Accepting Gender:An ACT Workbook for Trans and Non-Binary People by Alex Stitt Sometimes it is difficult to identify and express our genuine gender identity. When we don t fit the ideal, the gender role, or the social script, we can feel trapped in ourselves. This stuck feeling is often reinforced by intrusive thoughts, mental rigidity,…
ACT for Gender Identity:The Comprehensive Guide by Alex Stitt Increasingly adopted by therapists and mental health professionals, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients to cope with social, emotional and mental health issues by using the six core ACT processes: Acceptance, Cognitive Defusion, Being Present, the Self as Context, Values and Committed Action. This is…
All Bodies Are Wonderful: Use Science to Celebrate Everyone s Body! by Beth Cox From inspiring a sense of awe in the science of our bodies to understanding that bodies can be tricky, this book will help children learn how to be themselves and feel like they belong. Some children might feel like their body…
Am I Trans Enough?How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find Your Authentic Self by Alo Johnston Alo Johnston has been there. From watching every transition story on YouTube and navigating online message boards for answers to finally starting testosterone and transitioning himself, he now offers this guide to help folks on their journey towards acceptance…
American Teenager:How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era by Nico Lang From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America today. A master class in…
The Anxiety Book for Trans People:How to Conquer Your Dysphoria, Worry Less and Find Joy by Freiya Benson Anxiety. It s out there and it s messing things up for us all. But for some of us, it s really messing things up. As a trans woman, Freiya Benson is super anxious a lot of…
Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl? by Sarah Savage, illustrated Fox Fisher Trans Tool Shed offers a variety of books for parents who are looking for quality references and guides to help them talk to their children about sex, sexuality, and gender identity in a positive, age-appropriate, and healthy manner. Feel free…
Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families Interviews by Peggy Gillespie Groundbreaking in its depictions of joy and community, Authentic Selves celebrates trans and nonbinary people and their families in stunning photographs and their own words. Foreword by transgender activist Jazz Jennings and her mom and fellow activist, Jeanette Jennings. So often…
The Autistic Trans Guide to Life by Yenn Purkis and Wenn Lawson This essential survival guide gives autistic trans and or non-binary adults all the tools and strategies they need to live as their very best self. Blending personal accounts with evidence-based insights and up-to-date information, and written from a perspective of empowerment and self-acceptance,…
by Ben Barres; foreword by Nancy Hopkins Ben Barres was known for his groundbreaking scientific work and for his groundbreaking advocacy for gender equality in science. In this book, completed shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in December 2017, Barres (born in 1954) describes a life full of remarkable accomplishments–from his childhood as a…
Becoming a Man:The Story of a Transitionby P. CarlBecoming a Man is a “moving narrative [that] illuminates the joy, courage, necessity, and risk-taking of gender transition” (Kirkus Reviews). For fifty years P. Carl lived as a girl and then as a queer woman, building a career, a life, and a loving marriage, yet still waiting…
Becoming a Visible Man: Second Edition by Jamison Green At least two generations of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people have emerged since Becoming a Visible Man was first published in 2004, but the book remains a beloved resource for trans people and their allies. Since the first edition s publication, author Jamison Green s writings…
Becoming an Ally to the Gender-Expansive Child A Guide for Parents and Carers by Anna Bianchi Trans Tool Shed offers a variety of books for parents who are looking for quality references and guides to help them talk to their children about sex, sexuality, and gender identity in a positive, age-appropriate, and healthy manner. Feel…
My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman by Abby Stein Abby Stein was raised in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, isolated in a culture that lives according to the laws and practices of eighteenth-century Eastern Europe, speaking only Yiddish and Hebrew and shunning modern life. Stein was born as the first son in…
Before We Were Trans:A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam Today’s narratives about trans people tend to feature individuals with stable gender identities that fit neatly into the categories of male or female. Those stories, while important, fail to account for the complex realities of many trans people’s lives. Before We Were Trans illuminates…
The Beginner s Guide to Being A Trans Ally by Christy Whittlesey What does cisgender mean? What are people saying when they refer to assigned gender? Why is it not OK to say preferred pronouns ? What is cis privilege? If you re curious about the answers to these questions and want to learn more,…