAA), [cited December 6 2002]. [http://www.tgcrossroads.org/]
Transgender Day of Remembrance Website. " The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in dozens of cities across the world." http://www.gender.org/remember/day/
Transgender Forum: E-zine, Resources, Community [website] "Ezines - Resources - Community; some free; some for subscribers." [http://www.tgforum.com/]
Transgender Guide [website] "Our goal is to continue providing the Transgender community with the same quality resources that we are so well known for. We are committed to publishing the most comprehensive site of services and information, accurately representing the Transgendered community, in a positive manner." [http://www.tgguide.com/]
Transgender Law and Policy Institute [website] "...a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society. The TLPI brings experts together to work on law and policy initiatives designed to advance transgender equality." [http://www.transgenderlaw.org/]
Transgender Video/Movie and Reviews Directory [website]. The listing includes any appearance or representation of transgender in a movie or video. [http://www.tgwebbuilders.com/TGRL/movies.html]
Transgenderlegal.com [website]. “TRANSGENDER LEGAL was created to accelerate the legal freedom of transgenders! Transgenders include, but are not limited to, part-time crossdressers and full-time transsexuals. This site is dedicated to assist them and any other person who expresses any type of actual or perceived gender presentation which is at variance with bipolar, socially assigned, gender presentations or gender identifications. TRANSGENDER LEGAL is the official web site for Phyllis Randolph Frye, Esq., of Houston, Texas, USA. This site includes most of the two-plus decades of her writings and other items that she has produced in her quest for individual freedom and for freedom of her people. [http://www.transgenderlegal.com/]
TransHistory.org: Transsexual, Transgender, and Intersex History [website]. [http://www.transhistory.org/]
TransWorld Transgendered Resources [website] “This page is provided to give information to aid in the support and transition of FTMs, MTFs, Crossdressers, and TransYouth.” [http://www.qworld.org/friends/Tworld/tw3.htm]
United Kingdom Intersex Association [website]. "The United Kingdom Intersex Association (UKIA) is an education, advocacy, campaigning and support organisation which works on behalf of intersexed people." [http://www.ukia.co.uk/]
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Definitions
Unless otherwise noted, the following definitions are taken from The Transgender Debate: the Crisis Surrounding Gender Identities by Stephen Whittle. Reading, UK: South Street Press, 2000)
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
AIS is a condition that affects the development of reproductive and genital organs. People with AIS have a functioning Y chromosome (and therefore no female internal organs), but an abnormality on the X chromosome that renders the body completely or partially incapable of recognising the androgens produced. In the case of complete androgen insensitivity (CAIS) the external genital development takes a female form. In the case of partial insensitivity (PAIS) the external genital appearance may lie anywhere along the spectrum from male to female. Other related conditions, resulting from changes on different chromosomes, also disrupt the normal pathway of androgen action, resulting again in a feminized phenotype (external body form). People with these XY conditions may identify as female, intergendered, or male. AIS is an example of a biological intersex condition, in which the reproductive organs/genitalia differ from the person's genetic sex. This is not the same as being a transsexual (gender dysphoria). [from http://www.medhelp.org/www/ais/]
Bi-gendered
A person who feels that his/her gender identity includes both male and female elements.
Body image
The internal perception of one’s body, including not only what the body looks like, but feelings and sensations, the perception of one’s own voice, and so on. Transsexuals usually have an internal body image that is at odds with their actual bodies, until this is altered via hormones and surgery.
Butch
A certain sort of masculine appearance—as opposed to appearing male, often used to refer to “butch lesbians/dykes” as opposed to femme dykes.
Cross-gender living
Living in the gender role of the opposite anatomical sex group.
Drag king
The art/performance of dressing up as male—rarely do drag kings identify as men, they identify as women who choose to dress up as men for certain social occasions. They are not trying to imply they are men.
Drag queen
The art/performance of dressing up as female—rarely do drag queens identify as women, they identify as men who choose to dress up as women for certain social occasions. They are not trying to imply they are women.
FTM
Female-to male, most commonly used to refer to a female-to-male transsexual or transgender person (transsexual or transgender man). However, the term is gaining usage in the lesbian community to mean women who have extremely masculine gender expression, including those who “pass” as male yet still identify as female.
Gender
An individual’s personal sense of maleness or femaleness. It is also a social construction that allocates certain behaviors into male or female roles. These will not always be the same across history, across societies, across classes; hence we know that gender is not an entirely biological matter, rather it is influenced through society’s expectations.
