Auckland Council Libraries: Following their journey

Following their journey

Read these brave, insightful and incredible stories from trans women and men from around the world.

The topic Biographies has been added to your favourites.

The topic Biographies has been removed from your favourites.

The topic Biographies will be added to your favourites. What does this mean?

Trans voices

Declan Henry

Book

Drawing on over one hundred interviews with individuals, this book is a compilation of the voices of those who have decided to undergo transition - both male-to-female and female-to-male.

See more

To my trans sisters

Book

A collection of letters written by successful trans women sharing the lessons they've learned on their journeys to womanhood, celebrating their achievements, and empowering the next generation to become who they really are.

See more

Change for the better

Georgina Beyer

Book

George Bertrand was born in 1957, an ordinary boy who was to become an extraordinary woman. This book follows Georgina's time working in the sex industry in the 70s-80s, a brutal rape in Sydney and her liberation by a sex change operation in 1984.

See more

First lady

Alison Mau

Book

Liz Roberts is the first person to undergo a full surgical sex change in NZ. This inspirational memoir tells the story of how, with the help of medical specialists working in previously uncharted territory, she fought to live life as a woman.

See more

Trans like me

C. N. Lester

Book

Trans Like Me shows us how we are all defined by ideas of gender, whether we live our lives as he, she or they, and how we can strive for authenticity in a world which often seeks to limit us by way of labels.

See more

Not just a tomboy

Caspar J. Baldwin

Book

With its unflinching portrayal of the vulnerability, confusion, dysphoria, empowerment, peace and joy that are all part of the transition process, Not Just a tomboy truly breaks the mould and provides invaluable support for trans men today.

See more

The new girl

Rhyannon Styles

Book

A heartbreakingly honest telling of her life. Through her catastrophic lows and incredible highs, she paints a glorious technicolour picture of what it's like to be transgender. Rhyannon's story is like nothing you've read before.

See more

Becoming him

Landa Mabenge

Book

In this groundbreaking and brutally honest memoir, Landa Mabenge establishes himself as a resounding and inspirational voice for anyone fighting to define themselves on their own terms.

See more

Redefining realness

Janet Mock

Book

Mock has gone from covering the red carpet for People.com to advocating for all those who live within the shadows of society. This book offers a bold new perspective on being young, multiracial, economically challenged, and transgender in America.

See more

Always Anastacia

Anastacia Tomson

Book

Anastacia has fought hard for her right to live, held back for decades by a body that didn't fit, and an identity that never belonged to her. This memoir calls for a better understanding of trans people and the concepts of sex, gender and identity.

See more

Where's the mother?

Trevor MacDonald

Book

As a transgender man in a gay relationship, Trevor has gone through pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing - all while exploring and defending his role as a trans dad. His story conveys the intimate and surprising realities of transgender parenting.

See more

How I met my son

Yolanda Bogert

Book

This is the story of Yolanda and her son Kai. As a teenage mum, Yolanda formed a close-knit bond with her child. Now, together, Yolanda and Kai deal with issues of acceptance, religion and tradition in a heart-warming story of love in transition.

See more

Trans figured

Brian Belovitch

Book

Imagine experiencing life not as the gender dictated by birth but as one of your own design. In Trans Figured, Brian Belovitch shares his true story of life as a gender outlier and his dramatic journey through the jungle of gender identity.

See more

Faking it

Kyle Mewburn

Book

Kyle Mewburn grew up in Brisbane in a household with little love and a lifelong feeling of being somehow wrong. Kyle describes her journey to becoming her own person: a celebrated children's book author, a husband and, finally, a woman.

See more

As beautiful as any other

Kaya Wilson

Book

Coming out to his parents as transgender, a year after a near-death surfing accident and weeks before his father's death, Kyle was met with a startling family history of concealed queerness and shame. A memoir that crosses borders and identities.

See more

Once a girl, always a boy

Jo Ivester

Book

Jeremy's journey from childhood through coming out as transgender. His family's story is also here, from his siblings who struggled to understand the brother they once saw as a sister, and his parents who joined him to battle against discrimination.

See more

Growing up trans

eBook

An illustrated collection of stories, essays, poetry and art by 21 transgender Canadians aged 11 to 18 (plus one 74-year-old).

See more
Auckland Council Libraries:Book list Recommended reading lists about different topics and genres to help you find new books to read.