Transgender Health: A Practitioner’s Guide to Binary and Non-Binary Trans Patient Care – Ben Vincent, PhD | Nonfiction
A guide from a non-binary researcher and author! Perfect for medical students, this guide provides advice on constructing an ethical practice for each individual. Ben Vincent instructs readers about language and pronouns, provides information about transgender services and resources, and offers insight into the challenges transgender people commonly face in the health care system. It is a quick read at only 208 pages.
Mama’s Boy – Dustin Lance Black | Memoir
A heartfelt and deeply personal memoir from the screenwriter of Oscar-winning film, Milk. Dustin Lance Black is an LGBT activist, but he grew up in a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas.
His mother suffered with Polio from a very young age and was told she would never be able to have children. Escaping two abusive relationships, she found herself working in U.S. civil service, in a happy marriage, and with three children.
When Black came out to his mother in his early twenties, he was met with an adverse reaction. His memoir depicts the effort it took to remain a family despite this divide.
Born Both: An Intersex Life – Hida Viloria | Memoir
Hida Viloria was raised as a girl and from a young age knew their body was different. It wasn’t until they were in their twenties that they learned the term “intersex” from a newspaper article. Their memoir explores the years they tried living as a feminine woman, an androgynous person, and even for a brief period, as a man. They explain the ways in which their gender fluidity was both exciting and isolating.
What their video What it means to be intersex here.
The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care – Edited by Zena Sharman | Nonfiction
An anthology of stories about health care from queer and trans people. Among them are gay men living with HIV who experienced systemic resistance to their health-care needs, a lesbian couple navigating the struggles of cancer, and multiple trans people who struggle to find accepting health-care providers. This collection also includes essays by health-care providers and activists who speak about challenges, politics, and opportunities surrounding LGBTQIA health issues.
A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns – Archie Bongiovanni + Tristan Jimerson | Graphic Novel
In this Graphic Novel, Archie, a genderqueer artist is tired of people not understanding gender neutral pronouns. Tristan, a cisgender guy, is looking for a way to introduce gender neutral pronouns into his workplace. These two friends team up to explain what pronouns are, why they matter, and how to use them. They also outline what to do if you make a mistake.
All Boys Aren’t Blue – George M. Johnson | Memoir-Manifesto
In a series of essays, George M. Johnson covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent and Black joy.
Now a journalist and activist, Johnson remembers and recounts getting bullied during their childhood, going to flea markets with their grandma, and their first sexual relationships.
This memoir-manifesto is a good read for allies as well as encouraging testimony for young queer men of color.
