LANNIE! My journey from man to woman
Rose, Lannie, Sterlinghouse Publisher, 2007.
Tell-all story of Lannie's transition
How To Change Your Sex:A Lighthearted Look at the Hardest Thing You'll Ever Do
Rose, Lannie, Lulu Press, 2004.
An amusing and practical guide to everything you need to know for your sex change
The Lazy Crossdresser
Anders, Charles, Greenery Press, 2002.
A humorous and very practical guide to cross-dressing
True Selves:Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals
Brown, Mildred L. and Chloe Ann Rounsley, Jossey-Bass, 1996.
Millie Brown, a well-known and well-loved gender therapist, presents a very readable and accurate description of the psychology and lives of transsexuals in this popular book
Transgender Rights
Currah, Paisley, Richard M. Juang, and Shannel Price Minter, editors, University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
Fairly technical essays on the law, history, and politics of transgender rights throughout the world
Whipping Girl
Serano, Julia, Seal Press, 2007.
Highly readable essays from a transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity
Transgender Workplace Diversity
Weiss, Jillian T., BookSurge Publishing, 2007.
Policy tools, training issues, and communications strategies for HR and legal professionals
Mark 947:A Life Shaped by God, Gender and Force of Will
Addams, Calpernia Sarah,Writers Club Press, 2002.
Story of trans woman whose tragic relationship with a murdered soldier was depicted in the Showtime movie Soldier�s Girl
She's Not There:A Life in Two Genders
Boylan, Jennifer Finney, Broadway , 2003.
Lighthearted memoir of a Colby College English professor who transitions from male to female
Becoming a Visible Man
Green, Jamison, Vanderbilt University Press, 2004.
Serious, thoughtful biography of a well-known female-to-male trans activist
Crossing:A Memoir
McCloskey, Deirdre, Candlewick Press, 2001.
Engrossing story of Nobel prize winning economist,s harrowing life and transition from male to female
Wrapped In Blue:A Journey of Discovery
Rose, Donna, Living Legacy Press, 2003.
Memoir of software engineer's transition; very detailed about transition process and its effect on a very angry spouse and troubled son
Alice in Genderland: A Crossdresser Comes of Age
Novic, Richard J., iUniverse, Inc., 2005.
Frank and amazing account of a cross-dressing medical doctor who learns to make room in his life for his female self
The Other Women: A Story About Three Transsexuals
Hayes, Pamela, iUniverse, Inc., 2007.
Fictional account of three trans women getting on in the world; accurately captures many aspects of trans women's lives—and it's a fun read, too!
My Husband Betty:Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser
Boyd, Helen, Thunder's Mouth Press, 2004.
Not a biography! A study of crossdressers, and to some extent transsexuals, with an emphasis on how wives are affected
Head Over Heels:Wives Who Stay With Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals
Erhardt, Virginia, PhD, The Haworth Press, Inc., 2007.
Twenty-eight short accounts of how cisgender women are dealing with their cross-dressing and transsexual husbands. The stories are in the women's own words, with sympathetic and supportive commentary from Dr. Erhardt, a clinical psychologist who specializes in gender issues.
Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods---My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine
Howey, Noelle, Picador USA, 2004.
And finally, a story from the point of view of a daughter whose father transitioned to live as a woman. Well-written and engrossing.
Note: I borrowed this book list from My Husband Betty, page 221
Woman:An Intimate Geography
Angier, Natalie, Anchor, 2000.
"A wide-ranging celebration of the female body"
The Vagina Monologues:The V-Day Edition
Ensler, Eve, Villard, 2000.
If you haven't made it to a live production or viewd the HBO movie version, then at least read it; it really is all about vaginas, but it reveals an awfully lot about women's lives
The Beauty Myth:How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
Wolf, Naomi, Harper Perennial, reprint edition 2002.
"Wolf's valuable study, documenting societal pressures on women to conform to a standard of beauty"
A Room of One's Own
Woolf,Virginia Woolf, Harvest Books, reissue edition 1989.
"This long essay about society and art and sexism is one of Woolf's most accessible works"
And Helen wants us to read a biography or an autobiography by a woman of our choice
TS Roadmap
Andrea James's invaluable site with detailed information about gender transition for transsexuals
Dr. Lynn Conway
Rich site about all aspects of transsexuality and transition; see especially Lynn's pages showing successful trans women and men
Bibrary BookSlut Blog
The Bibrary is dedicated to reviewing LGBT themed literature (with a definite empasis on the 'T'), imaginative fiction (fantasy, horror, and sci-fi), erotica (both vanilla and kinky), and to whatever else captures my fancy (which generally involves the expression of alternative sexualities, genders, and lifestyles).
