5 Essential Books For Exploring Transgender Identity & Sexuality

Powerful memoirs for trans and gender non-conforming people

Stephenie Magister ✨
Transgender Soapbox

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Whether it’s the soul of the author or the person reading them, stories open windows into unexplored places. A great book makes even the familiar feel like a new discovery. And a great memoir?

If you’re not ready to take that first step, here’s how to first take a joyful review of where others have been.

5. Trans Power: Own Your Gender

Trans Power: Own Your Gender (Jessica Kingsley Publishing)

Waterstones Booksellers Description:

In this radical and emotionally raw book, Juno Roche pushes the boundaries of trans representation by redefining ‘trans’ as an identity with its own power and strength, that goes beyond the gender binary.

Through intimate conversations with leading and influential figures in the trans community, such as Kate Bornstein, Travis Alabanza, Josephine Jones, Glamrou and E-J Scott, this book highlights the diversity of trans identities and experiences with regard to love, bodies, sex, race and class, and urges trans people — and the world at large — to embrace a…

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Stephenie Magister ✨
Transgender Soapbox

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