Recs if you like Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity...

No, it's not. You just didn't learn all of history. (A.k.a. not all period dramas need to be all-white all-straight etc. and we have the sources to prove it)

nonfiction about transgender history

Reading suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon! (Any year of course). Books with trans characters of any label (or any non-cis gender identity) by trans/non-cis authors. I have not read all the books in this list. Feel free to name your fave books by trans authors in the comments!

memoirs, anthologies, graphic novels etc. - anything goes as long as it's nonfiction about the trans & queer experience

history you probably didn't learn in school

Essential writings from Black feminists.

So much LGBTQ+ history! A lot of this is centered in the US, though there are some exceptions and I'm trying to grow it all the time. Note that I have an HIV / AIDS list that a lot of queer history, especially around the 80s + 90s. So check that one out for more

An alternative to "feminine rage" and "women's wrongs"

Nuanced, intersectional approaches to gender theory

Looking for transfeminine and nonbinary specific recommendations

Key texts in Caribbean and Black/feminist thought.

history / theory books i have on my tbr!!

I read queer shit you know what you're here for <3

books about sex work and what it entails

This is a collection of books from @bisexualbookshelf that examine power, history, and liberation across interconnected struggles.

academic & theory-heavy Black Feminist, Queer, & Critical Race texts. suggestions and/or corrections always welcome!

I thought it would be nice to have all of them in one long list.

A reading list to explore Black Dandyism, Gender, and style.

Fic + NonFic | Updating Regularly