Trans 101 - Books for Allies
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A common question is 'what can I get my well-meaning parent that might help them understand me better?' Here you can find a great list of books that are written for those future allies who want to have a solid grounding of knowledge to better support their loved ones and friends.
Linked Books
![Image for Whipping Girl : A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97815800/9781580056229.jpg)
- title
- Whipping Girl : A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity
- author
- Serano, Julia
![Image for What's the T? : The no-nonsense guide to being trans and/or non-binary for teens](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97815263/9781526362827.jpg)
- title
- What's the T? : The no-nonsense guide to being trans and/or non-binary for teens
- author
- Dawson, Juno, Soofiya
![Image for My Trans Parent : A User Guide for When Your Parent Transitions](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817877/9781787751224.jpg)
- title
- My Trans Parent : A User Guide for When Your Parent Transitions
- author
- Bryant, Heather
![Image for Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask)](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817859/9781785928260.jpg)
- title
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask)
- author
- Tannehill, Brynn
![Image for The Beginner's Guide to Being A Trans Ally](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817877/9781787757837.jpg)
- title
- The Beginner's Guide to Being A Trans Ally
- author
- Whittlesey, Christy
![Image for They / Them / Their : A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817859/9781785924835.jpg)
- title
- They / Them / Their : A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities
- author
- Young, Eris
![Image for Trans Britain : Our Journey from the Shadows](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817835/9781783528448.jpg)
- title
- Trans Britain : Our Journey from the Shadows
- author
- Burns, Ms Christine
![Image for Transitions : Our Stories of Being TRANS](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817877/9781787758513.jpg)
- title
- Transitions : Our Stories of Being TRANS
- author
- Roche, Juno, Barker, Meg-John, Choudrey, Sabah, Authors, Various
![Image for Trans : A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability : 3](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97805202/9780520292697.jpg)
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- Trans : A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability : 3
- author
- Halberstam, Jack
![Image for Beyond the Gender Binary](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97805930/9780593094655.jpg)
- title
- Beyond the Gender Binary
- author
- Vaid-Menon, Alok
![Image for Read This to Get Smarter : about Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97819848/9781984860545.jpg)
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- Read This to Get Smarter : about Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More
- author
- Imani, Blair
![Image for x+y : A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817881/9781788160414.jpg)
- title
- x+y : A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender
- author
- Cheng, Eugenia
![Image for The Big Book of LGBTQ+ Activities : Teaching Children About Gender Identity, Sexuality, Relationships and Different Families](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817877/9781787753372.jpg)
- title
- The Big Book of LGBTQ+ Activities : Teaching Children About Gender Identity, Sexuality, Relationships and Different Families
- author
- Taylor, Amie, Stevens, Liza
![Image for The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality : From Ace to Ze](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817859/9781785923425.jpg)
- title
- The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality : From Ace to Ze
- author
- Holleb, Morgan Lev Edward
![Image for Who Are You? : The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817859/9781785927287.jpg)
- title
- Who Are You? : The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity
- author
- Pessin-Whedbee, Brook, Bardoff, Naomi
![Image for Gender: A Graphic Guide](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817857/9781785784521.jpg)
- title
- Gender: A Graphic Guide
- author
- Barker, Meg-John, Scheele, Jules
![Image for Gender Queer: A Memoir](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97815493/9781549304002.jpg)
- title
- Gender Queer: A Memoir
- author
- Kobabe, Maia, Kobabe, Maia