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"The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. "Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans...
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2019.
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English
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"Lake Geneva, 1816. Nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley is inspired to write a story about a scientist who creates a new life-form. In Brexit Britain, a young transgender doctor called Ry is falling in love with Victor Stein, a celebrated professor leading the public debate around AI and carrying out some experiments of his own in a vast underground network of tunnels. Meanwhile, Ron Lord, just divorced and living with his mom again, is set to make his...
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"The "trans" epidemic sweeping teenage girls. Until just a few years ago, gender dysphoria -- severe discomfort in one's biological sex -- was vanishingly rare. It was typically found in less than .01 percent of the population, emerged in early childhood, and afflicted males almost exclusively. But today whole groups of female friends in colleges, high schools, and even middle schools across the country are coming out as "transgender." These are girls...
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A novel inspired by the life of Dr. James Miranda Barry follows a penniless Irish girl who adopts the identity of a boy in order to enter medical school, and embracing the freedom of living life as a man, becomes one of the most well-respected physicians in nineteenth-century Cape Town.
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2023.
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First edition.
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English
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"Ponyboy unravels in his Paris apartment. Cut to the bar. Cut to the back room. Ponyboy is strung out and struggling. He is falling into the widening chasm between who he is - trans, electrically so - and the blank canvas his girlfriend, Baby, wants him to be. Cut to Berlin. Ponyboy sinks deeper into drugs and falls for Gabriel, all the while pursued by a photographer hungry for the next hot thing. As his relationships crumble, he overdoses. Cut to...
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2021.
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First Scribner hardcover edition.
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English
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This life story of an aristocratic trans man whose secret 1968 legal case, which forced him to defend his male status, had a profound impact on trans rights for decades is a singular contribution to trans history and the ongoing struggle for trans rights.
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[2023]
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English
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"Elisheva Cohen has just returned to New York after almost a decade. The wounds of abandoning the Orthodox community that raised her, then shunned her because of her substance abuse, are still painful. But when she gets an amazing opportunity to study photography with art legend Wyatt Cole, Ely is willing to take the leap. On her first night back in town, Ely goes out to the infamous queer club Revel for a celebratory night of dancing. Ely is swept...
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2023.
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English
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"When university biologist Anne Marbot learns that the 19-year-old she raised as “Lucie” is a transgender man named Alex, she’s overwhelmed by questions. How can this be? Who put these ideas in your head? What if you regret it? Am I overreacting? How will your grandparents react? Why didn’t I see it coming? Why is this so easy for others? Am I a bigot? What does gender really mean, anyway? How can I be the parent my child needs? It soon becomes...
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[2020]
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English
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"Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship. Chicago improv mainstay Abby McEnany stars in this uniquely human comedy series, co-created by McEnany and Tim Mason"--Container.
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[2023]
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English
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"A breathtaking, exquisitely crafted memoir about a trans person’s singular journey through breaching the boundaries of gender—across generations, cultures and borders—to become his truest, most authentic self. Nearing the age of forty, with an entire life already lived as a woman—half in Colombia, half in the US—Miles Borrero comes face to face with his father’s impending death. Suddenly realizing that he has been stalling his transition...
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2023.
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First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Paperback edition.
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English
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Returning home to New Port Stephen, Florida, for Christmas after his career goes south, trans TV writer and comedian Eli Ward reconnects with his high school ex and they must decide whether to leave the past in the past or move on together.
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2023
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Primera edición.
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Español
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¿Puedo besarte?". Faltaban dos meses para el estreno mundial de Juno y Elliot Page estaba en su primer bar queer. El calor del verano pesaba a su alrededor mientras miraba a la chica. Y entonces ocurrió. Delante de todo el mundo. Una experiencia incomprensible. Allí estaba él, a punto de descubrirse como una persona queer, como una persona trans. Se aproximaba cada vez más a sus deseos, a sus sueños, a sí mismo, sin la represión con...
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2022.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
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English
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The new season finds Abby, a 40-something-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke, in the wake of a breakup. She begrudgingly accepts the realization that she's too busy to kill herself, and in fact she's just starting to get her head above water... when a global pandemic converges with a family emergency and forces Abby into uncharted territory.
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[2021]
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English
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From hot new hookups to trouble at the altar, nothing is off-limits for this unapologetic group of friends and lovers. No matter who comes out on top, Gen Q always has each other's backs. They're here, queer, living proud, and always staying true to themselves.
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Magical boy (Graphix) volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending humanity from a dark, ancient evil! With a sassy feline sidekick and loyal gang of friends by his side, can Max take on his destiny,...
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2022.
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First edition.
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English
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"A breathtakingly imaginative fantasy series starring Max--a high schooler chosen to become the next Magical Girl. There's just one catch . . . he's a trans boy! Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical...
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