List of transgender publications
Books
There are now many books available covering transgender, including cross-dressing and transsexualism.
(List well written examples here).
The Lazy Crossdresser (Greenery Press, 2002) is a carefree and useful guide by Charles Anders, who has been crossdressing publicly for several years. The book covers topics including doing your makeup, body image, embarrassment-free clothes shopping, making decisions about your head and body hair, and also has a 28 page appendix of resources which includes transgender organizations and support groups, as well as shopping.
True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism -- For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals (Jossey-Bass) . By Mildred L. Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley. Available in both hardcover (1996) and paperback (2003).
An excellent book to give to family and friends when first coming out.
See book review by Christine Burns of the UK transgender organization "Press for Change."
Magazines and periodicals
Several magazines and periodicals exist for the transgender community, including: TG LIFE,Transgender Tapestry, the quarterly journal of The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), GIRLTALK magazine, The Femme Mirror, Sweetheart Connection (the latter two are published quarterly by Tri-Ess and are mailed to members.).
See also
- List of transgender-related topics
- List of transgender-rights organizations
- List of transgender-support organizations
- My Husband Betty
- Masculinities Without Men?
- Fictionmania, a website publishing and archiving transgender fiction.
References and further reading
- Peggy J. Rudd, Crossdressing With Dignity : The Case For Transcending Gender Lines, PM Publishers, Inc., 1999. ISBN 0962676268.
- Charles Anders, The Lazy Crossdresser, Greenery Press, 2002. ISBN 1890159379.
- Lacey Leigh, Out & About: The Emancipated Crossdresser, Double Star Press, 2002. ISBN 0971668000.
- Caroline Cossey, My Story, Faber and Faber, reprint edition 1992. ISBN 0571129099.
- Mildred L. Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley. True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism -- For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals, Jossey-Bass. The hardcover edition (1996) is ISBN 0787902713, and the paperback edition (2003)is ISBN 0787967025.