Gender Books - Gender Construction Kit

Gender Books

There’s a huge range of books about trans, non-binary, gender variant, and intersex issues, and it can be difficult to know what to read. The following are some books that are of particular usefulness and relevance to people living in the UK. Most have been written or edited by UK-based authors.

How To Understand Your Gender
A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are
Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker
The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People
A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication
Matthew Mills and Gillie Stoneham
The Transgender Handbook
A Guide for Transgender People, Their Families and Professionals
Edited by Walter Pierre Bouman and Jon Arcelus
Trans Britain
Our Long Journey from the Shadows
Edited by Christine Burns
Transgender Employees in the Workplace
A Guide for Employers
Jennie Kermode
Trans Like Me
A Journey for All of Us
CN Lester
Counseling Transgender and Non-binary Youth
The Essential Guide
Irwin Krieger
To My Trans Sisters
Edited by Charlie Craggs
This Is My Body
Hearing the theology of transgender Christians
Edited by Christina Beardsley and Michelle O'Brien
Transgender Behind Prison Walls
Sarah Jane Baker
Becoming an Ally to the Gender-Expansive Child
A Guide for Parents and Carers
Anna Bianchi
The Trans Partner Handbook
A Guide for When Your Partner Transitions
Jo Green
Pressing Matters Volume 1
A Trans Activism Memoir
Christine Burns
Pressing Matters Volume 2
A Trans Activism Memoir
Christine Burns
Helping Your Transgender Teen
Second Edition
Irwin Krieger
Supporting Young Transgender Men
A Guide for Professionals
Matthew Waites
Transgender Health
A Practitioner's Guide to Binary and Non-Binary Trans Patient Care
Ben Vincent
Balancing on the Mechitza
Transgender in Jewish Community
Edited by Noach Dzmura
Gender Diversity and Non-binary Inclusion in the Workplace
The Essential Guide for Employers
Sarah Gibson and J. Fernandez
Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Students and Staff in Further and Higher Education
Practical Advice for Colleges and Universities
Dr Matson Lawrence and Dr Stephanie Mckendry

Further reading

You can find many more books, PDFs, and websites on the genderarchive.org.uk website.

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