For International Transgender Day of Visibility, we’ve put together this resource pack with a focus on the histories, stories and experiences of racialised trans communities.
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Note: while the focus is on works by racialised people, we have also included resources created by white folks.
Books
- Supporting Trans People of Colour: How to Make Your Practice More Inclusive by Sabah Choudrey
- Beyond the Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (author) and Ashley Lukashevsky (illustrator)
- ZOM-FAM by Kama La Mackerel
- Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton
- I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya
- None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary by Travis Alabanza
- Fucking Trans Women by Mira Bellwether
- The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye
- Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi
- Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom
- Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker [author] and Jules Scheele (illustrator)
- Queer & Trans Artists of Color : Stories of Some of Our Lives edited by Nia King
- Transitional by Munroe Bergdorf
Films
Documentaries
- Behind Every Good Man (short)
- Free CeCe!
- Kumu Hina
- MAJOR!
- Paris is Burning
- Shinjuku Boys
- Still Black: A Portrait of Black Trans Men
- The Stroll
- Two-Spirits
- This is Not Me
Podcasts
- Black Trans and Beautiful
- Black Beetle Health Podcast Episode 13: Transitioning Present Day
- Straight No Chaser
- T Time Podcast
- Two Spirit Talks
- The Sex Agenda Episode 11: Supporting Trans People of Colour
- Your Two-Spirit Aunties
Articles
- The Lasting Impact of Mira Bellwether’s Zine, ‘Fucking Trans Women’ by Kai Cheng Thom
- Trans Inclusivity in Sexual Violence Services is Perfectly Achievable – These Organisations are Leading by Example by Jeevan Ravindran
- Against the Binary: Trans People of Colour Shouldn’t Have to Neglect Parts of Their Identity in Therapy by Yas Necati
- An Intimate View Into the Lives of Transgender Elders by Mitchel Kuga
- For Trans and Non-Binary People, the Choice Is Between Private Healthcare or Years of Waiting by Vic Parsons
- La Comuna Lencha-Trans: A queer space in the heart of Mexico City by Karen Castillo (writer) and Fernanda Peralta (illustrator)
- I’m a Trans Woman in Prison, Where Being Myself Comes at a Cost by Traci Jackson
- How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK by June Bellebono
- Trans Healthcare on the NHS; a Story of Repeated Failure by Tristan Oscar Smith
- The UK Government Blocking the Scottish Gender Recognition Act is an Attack on Trans and Migrant Rights by Jack Lilidh
- LGBTQ+ History Month: A History of the Gender Binary by Cherokee Seebalack
- Are Trans and Gender Nonconforming Identities New ‘Trends’? by Lou Ferreira
- Three Trans Women Discuss Love by June Bellebono
- Trans and Menopausal by Austen Smith
Trans-led publications
Data
- Transition Access Survey 2022 by TransActual
- UK Census Data Show 262,000 Transgender Population in England and Wales
- LGBT Britain Trans Report by Stonewall
- Rainbow Europe review
- Over 120 Bills Restricing LGBTQ Rights Introduced in 2023 So Far by ACLU
- Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2022 by Human Rights Campaign
Want to learn more?
- Read our LGBTQIA+ Resource Pack
- View our LGBTIQIA+ Resources Hub
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This article was contributed by former Spark team member, Cherokee S, between 2022-2023; at the time of writing, the details about the content and author were accurate. The next revision is scheduled for April 2025.