Lou Sullivan Society San Francisco Bay Area

The Books and Publications

"TRANScending Identities: A Bibliography of Resources on Transgender and Intersex Topics"
by the GLBT Round Table of the American Libraries Association

"Annotated Bibliography: Gender Identity" Annotated Bibliography: Gender Identity"
A SIECUS Annotated Bibliography of Organizations and Available Materials

The FTM Authors

Both Sides Now: One Man's Journey Through Womanhood
Dhillon Khosla (Author)
Hardcover: 336 pages
Tarcher Penguin ISBN: 9781585424726
Reviews, purchase: Dhillon's website, Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Becoming A Visible Man
Jamison Green (Author)
Paperback (2004)
Vanderbilt University Press ISBN: 0-8265-1457-X
Reviews, purchase: Jamison's website, Amazon.com, Vanderbilt University Press, and your friendly local bookstore.

Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits
Loren Cameron (Photographer)
Paperback (November 1996)
Cleis Press ISBN: 1573440620
Reviews, purchase: Loren's website, Amazon.com, Cleis Press, and your friendly local bookstore.

Dear Sir or Madam
Mark Nicholas Alban Rees
Hardcover (March 1999)
Cassell Academic; ISBN 0304333948
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

The Drag King Book
Del Lagrace Volcano, Del L. Grace, Judith "Jack" Halberstam (Photographer)
Paperback 160 pages (August 1999)
Consortium Book Sales & Dist. ISBN 1852426071
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Drag King Dreams (Paperback)
Leslie Feinberg
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Carroll & Graf (March 1, 2006)ISBN-10: 0786717637
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society.
H. Devor
Paperback 720 pages (March 1, 1999)
Indiana Univ Pr; ISBN: 0253212596
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, IFGE (excerpt from foreword by James Green), and your friendly local bookstore.

Gender Blending: Confronting the Limits of Duality.
H. Devor
Paperback 178 pages (October 1989)
Indiana Univ Pr; ISBN: 0253205336
“It's about female gender variance. Most of the people in it are TG, a couple considered being TS but decided against it.” -- H.Devor
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Stone Butch Blues: A Novel
Leslie Feinberg
Paperback 304 pages (March 1993)
Firebrand Books; ISBN: 156341029X
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

The Testosterone Files : My Hormonal and Social Transformation from Female to Male
Max Wolf Valerio (Author)
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Seal Press (April 13, 2006)
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Denis Rodman
Leslie Feinberg
Paperback 222 pages (June 1997)
Beacon Press ISBN 0807079413
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Translegalities: A Legal Guide for FTMs
Spencer Bergstedt
103 pages, 8-1/2 x 11, $30.00
Reviews, purchase: Spencer Bergstedt website, TG Outreach Project, Fruitbat

Transmen and Ftms: Identities, Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities
Jason Cromwell
Paperback 264 pages (December 1999)
University of Illinois Press (trade) ISBN 0252068254
Reviews, purchase: Jason Cromwell, University of Illinois Press, Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

The General Authors

Clinical Management of Gender Identity Disorders in Children and Adults (Clinical Practice No. 14)
Ray Blanchard, Betty W. Steiner (Eds.)
Hardcover
American Psychiatric Press ISBN 0880481870
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Confessions of a Gender Defender: A Psychologist's Reflections on Life Among the Transgendered
Randi Ettner
Hardcover (October 1996)
Evanston Pub. ISBN 1886094519
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Current Concepts in Transgender Identities (Garland Reference Library of Social Sciences Vol. 976)
Dallas Denny (Ed.)
Hardcover 452 pages (March 1998)
Garland Publishers; ISBN 081531793X
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Female Masculinity
Judith Halberstam
Paperback 329 pages; (October 1998)
Duke University Press (Trd.) ISBN 0822322439
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Gender Loving Care: A Guide to Counseling Gender Variant Clients
Randi Ettner, George R. Brown
Hardcover 181 pages (May 1999)
W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0390703045
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us
Kate Bornstein
Paperback 253 pages (April 1995)
Vintage Books ISBN 0679757015
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Lesbians Talk Transgender
Zachary I. Nataf
Paperback (September 1996)
Scarlet Pr; ISBN: 1857270088
Comments from a ftm reader: “in regard to the book recommendation... my lover strongly suggests a book titled Lesbians Talk Transgender. Dont let the title throw you, ok? It is edited by Zachary Nataf, an FTM. It is a very informative book for everyone... TG/TS, non-trans, gay/lesbian. It is a clearly written book and short to boot. This book can be purchased at A Different Light Books. This book is not specifically written for the FTM, however it is applicable.”
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Looking Queer: Body Image and Identity in the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgendered Community
Dawn Atkins (Ed.)
Paperback 467 pages (June 1998)
Harrington Pane Pr. ISBN 156023931X
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Masculinizing Hormone Therapy for the Transgendered
Sheila Kirk M.D.
Paperback 57 pages (June 1997)
Together Lifeworks ISBN 1887786029

Medical, Legal and Workplace Issues for the Transsexual
Sheila Kirk M.D., Martine Rothblatt J.D.
Paperback 148 pages (December 1995)
Together Lifeworks ISBN 1887796002
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Morgan in the Mirror
C.C. Saint-Clair
Paperback
Bookmakers Ink. ISBN: 1573440620
Reviews, purchase: C.C.'s website, Amazon.com, Bookmakers Ink., and your friendly local bookstore.

My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, The Real You, or Something Else Entirely
Kate Bornstein
Paperback 272 pages (January 1998)
Routledge ISBN 0415916739
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Physicians Guide to Transgendered Medicine
Sheila Kirk M.D.
Paperback 65 pages
Together Lifeworks ISBN 1887796037

Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender
Riki Anne Wilchins
Paperback 288 pages
Firebrand Books ISBN 1563410907
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

The Riddle of Gender
Deborah Rudacille (Author)
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Anchor; Reprint edition (February 14, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0385721978 / ISBN-13: 978-0385721974
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

S/he: Changing Sex and Changing Clothes (Dress, Body and Culture)
Claudine Griggs
Paperback 320 pages (January 1998)
Berg Pub. Ltd., ISBN 1859739164
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Trans Forming Families: Real Stories about Transgendered Loved Ones
Mary Boenke
Paperback 164 pages (January 1999)
Waterford Press ISBN 0966327217
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, and Personal Accounts
Gianna E. Israel, Donald E. Li Tarver M.D., Joy Diane Shaffer M.D.
Harcover 304 pages (December 1997)
Temple University Press ISBN 1566395712
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Transgender Nation
Gordene Olga MacKenzie
Paperback (April 1994)
Bowling Green State Univ. ISBN 0879725974
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue
Leslie Feinberg
Hardcover 128 pages (October 1998)
Beacon Press ISBN 0807079502
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

Transsexual Workers: An Employers Guide
Janis Walworth
Paperback 135 pages (August 1998)
Center for Gender Sanity ISBN 0966548809
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism - For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals
Mildred L. Brown, Chloe Ann Rounsley (Contributor)
Hardcover
(December 1996)
Jossey-Bass Publishers; ISBN: 0787902713
Comments from a ftm reader: “I found a very recent book, TRUE SELVES... by Mildred Brown very helpful for therapists, friends, family, and those considering....”
Reviews, purchase: Amazon.com, and your friendly local bookstore.

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Our Mission

FTM San Francisco exists to provide information, education, support, community-building and advocacy for Female to Male Transgendered and Transsexual persons and their loved ones.

Our Committee

Martin Rawlings-Fein
Zander Keig
Logan De Ley
Andrew Crawford
Zion Johnson