Happy Transgender Awareness Week!
Held from November 13 – 19, join us this week to celebrate the lives and achievements of trans and gender diverse people all over the world.
Leading up to Trans Day of Remembrance on Sunday 20 November, take this week to reflect on the trans people in your lives. Show your support by raising awareness about gender diversity with your friends, families and communities, open discussions about the issues that trans people face in society, and explore the many ways we can all rally together as allies to create a world that is safe, fair, and equal.
As a trans non-binary person, I am thankful for all the wonderful trans people that I have by my side who have helped me pave my own path. And to all those who are not with us today, I pay my respects and gratitude for making it safe for me to travel that path in the first place.
Read some books by (and about) some amazing trans people today!
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Gender Euphoria edited by Laura Kate Dale
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Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia edited by Sam Elkin, Alex Gallagher, Yves Rees and Bo Sayed
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Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! The Story of the Trans Women of Colour Who Made LGBTQ+ History by Joy Michael Ellison and Teshika Silver
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Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
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Gender Explorers: Our Stories of Growing up Trans and Changing the World by Juno Roche
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Queer: A Collection of LGBTQ Writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday (eBook on Libby) by Frank Wynne
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The Trans Self-Care Workbook (eBook on Libby) by Theo Lorenz
Films streaming on Kanopy:
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Transgender Tuesdays (2014)
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Becoming Johanna (2016)
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Man Made (2019)
Blog written by Lizzi Morris (They/Them) - Reading, Learning and Community Officer at Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub. They enjoy cinema, art, books and their cat Juno.