Bibliographies:
Canadian (auto)biographies
Hoax biographies
(auto)biographies that are almost unobtainable
French and Belgian (auto) biographies and Histories
Biographies with the pre-transition name in the title
Advice Manuals 1957-1980
Advice Manuals 1981-2000
Advice Manuals 2001-2017
There are many advice manuals for different types of trans person. This list is necessarily incomplete.
Inclusion in this list does not imply that I endorse the contents of any item.
In this third period, since 2001, there has been a pronounced explosion of trans advice manuals. It in 1960-1970s it was likely that a trans person would read all the manuals available, in recent years years it has become impossible to keep up.
(I have not included books on 'sissification' or 'forced feminity'. I regard those as a different genre.)
Part III 2001-2017
2002
- Veronica Vera. Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success: A Resource Guide for Boys Who Want to Be Girls. Villard.
- Janice Morgan Stevens (Jean Marie Stine). Everything you wanted to know about sex changes ... and were afraid to ask: a primer for male to female transsexuals. Renaissance E Books.
2004
- Jed Bland (ed) Transvestism and Cross Dressing: Current Views. Beaumont Trust.
2005
- Alice Purnell. Transexed and Transgendered People: A Guide. Gendys Conferences.
- Lannie Rose. How to Change Your Sex: A Lighthearted Look at the Hardest Thing You'll Ever Do. Lulu.
2006
- Paisley Currah, Richard M Juang & Shannon Price Minter (eds). Transgender Rights. University of Minnesota Press.
2007
- Jennifer Seeley. The Transgender Companion (Male To Female): The Complete Guide To Becoming The Woman You Want To Be. CreateSpace.
- Andrew Sharpe. Transgender Jurisprudence: Dysphoric Bodies of Law. Routledge-Cavendich.
2008
- Deep Stealth (Andrea James & Calpernia Addams) Finding Your Female Voice: TS Voice Feminization. 9 DVDs, CD and PDF.
- Kelley Winters and Dan Karasic. Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: Essays from the Struggle for Dignity. GID Reform Advocates.
2009
- Mara Drummond. Transitions - A Guide to Transitioning for Transsexuals and Their Families. Lulu.com.
- Joanne Herman. Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not. AuthorHouse.
- Douglas Ousterhout. Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman. Addicus Books.
2010
- Megan M.Rohrer and Zander Keig. Letters for My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect. Wilgefortis.
- Anne Vitale. The Gendered Self: Further Commentary on the Transsexual Phenomenon. Lulu
2011
- Anne L Boedecker. The Transgender Guidebook: Keys to a Successful Transition. CreateSpace.
- Alex Drummond. Queering the Tranny: New Perspectives on Male Transvestism and Transsexualism. True Colours Publishing.
- Alice Purnell & Jed Bland. Trans in the Twenty First Century: Concerning Gender Diversity. Beaumont Trust.
- Martine Rothblatt. From Transgender to Transhuman: A Manifesto On the Freedom of Form. Martine Rothblatt.
- Nat Smith & Eric A. Stanley. Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex. AK Press.
- Stephen Whittle (ed). The White Book: A really indispensible manual for inhabiting a trans man’s being. Gendys.
2012
- Richard Adler, Sandy Hirsch & Michelle Mordaunt. Voice and Communication Therapy for the Transgender/Transsexual Client: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide. Plural Publishing Inc.
- Meghan Chavalier. Your True Self: An Informative Guide for Transitioning Transgender Women. Kindle.
- Trystan Theosophus Cotten (ed). Hung Jury: Testimonies of Genital Surgery by Transsexual Men. Transgress Press.
- Karine Espineira, Maud-Yeuse Thomas & Arnaud Alessandrin. La Transyclopedie : Tout Savoir Sur Les Transidentites. Lulu.
- Jennifer L. Levi & Elizabeth E. Monnin-Browder (eds). Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy, GLAD.
- Racheal McGonigal. The Transgender Guide (Transsexual transition). Kindle.
- M S Lynette Nisbet. Girl Talk. the Transgender Guide for Voice and Feminization. Robertson Publishing.
- Carollyn Olson. Tricks of the Trade -- A Beginners Guide To Cross Dressing. Kindle.
- Nick Teich. Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue. Columbia University Press.
2013
- Joanne Borden. Transgender Complete, A Virtual Handbook . Kindle.
- Kate Bornstein. My New Gender Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving World Peace Through Gender Anarchy and Sex Positivity. Routledge.
- Des McCabe & Fiona McLeod. Transgender People - Practical Advice, FAQs and Case Studies (Best Practice Guides in Equality and Diversity - The Diversiton Series). New Activity Publication.
- Isaac West. Transforming Citizenships: Transgender Articulations of the Law (Sexual Cultures). New York University Press.
- Tasi Zuriak. Top Ten Fashion Mistakes by Crossdressers And How To Fix them. Kindle.
2014
- Leo Castana. The Transgender Men's Guide to Life: Decision-Making and Goal-Setting while Transitioning Towards Your True Gender. Kindle.
- Leo Castana. The Transgender Men's Guide to Life: Coming Out and Socially Transitioning Towards Your True Gender. Kindle.
- Jennifer Corbett. On Becoming a Woman: A Transsexual and Transgender guide for transitioning from male to female. Kindle.
- Barbara Deloto & Thomas Newgen. Feminizing Men - A Guide for Males to Achieve Maximum Feminization. CreateSpace.
- Laura Erickson-Schroth (ed). Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community. Oxford University Press
- Christine Michelle Duffy. Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace: A Practical Guide.
- Ally Windsor Howell, with a forward by Phyllis Frye. Transgender Persons and the Law. American Bar Association.
- Jenny Husk. The Ultimate Transgender Before and After Transgender Surgery Survival Guide for Transgender People with Transgender Issues about Transgender Equality. Kindle.
