The Library

The Library

Welcome to our Library! Come on in, get a cup of coffee and browse a while. There is a listing of Books,
articles, fliers and links on many trans topics, by subject.
TG Soul does not own these publications but rather makes this listing available for you.

..............................Advocacy

An Advocacy Guide for Trans People and Loved ones - pdf
A. J. Simpson & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

............................Coming Out

Coming Out Trans - pdf
Outlines things you need to consider when you plan to come out
to your parents and family.
http://www.pflag.org/fileadmin/user_upload/TNET/Coming_Out_T
rans.pdf

Mom I Need To Be A Girl - Free online book
You will meet Daniel's father who believes that sexual
reassignment is against God. You'll follow the fencing matches
with bureaucrats, and the contest of wills with councilors whose
skills are so often limited to dream-obstruction and fee collection.
Most importantly, you'll read how Daniel's mother helped Daniel
to become Danielle
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Evelyn/Evelyn.html

The Fine Art Of Being Come Out To - Free online Book
A Straight Persons Guide to Gay Etiquette
http://chronos-tachyon.net/mirror/io.com/

Letters To Loved Ones - Online
http://www.transfamily.org/resources.html

............................Crossdressing

My Husband Wears My Clothes - book
by Peggy J. Rudd, Ed.D.

Crossdressing with Dignity - book
by Peggy J. Rudd, Ed.D.

Crossdressers and Those Who Share Their Lives - book
by Peggy J. Rudd, Ed.D.

The Bliss of Becoming One - book
by Rachel Miller

Coping with Crossdressing - book
by JoAnn Roberts, Ph.D.

Crossdressing, Sex and Gender - book
by Vern L. Bullough and Bonnie Bullough

Transvestites and Transsexuals - book
by Richard F. Docter

..............................Education

True Selves - book
by Mildred L. Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley
Available through Amazon.com or other book store

Transgender Americans: A Handbook for Understanding - pdf
General information about TG
http://www.hrc.org/issues/transgender/7097.htm

Pomosexuals: Challenging Assumptions about Gender & Sexuality
Carol Queen

......................Employee/Employer

Working with a Transsexual: A Guide for Coworkers
http://www.gendersanity.com/cowguide.shtml

Transsexual Workers: An Employer's Guide
http://www.gendersanity.com/empguide.shtml

..................................Family

Trans Family Video
An educational video resources for parents and families trying to
understand and accept transgenderism. The tape includes
interviews with FTM, MTF, and intersexed people, as well as
parents and children of transgender people, therapists, and
PFLAG leaders. Download the discussion guide for this film for
free as a PDF. Purchase book at Pflag TNET Store
http://pflag.org/TNET_Store.788.0.html

Trans Forming Families - book
This is probably the best first book for parents and others
struggling to understand. It includes stories by parents of young
TGs, parents of adult TGs, spouses, partners, grandparents,
siblings, and friends describing their respective journeys from
bewilderment to acceptance of their trans loved one. Purchase at
Pflag TNET Store
http://pflag.org/TNET_Store.788.0.html

Carly: She's Still My Daddy - booklet
A 20-page booklet for children of transgender persons. It is
appropriate for elementary school children either to read
themselves or have parents read to them. This is a story from a
child's point of view about his father's transition from Carl to
Carly. It also introduces the reader to other trans persons --
female to male, intersex, crossdressers, and those who live in the
middle. Purchase at Pflag TNET Store
http://pflag.org/TNET_Store.788.0.html

...................................FTM
Stone Butch Blues: A novel
Leslie Feinberg

The Last Time I Wore a Dress A Memoir - book
Daphne Scholinski & Jane Meredith Adams

Self-Made Man - book
Paul Hewitt with Jane Warren

As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl - book
John Colapinto

Transmen and FtMs: Identities, Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities
Jason Cromwell

Dear Sir or Madam: The Autobiography of a Female-to-Male Transsexual
Mark Rees
................................History

How Sex Changed - book
A history of transsexuality in the US
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/MEYHOW.html

..............................Hormones

Hormone Treatment in Transsexuals - online article
Quantity and effects of hormones used in transition
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Village/5046/hrt.htm

Hormone Injection - online article
Hormone Injection Guide by Patric Magee (Testosterone)
http://www.octcca.org/inject.htm

Getting H ormones - pdf
Olivia Ashbee, Joshua Goldberg, & Emily Hodge
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Hormones: A G uide F or FTMs - pdf
Olivia Ashbee & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Hormones: A G uide F or MTFs - pdf
Olivia Ashbee & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Endocrine Therapy For Transgender Adults In BC:
Suggested guidelines - pdf
Physical aspects of transgender endocrine therapy
Assessment of hormone eligibility and readiness
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

