Media Resources

Reading (For Individuals, Friends, and Families)

Bengston, M. K. Dorothy's Boy. (2009)

Boenke, Mary, ed. Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About Transgendered Loved Ones, 2nd  ed. (2003). Hardy, VA: Oak Knoll Press. Bornstein, Kate. Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us. (1994). New York: Routledge.   

Bornstein, Kate. My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely.  (1998). New York: Routledge.  

Bornstein, Kate. Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws. (2006). New York: Seven Stories Press.

Boyd, Helen. My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser. (2003). Seal Press. Boyd, Helen. She’s Not the Man I Married. (2007). Emeryville, CA: Seal Press.

Boylan, Jennifer. She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders. (2004). New York: Broadway Books.
 

Brill, Stephanie & Pepper, Rachel. The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals. (2008). San Francisco: Cleis Press.

Brown, Mildred L. and Chloe Ann Rounsley. True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals. (2003). Jossey-Bass. 

Butler, Judith. Undoing Gender. (2004). New York: Routledge.  

Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. (1990). New York: Routledge.  Feinberg, Leslie. Stone Butch Blues. (1993). Firebrand Books.

Fox, Katrina and Tracie O’Keefe, ed. Trans People in Love. (2008). London: Routledge.

Green, Jamison. Becoming a Visible Man. (2004). Vanderbilt University Press.

Khosla, Dhillon. Both Sides Now: One Man’s Journey Through Womanhood. (2006). Tarcher. 

Nestle, Joan, Wilchins, Riki, & Howell, Clare. GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary. (2002). Los Angeles: Alyson Publications.

Rose, Lannie. How to Change Your Sex: A Lighthearted Look at the Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do. (2004). (available on-line through LuLu Press, www.lulu.com) Stryker, Susan. Transgender History. (2008). Berkeley, CA: Seal Press. 

Sycamore, Matt(ilda) Bernstein (Ed.). Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity. (2006). Emeryville, CA: Seal Press.  

Wittlinger, Ellen. Parrotfish.  (2007). New York: Simon & Schuster.  

Reading (For Professionals)

Avery, Eric, MD and Walter Bockting, PhD, eds. Transgender Health and HIV Prevention: Needs Assessment Studies from Transgender Communities Across the United States. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Medical Press, 2005.                                                                                           

Brill, Stephanie & Pepper, Rachel. The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals. (2008). San Francisco: Cleis Press.

Brown, Mildred L. and Chloe Ann Rounsley. True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals. Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Cohen-Kettenis, Peggy T. and Friedemann Pfafflin. Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices. Sage Publications, 2003.

Ettner, Randi. Gender Loving Care: A Guide to Counseling Gender-Variant Clients. W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.

Ettner, Randi, Evan Eyler, and Stan Monstrey, eds. Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery. Haworth Press, 2007.

Green, Jamison. Becoming a Visible Man. Vanderbilt University Press, 2004.

Israel, Gianna E. and Donald E. Tarver II, M.D. Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information & Personal Accounts. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1997.

Lev, Arlene Istar, LCSW, CASAC. Transgender Emergence. Binghampton, NY: The Haworth Clinical Practice Press, 2004.

Vanderburgh, Reid, MA, LMFT. Transition and Beyond: Observations on Gender Identity. Portland, OR: Q Press, 2007.

 

Video

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). Stephan Elliott. PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.                                                                                Beautiful Boxer (2003). Ekachai Uekrongtham. GMM Pictures.                                                                                                                                              Boys Don’t Cry (1999). Kimberly Pierce. Fox Searchlight Pictures.                                                                                                                                     Clocked: An Oral History (2007). Martin Rawlings-Fein. Customflix.                                                                                                                                        The Crying Game (1992). Neil Jordan. Palace Pictures.                                                                                                                                                       Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001). John Cameron Mitchell. Killer Films.                                                                                                                                  Just Call Me Kade (2002). Frameline.                                                                                                                                                                                       Ma Vie En Rose (My Life In Pink) (1997). Sony Pictures.                                                                                                                                                         My Secret Self (2007) with Barbara Walters. 2020.                                                                                                                                                                   No Dumb Questions (2010). Melissa Regan. Epiphany Productions                                                                                                                                     Normal (2003). with Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson. HBO Films.                                                                                                                                         Red Without Blue (2007). Journeyman Pictures.                                                                                                                                                                   Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria (2010). Susan Stryker. Frameline.                                                                                                           Southern Comfort (2001). Kate Davis. Q-Ball Productions.                                                                                                                                                        To Wong Fu, Thanks for Everything (1995). Universal Pictures.                                                                                                                                          Transamerica (2005) Belladonna Productions.                                                                                                                                                                     TransFamily (2001). PFLAG’s Transgender Network.                                                                                                                                                       Transgender Stories (2005). The Program in Human Sexuality.                                                                                                                                        Transgeneration: Four college students switching more than their majors (2006). Sundance Documentary Collection.                                                          Victor/Victoria (1982). Blake Edwards. Artista Management.

Web

Santa Cruz Trans

This Yahoo Group is the virtual manifestation of Diversity Center transgender support groups. Transgender people and allies in Santa Cruz, the South Bay and the greater Monterey Bay Area (including Female-to-Male and Male-to-Female transsexuals, transgenderists, cross-dressers, drag queens/kings, etc.) are invited to share information relative to our community.
Web: www.onelist.com/community/SantaCruzTrans  

COLAGE
Web: www.colage.org

Vancouver Coastal Health Transgender Health Program
Web: www.vch.ca/transhealth/

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Inc. (formerly Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association)
Web: www.wpath.org

The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center (San Jose)
Web: www.defrank.org

FTM (Female to Male) International
Web: www.ftmi.org

TransGender San Francisco
Web: www.tgsf.org

General Information for TG’s
Web: www.tsroadmap.com

International Foundation for Gender Education
Web: www.ifge.org

PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians & Gays)
Web: www.pflag.com

The Society for the Second Self, Inc. (for heterosexual crossdressers, their spouses, partners & families)
Web: www.tri-ess.org

Salon & Boutique Meeting Place for TG Community (San Jose)
Web: www.carlas.com

Medical Therapy and Health Maintenance for Transgender Men: A Guide For Health Care Providers
Web: www.nickgorton.org

National Center for Transgender Equality
Web: www.nctequality.org

Gender Education and Advocacy
Web: www.gender.org

Trans-Health
Web: www.trans-health.com  

 Trans-ponder

"Transponder is a show for those considering, begining, or in the process of gender transition, and for those who wish to learn more about us, or lend support to the community. Our show shares experiences and insights on transition witha positive look at the community."

Web: www.trans-ponder.com                                                                                                                                                                                          

Transgender Soul Resources for Teens

Web: http://transgendersoul.com/page23/Teens.html

 

**Special thanks to Shane Hill, PhD for preparing much of the reading and video resource lists**

 

If you’d like to suggest any additions or corrections to the resource list please email Shanti Zunes-Wolfe at shanti@coho.org 


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