- Robyn Kelly. One Woman's Story: A Trans-Activist Sourcebook. Kindle.
- Snow McNally. The Transition Process. Kindle.
- Carollyn Olson. More Tricks of the Trade -- A Beginners Guide To Cross Dressing. Kindle.
- Karen M Scarpella. Sharing the Good News: A Positive Model for Coming Out as Transgender. CreateSpace.
- Jans M Scherpe (ed). The Legal Status of Transsexual and Transgender Persons. Interentia.
- Michelle Spicer. The Transgender Handbook, Lulu.
- Dean Thornton (ed). Letters for my Sisters. Transgress Press. "If you could write just one letter to someone who is beginning their gender transition or to your younger, pre-transition self, what would you say?" 35 trans women answer.
- Isabella van Vence. Frau sein kann Mann lernen: Das Crossdressing Handbuch. Kindle.
- Zander Keig & Mitch Kellaway (eds). Manning Up: Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family, and Themselves. Createspace.
2015
- Charles Anders. The Lazy Crossdresser. Greenery Press.
- Anne L Boedecker. The Transgender Workbook: Your Journey to Womanhood. CreateSpace.
- Joanne Borden. Transgender Complete: A Virtual Handbook. Kindle.
- Felix Conrad. Autogynephilia - Everyman's Guide to Autogynephilia, Crossdreaming and Late Onset Transsexualism. Lulu.
- Eli R Green & Luca Maurer. The Teaching Transgender Toolkit: A Facilitator's Guide To Increasing Knowledge, Reducing Prejudice & Building Skills.
- Anna Kendrick. Transgender: the guy inside. Kindle.
- Eleanor Nye. Sex Change - Male to Female: An Essential Guide for Understanding the Process of Gender Reassignment Surgery & Getting to Know the New You. Kindle.
- Eleanor Nye. Sex Change - Female to Male: An Essential Guide for Understanding the Process of Gender Reassignment Surgery & Getting to Know the New You. Kindle.
- Eleanor Nye. Gender Dysphoria: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Dealing With Gender Identity Disorder. Kindle.
- Jami Kathleen Taylor & Donald P Haider-Markel (eds). Transgender Rights and Politics: Groups, Issue Framing, and Policy Adoption. University of Michigan Press.
- Rylan Jay Testa, Deborah Coolhart, Jayme Peta &Arlene Istar Lev. The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity. Instant Help.
- Deanne Thornton & Andrea James (eds) Letters for My Sisters: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect. Transgress Press.
- R O C Tree. Five Things You'll Face as a Pre-Op, Pre-T FTM. Kindle.
- Claudia Valsecchi. I Fiori della Transizione - Fiori di Bach per il Percorso Transgender. Kindle.
- Alexander Walker & Emmett J P Lundberg (eds). Finding Masculinity: Female to Male Transition in Adulthood. Riverdale Avenue Books.
- TGEU. Know Your Rights!: Activist’s Guide on Trans People’s Rights under EU Law. PDF
- TGEU. Know Your Rights!: Guide on Trans People’s Rights under EU Law. PDF
2016
- Thomas E Bevan. Being Transgender: What You Should Know. Praeger.
- Vernon Coleman. Men in Bras, Panties and Dresses: The Secret Truths About Transvestites. Kindle.
- Felix Conrad. How to Jedi Mindtrick Your Gender Dysphoria.
- Felix Conrad. Is a Transgender Woman a Woman?.
- Felix Conrad. Quantum Desire: A Sexological Analysis of Crossdreaming.
- Trystan Cotton. Below the Belt: Genital Talk by Men of Trans Experience. Transgress Press.
- Ally Windsor Howell. This is Who We Are: A Guide to Transgenderism and the Laws Affecting Transgender Persons. Ankerwycke.
- Ally Windsor Howell. Transgender Persons and the Law 2nd Edition. American Bar Association.
- Jayden James. Making the Most of your Natural Masculinity: A FTM's Guide To Begin Your Transitional Journey. Kindle.
- Hannah Lane. Transgender Voice Workbook: A voice course for MTF trans people. Kindle.
- Sky Logan. Transgender Transition: Introduction. Kindle.
- Sky Logan. Transgender Transition - Quick Start Guidebook. Kindle.
- Z Nicolazzo. Trans* in College: Transgender Students' Strategies For Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion. Stylus Publishing.
- Andrea Pelleschi. Transgender Rights and Issues. Essential Library.
- Katherine Reilly. The Road to Femininity: A New Life for a New Woman. Akakia Publications.
- Drake Cameron Sterling. Top Surgery: Unbound: An Insider's Guide to Chest Masculinization Surgery. Sterling OmniMedia.
- R O C Tree. Coming Out as Transgender. Kindle.
- Veronica Vera. Miss Vera's Cross Gender Fun for All. Greenery Press.
2017
- Walter Pierre Bouman & Jon Arcelus. The Transgender Handbook: A Guide for Transgender People, Their Families and Professionals. Nova Science Pub Inc.
- Candis Cayne. Hi Gorgeous!: Transforming Inner Power into Radiant Beauty. Running Press.
- Vernon Coleman. Men in Bras, Panties and Dresses: The Secret Truths About Transvestites. Kindle.
- Charlie Craggs (ed). To My Trans Sisters. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Jo Green. The Trans Partner Handbook: A Guide for When Your Partner Transitions. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
- Declan Henry. Trans Voices: Becoming Who You Are. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
- Mason Daxton. The Transgender Mans Guide to Passing: The book every transgender male needs after coming out. Kindle.
- Ephraim Das Janssen. Phenomenal Gender: What Transgender Experience Discloses. Indiana University Press.
- Matthew Mills & Gillie Stoneham. The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.