trans books you need to read (from the bookish community) | trans rights readathon 2025!

Описание: ☆ official trans rights readathon website (with TONS of resources): https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/
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again, feel free to recommend your favorite trans book in the comment section (or pitch your own if you're an author)!!

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☆ the wonderful creators who participated & their recommendations (in video order) ↓

☆ Haley
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Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters

☆ El
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Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye
El's charity: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/

☆ Madi
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Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens

☆ Naomi
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   / @fromthemixedupdesk  
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

☆ Rachel
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Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

☆ Rachel
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Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright

☆ Emma
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Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

☆ Seth
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The Prospects by KT Hoffman
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore

☆ Krystal
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https://bsky.app/profile/krystallotus...
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

☆ Nox
  / nox_reads  
   / @nox-reads-old-account  
https://bsky.app/profile/nox-reads.bs...
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www.feministbookclub.com
Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom
Mutual aid request: Venmo is WHolifield; http://paypal.me/WHolifield

☆ Alex
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https://bsky.app/profile/cemeterygay....
Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

And from me, Blood Orange by Mx Yaffa (plus a lot more recs in my last video)!

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