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

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- Whipping Girl : A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity
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- Serano, Julia

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- What's the T? : The no-nonsense guide to being trans and/or non-binary for teens
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- Dawson, Juno, Soofiya

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- My Trans Parent : A User Guide for When Your Parent Transitions
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- Bryant, Heather

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- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask)
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- Tannehill, Brynn

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- The Beginner's Guide to Being A Trans Ally
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- Whittlesey, Christy

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- They / Them / Their : A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities
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- Young, Eris

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- Trans Britain : Our Journey from the Shadows
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- Burns, Ms Christine

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- Transitions : Our Stories of Being TRANS
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- Roche, Juno, Barker, Meg-John, Choudrey, Sabah, Authors, Various

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- Trans : A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability : 3
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- Halberstam, Jack

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- Beyond the Gender Binary
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- Vaid-Menon, Alok

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- Read This to Get Smarter : about Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More
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- Imani, Blair

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- x+y : A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender
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- Cheng, Eugenia

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- The Big Book of LGBTQ+ Activities : Teaching Children About Gender Identity, Sexuality, Relationships and Different Families
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- Taylor, Amie, Stevens, Liza

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- The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality : From Ace to Ze
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- Holleb, Morgan Lev Edward

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- Who Are You? : The Kid's Guide to Gender Identity
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- Pessin-Whedbee, Brook, Bardoff, Naomi

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- Gender: A Graphic Guide
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- Barker, Meg-John, Scheele, Jules

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- Gender Queer: A Memoir
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- Kobabe, Maia, Kobabe, Maia