Showing results for "Trans-" in Biographies & Memoirs

In July 2012, aged 30, Juliet Jacques underwent sex reassignment surgery and felt for the first time that her body matched the person she felt she had been since childhood. Through university and then in a series of dead end clerical jobs, Jacques felt out of place with her surroundings, and with who she really was. Living in Brighton, trying to launch a career as a writer, she navigates the hostilities and misunderstandings of growing up in a time when the mainstream media - and even feminism - fail to acknowledge transgender identity.

Rainbow History Class is your entry into LGBTQ+ history, sharing queer and trans stories from Ancient civilisations all the way up to the internet. So much of queer and trans history and culture has been erased, but Hannah McElhinney, writer and creator of Rainbow History Class (as seen on TikTok), is here to help us all with this crash course.

Where our stories speak for themselves. Hosted by Elih, Theo, and Rene, the Trans Voices Podcast uplifts trans and queer experiences through honest conversations, laughter, and reflection. Each episode features voices from across the community — artists, advocates, and everyday people — sharing their journeys, joy, and lessons learned. Brought to you by Trans Voices, a grassroots organization dedicated to amplifying trans lives, building community, and creating spaces where everyone can be seen and heard.

Ben Barres was known for his groundbreaking scientific work and for his groundbreaking advocacy for gender equality in science. In this book, completed shortly before his death, Barres (born Barbara Barres in 1954) describes a life full of remarkable accomplishments. Barres recounts his early life and felt even as a very young child that he was assigned the wrong gender. After years of being acutely uncomfortable in his own skin, Barres transitioned from female to male. It was after transitioning that he realized how differently male and female scientists are treated.

In this poignant audio piece, Samantha Allen takes listeners along for the wild ride of her own transition: The good, the bad, but mostly, the funny. Because once she began this life-changing journey in earnest, Samantha realized that while the emotional trials of gender dysphoria and self-discovery could be harrowing, there were so many laugh-out-loud moments along this winding road.

Hey, I'm Jamie, a 29-year-old trans guy from the UK. I've been transitioning for 12 years now after realising I was trans (by accident!) at sixteen years old. I knew I was a boy since the age of four, but realised whilst growing up that I was different. It was only in my teens that I found the words to express who I was and what I needed to do. Since then, I've been on testosterone for more than a decade - I know, I can't believe it either - I've also had top and bottom surgery and legally changed my sex, so I know a few things about the transitioning process and being trans!

In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom dives deep into the questions that haunt social movements today. With the author's characteristic eloquence and honesty, I Hope We Choose Love proposes heartfelt solutions on the topics of violence, complicity, family, vengeance, and forgiveness.

Un matin, une barbe surgit sur ma peau. Un visage nouveau me regarde. Dans ce reflet, je comprends que se voir, quand on est un homme arabe, est déjà un acte de résistance. Récits d’Un Homme Trans Arabe est un podcast à la première personne. J’y raconte ma vie d’homme trans arabe en France, à partir de mon vécu. Chaque épisode prend pour point de départ des situations concrètes : le corps, le cis-passing, le racisme, la famille, le désir, la religion, la médecine, la peur, la fierté. Je ne parle pas au nom des autres. Je parle depuis ma place. Ce podcast n’est pas un ...

4 trans women sharing their own experiences of life, love, recovery and the pursuit of happiness. Realizing the Trans Experience is a Human Experience.

Trans es la historia íntima de la enigmática fundadora de Against Me!, que entremezcla el recorrido musical de la banda con el personal de Grace, e incluye numerosas entradas del diario que la cantante cultivó y conservó durante años. Más que una autobiografía musical llena de sexo, drogas y rock and roll—que, por otro lado, tampoco faltan—Trans aborda uno de los episodios más extraordinarios de la historia del rock.

Trans Tales is a personal passion project to give transgender people a space to speak without the bias of modern media! Get involved by emailing: ourtranstales@gmail.com

After a stint living and working in Korea, Nebraska native Bart Schaneman sets out on a quest to live deliberately and with strength and purpose before returning to the States and figuring out what to do with his life and his writing. The only constant, his copy of The Idiot, Bart meets many eclectic characters along the way, themselves young travelers like him, and together they share adventures and experiences against the breathtaking backdrops of China, Mongolia and Russia.

Brian Belovitch has the rare distinction of coming out three times: first as a queer teenager; second as a glamorous transgender woman named Tish, and later, Natalia Gervais; and finally as an HIV-positive gay man surviving the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. From growing up in a barely-working-class first-generation immigrant family in Fall River, Massachusetts, to spinning across the disco dance floor of Studio 54 in New York City, Brian escaped many near-death experiences. Trans Figured chronicles a life lived on the edge with an unforgettable cast of characters.

This show tells the journey of a young transgender man as he shares his story with the world. Insightful and thoughtful, this show speaks from the heart.

In this raw, intimate and unflinchingly honest book, we follow Harry as he navigates the sometimes fraught and contradictory worlds of contemporary gay culture as a trans gay man, from Grindr, dating and gay bars, to saunas, sex and ultimately, falling in love. Harry's brave and uplifting journey will show you there is joy in finding who you are.

A Life Lived Trans is a podcast hosted by Mardi P. and Lenny Z., two trans elders who have been transitioning collectively for close to 100 years (yes, that is one whole-ass century)! Each week, they are bringing you their stories of what it was like transitioning in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s. For full episodes and to support our hosts, please visit our Patreon page.

This podcast will give you the opportunity to learn more about issues facing the trans community in New Brunswick from the perspective of trans people.I will comment all the news of decisions affecting the trans community in New Brunswick and also interview transgender persons from the region to learn more from their life experience and the challenges they face in their daily lives.

This is a podcast where I as a trans woman talk about things that fuel my trans rage (disclaimer for cis people). Being just one trans person everything I talk about will not be the view point or thoughts of the whole community. With that being said this podcast is going to get into some heavy topics and include some conversations that may be uncomfortable or hard to listen to, but change doesn't come from sitting quietly as the world tries to erase you. I hope you will join me on this adventure into the mind of me Odette Summers.

This first podcast will just give u a little background on me and my life experiences as a black trans from a little small farming town in South Georgia. I will be discussing my upbringing, contact with the criminal justice system, and more. This is just so you will have a clearer picture as a navigate through the podcast world. All of this is new to me but it is just something that I have to do to make people aware of what is really going on in society.

Hey, Canadians! Do you know your rights? Or are you more familiar with the rights of Americans? Media and pop culture may give us the impression that we know the laws and rights that regulate the world around us, but our understanding of the regulatory and governing bodies in Canada might be assumptions from what we know about The US. Join Karen and Alex as we sort through Canadian laws, regulations and rights, and review real Canadian cases that reference or even influence the law in question. We’re not Un-American, we’re just not American.