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A/S/L, Make Sure You Die Screaming, and Luminous

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7 New Trans Novels To Read This Summer

In less than six months, 2025 has already amassed an absolutely stellar line-up of trans novels that range from historical fiction, lyrical explorations of dysphoria and identity, and science fiction…

Nic Anstett —

Jun 26, 2025

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My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner

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Meryl Wilsner Has Done It Again With This Friends-to-Lovers Romance With Killer Sex Scenes

In a sea of skinny sapphic romance novels, I found Wilsner’s latest to be a refreshing change for the genre.

ashni —

Apr 29, 2025

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With ‘Stag Dance’, Torrey Peters Is Back and Better Than Ever

The laws of masculinity, and the ways in which they restrict and influence gender, infect every story (and novel) included in Torrey Peters’ collection, Stag Dance.

Nic Anstett —

Mar 24, 2025

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10 Books That Celebrate Trans Joy

From trans memoirs that revel in the beauty of transition to sci-fi novels, manga, and quiet literary dramas that give us a reason to be proud, these books remind us…

Willow Heath —

Dec 5, 2024

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Nico Lang wears a hat. The book American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era.

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To Protect Trans Kids, We Have To Actually Listen to Them

The stories of trans youth go largely ignored by the American public in our cultural conversations about their lives, but Nico Lang is giving everyone a chance to change that…

Stef Rubino —

Oct 14, 2024

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memoir

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A Refreshing Trans Memoir More Concerned by What Is Gained by Transition Than What Is Lost

The backlash against trans people in recent years has no doubt left many of us feeling as if there will never be relief from the constant antagonism and legislative damnation.…

Stef Rubino —

Sep 18, 2024

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Anarchist Author Margaret Killjoy Crafts Trans Worlds in the Woods

Margaret Killjoy is a master world-builder. Her first young adult book, The Sapling Cage, comes out next month.

Nico —

Aug 29, 2024

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The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters

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‘The Other Olympians’ Is Essential Reading Heading Into This Year’s Summer Olympics

It’s a fascinating and, oftentimes, frustrating exploration of how we got to where we are in both the sports and gender debate and the limitation of trans rights in general.

Stef Rubino —

Jun 4, 2024

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‘Cactus Country’ Moves Beyond the Expected Borders of the Traditional Transition Memoir

Our stories don’t have to end where they start if we stay open to the potential around us.

Stef Rubino —

May 21, 2024

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Masculinity in Transition by K Allison Hammer

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K. Allison Hammer Imagines the Queer and Trans Possibilities of Masculinity

Rather than focus on individual, exceptional figures of toxic masculinity, Hammer wanted to explore masculinity as a cultural form that people of all genders can embody.

Lauren Herold —

Feb 8, 2024

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