Gender dysphoria
The term used by psychiatrist and psychologists to describe the condition transsexuals have—that is, not feeling well or happy with their gender as assigned at birth, in terms of both their social role and their body. Gender dysphoria is not characterized by denial; for instance, female-to-male transsexuals acknowledge that their (pre-transitional) bodies are female. The fact that their anatomy does not correspond with their sense of being male (psychological sex) leads them to seek to bring the two (body and mind) into harmony. Specifically, the diagnosis states that gender dysphoria is ‘characterized by a strong and persistent cross-gender identification’ which ‘does not arise from a desire to obtain the cultural advantages of being the other sex,’ and that it should not be confused with ‘simple nonconformity to stereotypical sex role behaviour.’
The diagnosis is currently disputed by a number of groups, most notably gay and lesbian organizations (who protest the misuse of the diagnosis to eradicate cross-gender behaviour in children) and transgender organizations, whose members do not wish to have surgery (or view it as a choice rather than a necessity) and thus do not want to be ‘stigmatized’ by having a medical disorder. Many transsexual people wish for the disorder to be classified as physical rather than mental, especially in light of recent research showing the physical basis of transsexuality, but feel that until this occurs there needs to be a medical diagnosis to ensure the continued availability of treatment.
Gender identity
A person’s internal sense of being male or female. These senses of awareness affect the individual’s conscious (and perhaps unconscious) cognitive processes, and in turn greatly influence his or her social interaction with others.
Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
Listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), and formerly called transsexualism in the earlier DSM-III, this is the medical diagnosis by which most transsexual people in this country currently receive hormone therapy and surgery.
Gender role
How a person expresses himself or herself in terms of traits commonly associated with masculinity and femininity. Gender role is largely a social construct, since every society has different ideas about what sort of dress or behaviour is ‘inappropriate’ for males or females. However, children do appear to have an instinctive idea of male and female, and typically prefer to model their behaviour after that of the sex they identify with.
Genetic female/Real girl
A woman who was born with female anatomy, as opposed to a woman who was born with male anatomy (a transsexual or transgender woman).
Genetic male/Bio boy
A man who was born with male anatomy, as opposed to a man who was born with female anatomy (a transsexual or transgender man).
Intersexuality
Broadly speaking, intersexuality constitutes a range of anatomical conditions in which an individual's anatomy mixes key masculine anatomy with key feminine anatomy. (Alice Domurat Dreger, "Ambiguous Sex" -- or Ambivalent Medicine?")
MTF
Male-to-female, most commonly used to refer to a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person (transsexual or transgender woman).
Pre-op/post-op transsexual
Pre-operative and post-operative; having not had or had sex-confirmation surgeries. ‘Pre-operative’ implies that the person desires gender reassignment surgery; if this is not the case, ‘non-op’ is the correct term.
SRS (sex reassignment surgery)/GRS (gender reassignment surgery)
Medical term for what transsexual people often call gender-confirmation surgery; surgery to bring the primary and secondary sex characteristics of a transsexual’s body into alignment with his or her internal self-perception.
Transgender
An umbrella term used to define a political and social community that is inclusive of transsexual people, transgender people, cross-dressers (transvestites), and other groups of ‘gender-variant’ people such as drag queens and kings, butch lesbians, and ‘mannish’ or ‘passing’ women. ‘Transgender’ has also been used to refer to all persons who express gender in ways not traditionally associated with their sex. Similarly, it has also been used to refer to people who express gender in non-traditional ways, but continue to identify as the sex of birth.
Transgender person/Transgenderist
As originally defined in the 1970s, a transgenderist is a person who internally identifies as the opposite sex, and lives as the opposite sex full-time, but does not feel the need to have surgery to change the body as transsexual people do. Sometimes also called a non-operative transsexual. Many transgenderists, however, do take cross-sex hormones. Some transgender people consider themselves a third sex, neither male nor female but combining characteristics of both (also called an epicene or ‘third’). Most commonly, transgender people live as, identify as, and prefer to be treated as belonging to the ‘opposite’ sex, but do not wish to change their bodies through surgery.
Transman
A term used to denote both transsexual and transgender men.
Transsexual (female to male, male to female)
A person who experiences a profound sense of incongruity between his/her psychological sex and his/her anatomical sex. Transsexual people wish to change the anatomical sex, through hormones or surgery, to match the internal perception of their bodies. There is increasing medical evidence, such as the recently published study from the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, that transsexuality is an inborn condition that has its basis in the structure of the brain.
Transwoman
A term used to denote both transsexual and transgender women.
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