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	Crossdressing With Dignity: The Case for Transcending Gender Lines -- by Peggy J. Rudd	As a helping professional and the wife of a man "who crosses gender lines", my goal in writing this book was to address the emotions that surface when men transcend gender lines. I believe this book will help crossdressers overcome the emotions of guilt, fear, denial, hostility, and loneliness.
	Out & About:The Emancipated Crossdresser -- by Lacey Leigh	An intelligent, fresh, and light-hearted look at crossdressing. With no psychological mumbo-jumbo, to enlighten and encourage crossdressers ultimately to dump their guilt, shame, and denial so they may finally and fully express their feminine attributes in taste and style.
	A Sort of A-Z Thing -- by Lily Savage	Full of useful hints and tips to get you through life, as well as Lily's very own views on everything from The Avengers to Hangovers! You can read this book over and over and still be guaranteed to laugh at each page. Recommended for a good laugh! WARNING: Not for the faint hearted!
	Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls -- by Veronica Vera	Tops, Tales & Teachings from the Dean of the World's First Cross-Dressing Academy

	FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society by Holly Devor	Reports and analyzes results of interviews with 45 self-identified female-to-male transsexuals.
	Self Made Men: Identity, Embodiment, and Recognition Among Transsexual Men -- by Henry Rubin	Explores the production of male identities in the lives of twenty-two FTM transsexuals
	The Phallus Palace: Female to Male Transsexuals -- by Dean Kotula	A bold approach to the subject of female to male transexuals (FTMs). Personal testaments from FTMs and contributions from a host of others place the subject of transsexualism into a historical, medical,psychological and cultural context. Captivating photographs guide the reader from the FTMs female personae, through surgical operations, to portraits of the men whose self and public identities are finally revealed as one
	Transmen and Ftms: Identities, Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities -- by Jason Cromwell	Cromwell provides an interesting ethnography of female men from a FTM perspective in a time when the transgender community is calling for scholarship about transpeople by transcholars. He gives an insider's perspective of a fairly homogenous type of group of transmen that capably provides a few new glimpses into female men's stories.
	As Nature Made Him : The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl -- by John Colapinto	Following a botched circumcision, a family is convinced to raise their infant son, Bruce, as a girl. They rename the child Brenda and spend the next 14 years trying to transform him into a her.

	Feminizing Hormonal Therapy For The Transgendered \| -- by Dr. Sheila Kirk	The most effective feminizing hormonal regimens and recent research findings.
	Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods - My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine -- by Noelle Howey	The story of a father's coming out as a male-to-female transsexual in America, as told by his daughter.
	Hidden in Plain Sight -- by Leslie D. Townsend	Leslie has worked as a model, Actress and Stand-up comedienne. Now with the publication of her autobiography, she ventures into a new arena as author with a candid look at her past.
	The Woman I Was Not Born to Be: A Transsexual Journey -- by Aleshia Brevard	Told with humor and flair, this is the autobiography of one transsexual's wild ride from boyhood as Alfred Brevard ("Buddy") Crenshaw in rural Tennessee to voluptuous female entertainer in Hollywood. Aleshia Brevard, as she is now known, underwent transitional surgery in Los Angeles in 1962, one of the first such operations in the United States.
	TransActions -- by Erica Zander	a frank and sincere memoir about one mans physical and emotional journey into womanhood (including sex-reassignment surgery)
	Wrapped in Blue: A Journey of Discovery -- by Donna Rose	Erica is a Swedish lesbian m2f transsexual. In this candid autobiography she discusses a wide range of topics related to gender & her transition.
	Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman -- by Leslie Feinberg	An eye-opening jaunt through the history of gender expression and a powerful testament to the rebellious spirit.
	Speaking As a Woman -- by Alison Laing	The purpose of this book is to provide understanding and techniques that will assist those persons, born as males, to overcome any fear they have in speaking to others as females.
	Haircare : Braiding & Hairstyles -- by Jacki Wadeson	Haircare, hairdressing techniques, Long & Short styles. Great for ideas!
	Gender Identity Disorder and Psychosexual Problems in Children and Adolescents -- by Kenneth J Zucker, Susan J Bradley
	Make-up & Beauty Book -- by Linda Sonntag	Make-up & equipment, Skincare, etc. Great for ideas! (although most of the models could do with a good eyebrow plucking!!

	Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex -- by Alice Domurat Dreger	Alice Domurat Dreger chronicles the medical diagnosis and treatment of hermaphroditism from the perspective of both the subject and the medical community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She traces the advancement of medical technology and its effects on the classification of persons with intersexual disorders. The book covers the period during which sexual identity was being questioned in both scientific and medical theory and the ideas of sex, sexuality, and gender had not yet become distinct from one another.
	Lessons from the Intersexed -- by Suzanne J. Kessler	Kessler tells us the intersexed "real lives stories" of pain and suffering. She deconstructs the medical retoric as to how doctors "enforce gender" while inflicting both physical and psychic harm on their intersexed patiennts.
	Transgenders and intersexuals; Everything you ever wanted to know but couldn't think of the question -- by Lois May	What would you do if you asked what sex your newborn baby was and your doctor said, 'We don't know'? What would you do if your little girl constantly insisted that she was a boy?"
	Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices -- by Peggy T Cohen-Kettenis & Friedemann Pf�fflin	This resource for mental health, medical, and educational professionals looks at a variety of issues involved in the treatment of intersex, gender dysphoric, and gender variant youth.

	Always my child: A parent's guide to understanding your gay, Lesbian, Transgendered or Questioning son or daughter -- by Kevin Jennings	Filled with real-life stories, scientific research and practical advice, Jennings' latest stresses the importance of family acceptance for a child's self-esteem and the need to create a safe haven at home for GLBTQ teens, who often feel depressed, isolated, and harassed by peers and society at large.
	Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up With Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents -- by Noelle Howey (Editor)	A truly unique anthology, a groundbreaking collection of essays by the grown children of lesbian, gay, and transgender parents.
	Transsexual Workers: An Employer's Guide -- by Janis Walworth	Transsexuals who anticipate transitioning on the job will find this book an excellent resource to place in the hands of their managers, human resource personnel, and others who will be making decisions that affect their work lives. For the manager facing for the first time the challenge of accommodating a worker's transition from one sex to the other, this book will be a lifesaver. In a concise and readable format, it provides a basic understanding of transsexualism and the steps involved in the transition process. It goes on to address issues that may arise in a wide range of workplace scenarios.
	True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionalsby Mildred L. Brown (Author), Chloe Ann Rounsley	Using real life stories, actual letters, and other compelling examples, the authors give a clear understanding of what it means to be transsexual. They also give other useful advice, including how to deal compassionately with these commonly misunderstood individuals--by keeping an open heart, communicating fears, pain and support, respecting choices.
	Working with a Transsexual: A Guide for Coworkers -- by Janis Walworth	Working with a Transsexual is a short, easy-to-read source of information for people who have a transsexual in their workplace. It conveys a basic understanding of transsexualism and transition and answers questions that coworkers typically ask.
	My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser -- by Helen Boyd	A straight woman who has been married several years to a crossdressing man gives a thoughtful account of their relationship
	In Search of Eve -- by Anne Bolin	an absorbing account of the sociocultural aspects of gender transition. . . . [Bolin] has produced a carefully crafted, clearly written monograph which scholars of both sexuality and gender can profitably read. I would recommend it also for upper-level students in such courses.
	My Husband Wears My Clothes -- by Peggy J. Rudd	Dr. Rudd describes both the positives and many of the concerns and problems faced by wives and partners of crossdressers and transgendered individuals and suggests solutions.

	Social Services With Transgendered Youth -- by Gerald P. Mallon	Mr. Mallon once again shows his special ability to look into the souls of others and grasp their experience. Further, he includes the thoughts and perspectives of articulate trangendered people who have a singular ability to help us understand.
	Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working with Gender-Variant People and Their Families (Haworth Marriage and the Family) -- by Arlene Istar Lev	The issues facing gender-variant populations who have not been the focus of clinical care, such as intersexed people, female-to-male transgendered people, and those who identify as bigendered, are also addressed.
	Confessions of a Gender Defender : A Psychologist's Reflections on Life Among the Transgendered -- by Randi Ettner	It is a collection of real life stories about various transgendered clients, sometimes with Randi's thoughts added.
	Gender Loving Care: A Guide to Counseling Gender-Variant Clients -- by Randi Ettner, George R. Brown	This book addresses the fact that transsexuals, cross-dressers, and other gender-variant individuals are frequently misunderstood and inappropriately treated by therapists. Using stories of her own practice in Evanston, Illinois, Ettner, president of the New Health Foundation, provides an overview of gender identity disorders and advice on counseling. Of interest to clinicians as well as transgendered individuals and their families and friends.
	Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, and Personal Accounts -- by Gianna E. Israel	A great overview of current care standards and practices. Also includes some personal narratives. Directed to professionals in the health and therapeutic fields, but clear and readable by non-professionals, including patients, family and friends.
	Issues in Therapy With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Clients -- by Charles Neal (Editor), Dominic Davies (Editor)	Examines the different kinds of 'problems in living' that confront counselors working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Clients. Humanistic, this text explores personal and interpersonal dilemmas. For practitioners and trainees.
	Mental Health Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities (Review of Psychiatry, 21) -- by Billy E. Jones (Editor), Marjorie J. Hill.	Five chapters, attempting to avoid societal effects of bias and prejudice, look at some of the broad issues in the psychiatric treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
	Transgender and HIV: Risks, Prevention, and Care -- by Walter Bockting (Editor), Sheila, MD Kirk (Editor)	A thorough description of the unique HIV risks of transgender people and exposes their largely neglected health and social service needs.
	Why Gender Matters -- by Leonard Sax MD PhD	What parents and teachers need to know about the emerging science of sex differences.
	Gender Identity Disorder and Psychosexual Problems in Children and Adolescents -- by Kenneth J Zucker & Susan J Bradley	This book thoroughly investigates why some children, as early as age 2, become unhappy with their biological genders and begin to identify with the opposite sex.

	Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude -- by Amy Bloom	A provocative, intimate journey into the lives of �people who reveal, or announce, that their gender is variegated rather than monochromatic
	The Transsexual's Survival Guide: To Transition & Beyond -- by Joann Altman Stringer	JoAnn has a lot of very practical advice on everything from Self Discovery, Therapy, Financing transition, Electrolysis, Legal issues, Finding a job, Socializing in your new gender, and telling family and friends. She tells it like it is, and doesn't pull any punches.
	The Transsexual's Survival Guide II: To Transition & Beyond for Family, Friends, & Employers -- by Joanne Altman Stringer	JoAnn has a lot of very practical advice on everything from Self Discovery, Therapy, Financing transition, Electrolysis, Legal issues, Finding a job, Socializing in your new gender, and telling family and friends. She tells it like it is, and doesn't pull any punches.
	Gender Blending; Confronting the Limits of Duality -- by Holly Devor	the book presents much raw data for pondering the phenomenon of people presenting themselves in public as one sex or the other.
	Genderqueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary -- by Joan Nestle (Editor)	Whether it's a 14-year-old waiting for her first Transexual Menace T-shirt in the mail, a lesbian in a butch-femme relationship reflecting on the subversive power of being an "invisible" femme, or a female-to-male transsexual singing the praises of his Colt .45, the contributors report on life in the gray area between genders and suggest that those genders aren't as self-evident as they appear.
	Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender -- by Riki Wilchins	Riki Anne Wilchins is providing a transgender feminist political analysis of a good many things, including gender. Wilchins raises many provocative questions, and, even better, has witty, wise and brilliantly articulate answers for them.
	S/He: Changing Sex and Changing Clothes (Dress, Body & Culture) -- by Claudine Griggs	This book enhances understanding of how gender can & does function in powerful, comples and subtle ways.
	Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism -- by Pat Califia, Patrick Califia-Rice	A frank, forthright, and sometimes funny challenge to the traditional ideas about gender and sexuality. Califia examines the lives of early transgender pioneers like Christine Jorgenson and Mark Rees, partners of transgendered people, and contemporary transgender activists.
	Finding the real me: True tales of sex and gender diversity -- by Tracie O'Keefe (Editor) & Katrina Fox (Editor)	an extraordinary collection of real-life stories told by a wide-range of sex and gender diverse people. These healing tales of struggle and transformation reveal just how creative, resourceful, and adventurous the individuals in this community can be and also helps to bridge the gap between ignorance and understanding.
	Girl -- by David Thomas	- There had to be one problem book -this book is written in french, so not sure of the content but the topic is Transgender...
	Brain Sex : The Real Difference Between Men and Women -- by Anne Moir PhD & David Jessel	Chapter 2 is particularly enlightening "The Birth of Difference" as it explains how both Genetics AND Hormones play a part in determining the gender of an unborn child, and how this process can result in Transgender people.

	Crossing over: Liberating the Transgendered Christian -- by Vanessa Sheridan, James B. Nelson	The book offers many practical ways that Church communities can embrace our little known group.
	Omnigender: A Trans-Religious Approach-- by Virginia Ramey Mollenkott	In a nutshell, Mollenkott examines the "binary gender construct" that holds us all hostage. While the book has a religious or spiritual theme, it will not be off-putting to readers who are uninterested in religious dogma.