Second Type Woman
Another site with a lot of great, very detailed information about everything transsexual. This one is by Annie Richards, and was formerly known as "Birth of Venus"
International Foundation for Gender Education
IFGE advocates for freedom of gender expression; they also publish Transgender Tapestry magazine, a popular and widely respected transgender resource
Transgender American Veterans Association
An organization formed to address the growing concerns of fair and equal treatment of transgender veterans and active duty service members
FTM International
The largest, longest-running organization serving the female-to-male community, building and strengthening FTM lives
ISNA
Intersex Society of North America; all about intersex
Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
The UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
Transsexual Women's Resources
Dr. Anne Lawrence's helpful site with medical and other information for transsexual women
Helen Hill, MA
Helen is a Los Angeles area gender therapist (and a trans woman herself) with valuable resources on her Web site, including her newsletter and articles about research in gender and sexuality
Anne Vitale Ph.D.
Anne is a licensed psychologist specializing in cross-dressing and gender identity ; her site has a lot of good psychology articles
WPATH (HBIGDA)
The World Professional Association For Transgender Health, Inc. (formerly known as The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Inc.); a professional organization devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders; The WPATH/HBIGDA Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders are available on this site
Trans Care Project
An amazing resource in Vancouver, Canada, offering (free) clinical guidelines and consumer information at an advanced medical level
Medical Therapy and Health Maintenance for Transgender Men: A Guide For Health Care Providers
Dr. Nick Gorton's free book written for general practitioners who treat trans men.
Dr. Toby Meltzer
One of the most prominent sex reassignment surgeons
Dr. Eugene Schrang
One of the most prominent sex reassignment surgeons; site has graphic photographs of his results
Do you have resources like this in your town? Check into it—you just might!
Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center
Resources for the entire queer spectrum
Carla's salon and boutique
A transformation and trans beauty parlor; also a social meeting place for the transgender community
Transgender San Francisco
The oldest and largest trans support group in the United States
Passing Glances: A primer on passing and successful transition for the early-stage transwoman
In this online book, Lannie's friend Melinda shares the fruits of her extensive transition research; you'll find a lot of tips you never heard anywhere else
Deep Stealth Products, voice training and more
Get Andrea James's Finding Your Female Voice (yes, that is the same Andrea James who runs TS Roadmap) and other trans-oriented products
FemImage
Denea Doyle's site for her unique service coaching trans women on feminine poise and deportment
Melanie Speaks
Melanie Anne Phillips; Develop A Female Voice video and audio tapes and DVDs
Transsexual Voice for the Tone Deaf
A good site about voice training
Zen and the Art of Post-Operative Maintenance
Care instructions for right after sex reassignment surgery
Femistent vaginal dilators
A source the dilators you'll need for your post-surgical care (if your surgeon doesn't provide them); another source is Vaginismus
Hormone FAQ
A short, to-the-point primer on cross-gender hormone therapy.
Trans Parentcy
Supporting the loving and caring relationship between Transgender Parents and their children
The My Husband Betty message boards
Helen Boyd, author of My Husband Betty, hosts these discussion boards, which are a favority place for many spouses and significant others of trans partners to hang out
TransFamily
Support group for transgendered and transsexual people, their parents, partners, children, other faily members, friends, and supportive others; provides referrals, literature, and over-the-phone information
NCTE
The National Center Transgender Equality; a political action group
Transgender Legal
Trans legal resources; Phyllis Randolph Fry, the great trans woman lawyer and trans advocate, runs this site; sign up for her e-mail newletter, The Phyllabuster
Sisters, brothers, and others, we have a lot of work to do to make this world a better place
ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union, fighting to preserve (and get back) our freedom
CODEPINK
Women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement
FORWARD—Female Genital Mutilation
Foundation for Women's Health Research & Development
HRC—Human Rights Campaign
Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equal rights
International TransgenderDay of Remembrance
November 20 is the day we commemorate those who have died from anti-trans violence
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Uniting the world against AIDS
The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
By the way, guys can get it too
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Stop domestic violence and make every home a safe home
NOW
The National Organization for Women
RealClimate:Climate science from climate scientists
Can you say "global warming"?
Exquisite Romantasy Corsetry
Ann Grogan's shop for beautiful custom corsets
One Hanes Place
Get nylons, pantyhose, brassieres, and so on
Payless ShoeSource
Shopping site for shoes (yes, they do mail order)
Trans-Ponder
TransFM
Gender Talk
Transgender-themed podcasts and Internet radio
Transgender Forum
E-zine for the transgender community, new content weekly; subscription service plus some free content
Venus Envy
Erin Lindsey�s wonderful online comic about a high-school age trans girl; Jade Gordon�s Lean On Me has a similar theme (Jade drew the wonderful cartoon of me that you can see on my pictures page)