gender identity

Presents approximately 150 primary source documents, such as speeches, legislation, memoirs, newspaper articles, and interviews, related to gender issues and sexuality between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries.

Explains the differences between biological sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression and discusses related psychological and emotional struggles, intersex research and treatment, laws related to gender, and ways to make a difference for gender-variant individuals.

A collection of ten short stories about teens and their problems with relationships and sexual identity.

A child born neither fully boy nor fully girl in Labrador, Canada, in 1968, is raised as Wayne by his parents, even though his mother and midwife/neighbor, the only person outside the family to know the truth, secretly nurture his feminine side, and it is not until he is able to leave his hometown and settle in St. John that he has the freedom to explore his dual identity.

Examines the experiences of transgender individuals from around the world, discussing gender and gender roles, and explaining the difference between someone considered a "tomboy" and being transgender.

Presents twelve stories by contemporary, award-winning young adult authors, some presented in graphic or letter format, which explore themes of gender identity, love, and sexuality.

Troy Johnson reflects on how his life was impacted by his mother's homosexuality, describing his reactions when he found out, his eventual acceptance of his mother and her girlfriend, his efforts to promote gay rights in America, and other related topics.

Tells the fictional story of Kevin Campbell, a teenager who feels more like a girl than a boy and has a hard time being accepted by his peers; and includes research and information about gender identity.

Jennifer Boylan discusses how she spent the first forty years of life knowing she was a woman trapped in a man's body and explores how her physical, emotional, and spiritual life was changed after a sex-change operation.