trans books you need to read (from the bookish community) | trans rights readathon 2025!

☆ official trans rights readathon website (with TONS of resources): https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/ PLEASE sign up here to be included in the data: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2025-... again, feel free to recommend your favorite trans book in the comment section (or pitch your own if you're an author)!! let's fill these comments with love so this video doesn't end up on the scary side of the algorithm. ☆ the wonderful creators who participated & their recommendations (in video order) ↓ ☆ Haley   / spoonie.reads   Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton Stag Dance by Torrey Peters ☆ El   / ermreading     / ermreading   Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye El's charity: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ ☆ Madi   / limmadi8      / @madi8stories     / limliterary   Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens ☆ Naomi   / fromthemixedupdesk     / fromthemixedupdesk      / @fromthemixedupdesk   Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead ☆ Rachel    / readswithrachel     / readswithrachel     / rachelwithreads   Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi ☆ Rachel   / amodelwhosread      / gingernproud23     / amodelwhosread   Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright ☆ Emma   / emmaskies     / emmaskies      / emmaskies   Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid ☆ Seth   / dramakingbooks     / dramakingbooks   The Prospects by KT Hoffman Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore ☆ Krystal   / krystallotuslang     / krystallotuslang      / @krystallotuslang   https://bsky.app/profile/krystallotus... Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi ☆ Nox   / nox_reads      / @nox-reads-old-account   https://bsky.app/profile/nox-reads.bs...   / nox_reads   www.feministbookclub.com Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom Mutual aid request: Venmo is WHolifield; http://paypal.me/WHolifield ☆ Alex   / cemeterygay     / cemeterygay   https://bsky.app/profile/cemeterygay.... Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki And from me, Blood Orange by Mx Yaffa (plus a lot more recs in my last video)! ☆ featured links ☆ 💫 join me on bindery (celestial - exclusive content, discord, book club, and more): https://celestial.binderybooks.com/ ↓ find me in more places ↓ 🎵 tiktok:   / starrysteph   📸 insta:   / starry.steph   📚 storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile... 🦋 bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/starrysteph.... 📖 goodreads:   / steph-starrysteph   💌 email: [email protected] more (news articles, discount codes, etc.): https://beacons.ai/starrysteph ☆ resources ☆ 🇵🇸 learn more about the history of Palestine: https://decolonizepalestine.com/ 🇨🇩 learn more about what's happening in the DRC: https://friendsofthecongo.org/ 🇸🇩 Sudan Solidarity Collective: https://sudansolidarity.com/ trans rights readathon | trans book recs | nonbinary books | gender nonconforming books | trans rights matter | read banned books | diversify your reading | diversify your shelves