Recs if you like So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color...

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!

A collection of books to learn more about queer people and their history

Short story, essays, comics, and/or poetry collections focusing on queer and trans folks. Please note: there are some collections listed where not every story is queer, but there is intersectionality, and since that is important, I have included them.

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

my personal curriculum on gender (particularly third-gender communities). recs welcome!

★ i have not read all of these so please let me know if they are problematic/should be removed!!★

Culture and history outside of the "western world". Recommendations welcome! :)

Don't let the poor zombies starve, feed your brain, make it plump and ripe with knowledge and critical thinking skills. It might also be useful if the zombies never come, who knows. You better be ready.

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

A collection of books on minorities and discrimination and other things your white friends should educate themselves on.

hopeful nonfiction!

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

Nuanced, intersectional approaches to gender theory

Looking for transfeminine and nonbinary specific recommendations

history / theory books i have on my tbr!!

Books that feature Trans* Characters or Non-Fiction about Trans People (Ongoing project). Disclaimer: I haven't read all of these books yet, if there is an issue with the book/author, let me know. German and English

This shall become the place where I geather all the books with nonbinary representattion / written by nonbinary authors (not sure yet if both). I have not read most of them but rather have them from lists, feel free to suggest more, or report falsly added books

Books about queer people or written by queer people. Our voices will be heard.

Recommendations and requests welcome

the gender binary is a colonial construct 🗣️ i’m writing my thesis on indigiqueerness representation so here’s a list of the books i’ll be reading and referencing in case the PB community finds this niche topic interesting 🩵

ps — if you’re interested in outside-the-binary gender conceptualization in other cultures, i have a shelf called “phd” including other places like india, samoa, zapotec… 🥰

A list of nonfiction with LGBTQ+ authors and/or themes, published in 2025-2026, once again shamelessly yoinked from that other reading app that shan't be named.