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Intro to Transgender Identities

Want to be a better ally to the transgender people in your life? Use this list to find books about transgender identities for readers of all ages. Descriptions from Booklist and the catalogue. Ask a librarian for assistance with eBooks. Selected by Sunnyvale Public Library staff.

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13 items

  • Ewing’s own path to claiming their gender identity is woven around interviews with dozens about their own experiences of gender in this profound graphic novel. Available in print and in eBook format on cloudLibrary.
    Downloadable Graphic Novel, 2022[S.l.]: Liveright, 2022.
  • How to They/Them

    A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity

    Getty, Stuart
    Getty explores the history of gender-neutral pronouns [and breaks] down the difference between Sex Assigned at Birth (SAAB), gender identity, and gender orientation, importantly explaining that even hormones and chromosomes don't work on a clear…
    eBook, 2020Blue Star Press, 2020
  • A young informational storybook introducing the concept of pronouns and identifying one's pronouns to kids.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2024] — E AMER Lindz
  • Free to Be

    Understanding Kids & Gender Identity

    Turban, Jack L.,
    By combining the latest scientific research, stories of transgender children, and the intricacies of today's political gender wars, this book gives you the tools to help the kids in your life navigate the complexity of gender identity, while also…
    Book, 2024New York : Atria Books, 2024. — 616.8527 TUR
  • Poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the gender binary.
    Book, 2020New York : Penguin Workshop, [2020] — Y 305.3 VAI
  • Archie, a snarky genderqueer artist, is tired of people not understanding gender-neutral pronouns. Tristan, a cisgender dude, is looking for an easy way to introduce gender-neutral pronouns to his increasingly diverse workplace. The longtime best…
    Graphic Novel, 2018Portland, OR : Limerence Press, 2018. — YGN BONGIOVAN
  • Trans+

    Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You

    Gonzales, Kathryn,
    An all-inclusive, uncensored guide for teens who are transgender, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, or gender-fluid. TRANS+ answers all your questions, easy and hard, about gender and covers mental health, physical health and reproduction,…
    Book, 2019Washington, DC : Magination Press, [2019] — Y 306.768 G
  • Seeing Gender

    An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression

    Gottlieb, Iris,
    Divided into three main sections, the book begins with an introduction to related terminology and such basics as gender identity, gender dysphoria, pronouns, and a breakdown of the acronym LGBTQ+. A lengthier second section delves deeper, explaining…
    Book, 2022San Francisco : Chronicle Books LLC, 2022. — Y 305.3 GOT
  • In this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and J.R. Zuckerberg guide you through the basics of the LGBTQ+ world! Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships,…
    Web resource
  • An affirming, conversational picture book that models the ease with which our language can adapt to gender diversity and pronoun use.
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021. — E LOCKE Katherine
  • Portraying a cast of varying ability, age, hair color, hairstyle, religion, skin tone, and size, Tirado's boldly colored, smoothly outlined digital art, set against vibrant monochrome backgrounds, celebrates myriad ways people express gender across…
    Board Book, 2022New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — BB AYALAKRON Chris
  • The Gender Identity Guide for Parents

    Compassionate Advice to Help Your Child Be Their Most Authentic Self

    Hawn, Tavi,
    Talking with your child about gender identity can seem overwhelming—but with the right guidance, you can have healthy conversations and create an affirming environment for them as they grow. Whether your child is cisgender, gender expansive,…
    Book, 2021Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2021] — 649.13 HAW
  • She, He, They, Me

    for the Sisters, Misters, and Binary Resisters

    Ryle, Robyn,
    The book covers a wide and up-to-date breadth of gender identities as well as the experiences that people with those identities encounter from birth to death. Readers follow simple turn-by-turn instructions to the next passage pertaining to their…
    Book, 2019Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2019] — 305.3 R