.................................Legal

Transgender Rights - book
Edited collection by R. Juang, S. Minter, and P. Currah
Examining crucial topics like family law, employment policies,
public health, economics, and grassroots organizing, this ground
breaking book is an indispensable resource in the fight for the
freedom and equality of those who cross gender boundaries.
Available through Amazon.com

Transgender Family Law 101 - pdf
(Download now)
.......................Native Americans
Changing Ones: Third and Fourth Genders in Native North America
Will Roscoe

'O Au No Keia: Voices from Hawai'i's Mahu and Transgender Communities
Andrew Matzner

..........................Medical/Health

Physical Aspects Of Transgender Endocrine Therapy - pdf
Marshall Dahl, Jamie L. Feldman, Joshua Goldberg, & Afshin
Jaberi http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Competent Care of Transgendere d - pdf
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Basic Tips for Health Care - pdf
(Download now)

Protocols for Hormonal Reassignment - pdf
(Download now)

Medical Therapy and Health Maintenance for Transgender Men
A Guide For Health Care Providers
R. Nick Gorton MD, Jamie Buth MD, and Dean Spade Esq
http://www.nickgorton.org/

Clinical Protocol Guidelines For Transgender Care - pdf
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/careguidelines.html

Care Of The Patient Undergoing Sex Reassignment Surgery
(SRS) - pdf By Cameron Bowman & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Caring For Transgender Adolescents In BC :
Suggested guidelines - pdf
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Social And Medical Advocacy With Transgender People And Loved Ones
Recommendations for BC clinicians
Catherine White Holman & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Transgender Primary Medical Care:
Suggested Guidelines For Clinicians In BC - pdf
Jamie L. Feldman & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Getting Trans - Competent Care - pdf
Olivia Ashbee & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Let's Talk Trans - Youth Trans Care - pdf
A. J. Simpson & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Fit or Fat phobic - Trans People, Weight and Health - pdf
Joshua Goldberg & Olivia Ashbee
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Trans people and Cancer - pdf
Olivia Ashbee & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Trans People and Cardiovascular Disease - pdf
Olivia Ashbee & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Trans People and Diabetes - pdf
Olivia Ashbee & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Trans People and Osteoporosis - pdf
Olivia Ashbee & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Trans People and Vaccinations - pdf
Olivia Ashbee & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

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TG Soul Library Listings

Joani Blank which features honest photos of female genitals. This
book shows the incredible variation possible in "normal female
genitals.
.........................Personal Stories

Second Serve - book
Personal story of transition, by Renée Richards
Available through Amazon.com or other book store

Conundrum - book
Personal story, by Jan Morris
Available through Amazon.com or other book store

.................................Poetry

SRS FTM Blues - Online
http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/2011/srsblue.
html

A Short Story And Poems - book
By Don C. Morton
Published by Xlibras, available through Amazon or Boarders

.............................Psychology

Counselling And Mental Health Care Of Transgender Adults And
Loved Ones - 1030K pdf
Walter Bockting, Gail Knudson, & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

...............................Religion

Made In God's Image - booklet
A Resource for Dialogue About the Church and Gender
Differences.
People of faith are fond of saying that everyone is "made in God's
Image," but intersex and transgender people get the message loud
and clear that "everyone" doesn't include them. Combining
valuable information, personal sharing, and resources, this booklet
is a perfect starting place for any congregation, family, or
individual. Purchase at Pflag TNET Store
http://pflag.org/TNET_Store.788.0.html

Living Openly in Your Place of Worship - pdf
http://www.hrc.org/about_us/7163.htm

Ambi-Gendered: God's Special Gift - book
This reference book is invaluable to those who must struggle
with, or against, religion; and for those who want to reconcile
their spirituality with their transition processes.

