5 memoirs to read for Trans Awareness Week

Like movies, books are a great way to understand the lived experiences of trans and gender-diverse folks.

And for trans and gender-diverse folks they can help them feel less alone and isolated.

Here's 5 memoirs to read for Trans Awareness Week.

Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man by Thomas Page McBee

This book is part memoir and part examination of masculinity and the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes through the lived experience of a trans man.

The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation by Raquel Willis

This powerful memoir traces activist Raquel Willis’ journey to becoming a trailblazing trans activist and her work towards collective liberation.

Frighten the Horses by Oliver Radclyffe

This is a trans coming of age memoir following Oliver’s journey to coming out as a lesbian and then a trans man in his 40s. It’s a great reminder that it’s never too late to be yourself.

A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar by Harry Nicholas

After not finding any books on being gay and trans, Harry wrote this raw, honest, and uplifting memoir about navigating gay culture as a gay trans man in London, England.

Transitional: In One Way or Another, We All Transition by Munroe Bergdorf

This book focuses on Munroe’s own experiences and the knowledge of experts and other activists to show how transitioning is a universal experience.