Kathy Lynn's

My Husband Wears My Clothes is the first book to be written by the wife of a crossdresser. "Clothes don't make the man" has a new meaning. Dr. Rudd addresses many of the questions frequently asked by the spouses, families, and friends of men who cross gender lines and candidly explores the related emotions that range from frustration to elation.

Although Lewins' compact, well written study of transsexualism in Australia was inspired by his own son's transition to daughter, it is nonetheless as objective as it is compassionate. Lewins reveals to us that transsexualism is more process than procedure, a case he makes effectively from his study involving multiple detailed interviews of transsexuals.

Hardcover (January 1998)
Berg Pub Ltd; ISBN: 1859739113

Looks at the male-to-woman transgenderist and transsexual from a sociological and sociopolitical perspective, arguing that it is not the individual transgenderists who are sick and need treatment, but the society that condemns them. Considers the history of the transgender movement, categories of sex, and contemporary medical and popular ideology.

From the Author
John Gray, in his book, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, elaborated on the commonly occurring differences between men and women. Gray's best selling book is the pre-requisite for Who's Really From Venus? which supports but also challenges John Gray and attempts to unscramble the mystery of why both men and women are a bit of both Mars and Venus. Today many women are becoming more assertive and competitive and many men are seeking their softer, more gentle side.

If a picture is worth 1000 words, this book speaks volumes about men and women who cross gender lines and those who share their lives.
The stories presented in this book provide an intimate view of their lives. Dr. Rudd carefully details strategies for coping, both for the transgendered individual and those who share their lives.

The Encyclopedia contains over 1500 entries, with a comprehensive index and bibliography, and a foreword by Gloria E. Anzaldua.

Boys will be girls and girls will be boys. String of Pearls is a collection of provocative, sexy stories about cross-dressing amassed by Australian writer and filmmaker Tony Ayres. Often the tales are about gender confusion, undermining the rigid boundaries by which sexuality is defined. They also touch upon themes of sexual ambiguity, clothing as fetish and ritual, and disguise as a vehicle for unveiling hidden truth.

Hardcover (December 1996)
Routledge; ISBN: 0415114829

Hardcover - 388 pages (July 1997)
Prometheus Books; ISBN: 1573921491

Although readers familiar with Feinberg's earlier books will not find much new material here, this collection of hir (this transgendered author's pronoun of choice) speeches, presented with a few essays by other transgendered writers, serves as a good introduction to Feinberg's ideas about the complexities of gender expression and to hir vision for a future "beyond pink or blue."

In 1981, at the age of 15, Daphne Scholinski was put in a mental hospital for what her psychiatrist called "failure to identify as a sexual female." Though the facts are truly frightening, The Last Time I Wore a Dress is an expose of a shameful medical sham that destroyed countless childhoods.

Written in a question and answer format and it can help anyone share their personal stories with others. If you are looking for a book on transsexualism, this is the one to buy.