................................Science

Sex Reassignment - Online book
Thirty Years of International Follow-Up Studies After SRS: A
Comprehensive Review, 1961-1991
Friedemann Pfäfflin, Astrid Junge
http://www.symposion.com/ijt/pfaefflin/1000.htm

Man Tool - Purchase book on web only
The nuts and bolts of female to male surgery. Photographer
Loren Cameron’s second book - plastic surgery options for the
female-to-male transsexual. Over forty photographs of surgical
body modifications for the FTM transgender. Phalloplasties,
metoidioplasties, chest reconstruction, first-person stories about
the subject's experiences, surgery, and sexual sensation.
http://www.lorencameron.com/mantool/

Brain Sex - book
by Anne Moir, Ph.D. and David Jessel
The real difference between men and women.
Available at Amazon.com or other book store

.......................Speech And Voice

Transgender Speech Feminization/Masculinization: Suggested
Guidelines for BC Clinicians - pdf
Shelagh Davies, M.Sc., S-L.P.(C) & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Changing S peech - pdf
Shelagh Davies & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

................................Surgery

Getting Surgery - pdf
Olivia Ashbee, Joshua Goldberg, A. J. Simpson, & Emily Hodge
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Surgery: A G uide F or FTMs - pdf
A. J. Simpson & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Surgery: A G uide F or MTFs - pdf
A. J. Simpson & Joshua Goldberg
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

..............................Transition

Becoming a Visible Man - book
(Vanderbilt University Press, 2004).Jamison Green
Order online
http://www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/bookdetail.asp?
book_id=3797

Real Life Experience - Trans Care - Gender Transition - pdf
Joshua Goldberg & A. J. Simpson
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real
Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely
Kate Bornstein

Transgender Care - book
by Gianna E. Israel and Donald E. Tarver II, M.D.
Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, and Personal
Accounts
Available through Amazon.com or other book store

............... ...Transsexual/Transgender

Harry Benjamin: The Transsexual Phenomenon - e-book
http://www.symposion.com/ijt/benjamin/index.htm

Transsexualism - e-book
A Study of Forty-Three Cases.
http://www.symposion.com/ijt/walinder/index.htm

Gender Crisis, Growing up Transgendered
(ISBN# 0-595-53319- 1),
The book takes a very in depth and personal look at the life and
struggles that most Transgendered people deal with as they grow
and attempt to come to terms with all of the issues related to
being Transgendered. It will provide a much needed
understanding and perspective to individuals that are just now
beginning to deal with these issues, and will assist family
members and friends of Transgendered individuals as they come
to terms on a much different level.
Can be purchased at Barnes and Noble.com or Amazon.com

The Eternal Collision - book
Bailey's and Blanchard's "soft" fiction meets the HARD REALITY
of Transsexuals' lives. By Anjelica Kieltyka
Answer to "The Man Who Would Be Queen"
Available through Amazon.com or other book store

The Uninvited Dilemma - book
A Researched Look into the myths & Real-life Experience of
Transsexuality. By Kim Elizabeth Stuart
Available through Amazon.com or other book store

True Selves - book
Understanding Transsexualism - For Families, Friends,
Coworkers, and Helping Professionals
By Mildred L. Brown and Chloe Ann Rounsley
Available through Amazon.com or other book store

...................Transgendered Children

Read This Before Coming Out to Your Parents - book
Tom Sauerman Order online
http://www.pflagphila.org/orderform3.html

Male Bodies, Women's Souls: - Book
Personal Narratives of Thailand's Transgendered Youth
by LeeRay Costa, Andrew Matzner, Andrew Matzer

The Agony of Nurturing the Spirit - book
A Mother's Recount of Raising a Transgendered Child
http://www.pflagphila.org/orderform3.html

Our Trans Children Fifth Edition - book/pdf
From PFLAG Transgender Network (TNET) cornerstone
publication. The book is an introduction to trans issues especially
for parents of “children” of all ages. Contents include commonly
asked questions, commonalities and differences between sexual
orientation and gender identity, issues of transgendered youth, and
transgender and the law. This is an excellent educational tool for
families, friends, employers, and the larger community.
http://pflag.org/TNET_Store.788.0.html

Coming Out Trans to Your Family - handout
This single-page handout outlines things you need to consider
when you plan to come out to your parents and family. It is a
guide to making the coming out process as comfortable as
possible. Download for free at Pflag TNET Store
http://pflag.org/TNET_Store.788.0.html

The National Transgender Library & Archive
http://www.gender.org/ntgla/index.html

National Gender Advocacy coalition
http://www.ntac.org/billgr.html

National Transgender Library and Archive - A Repository for
Books, Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, Newsletters,
Postcards, Films, Personal Papers, Ephemera, and Other
Transgender Material
http://www.gender.org/ntgla/index.html

Transgender Health Program Library
Vancouver Coastal Health
http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/resources/library/

Gender Bridge
Click on Library in left navigation bar
http://www.genderbridge.org/

Gianna E. Israel Gender Library
http://www.transgender.utvinternet.com/gianna.htm

Human Rights Campaign Library
http://www.hrc.org/about_us/publications.asp

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