A Year of Queer, Trans, Butch, and Female Masculinities

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12 participants (92 books)

07 Jan 2025—07 Jan 2026

Overview

Twelve months for you to read books about lesbian, queer, trans, or female masculinities. Manhood optional, but possible. Books about butches, mascs, bois, men by choice, trans men,  female men, and liberating cis masculinity.

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The Intimate Economies of Bangkok: Tomboys, Tycoons, and Avon Ladies in the Global City by Ara Wilson

The Intimate Economies of Bangkok: Tomboys, Tycoons, and Avon Ladies in the Global City

Ara Wilson

272 pages • 2004 • 2 editions

nonfiction feminism challenging informative slow-paced
Tomboys!: Tales of Dyke Derring-Do by Karen Barber, Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher

Tomboys!: Tales of Dyke Derring-Do

Karen Barber, Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher

304 pages • 1995 • 1 edition

nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced
Self-Made Men: Identity and Embodiment Among Transsexual Men by Henry Rubin

Self-Made Men: Identity and Embodiment Among Transsexual Men

Henry Rubin

224 pages • 2003 • 3 editions

nonfiction gender sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Tommy Boys, Lesbian Men, and Ancestral Wives: Female Same-Sex Practices in Africa by Saskia Wierenga, Ruth Morgan

Tommy Boys, Lesbian Men, and Ancestral Wives: Female Same-Sex Practices in Africa

Saskia Wierenga, Ruth Morgan

335 pages • 2005 • 2 editions

nonfiction challenging informative slow-paced
Switch Hitters: Lesbians Write Gay Male Erotica and Gay Men Write Lesbian Erotica by Lawrence Schimel, Carol Queen

Switch Hitters: Lesbians Write Gay Male Erotica and Gay Men Write Lesbian Erotica

Lawrence Schimel, Carol Queen

200 pages • 1996 • 1 edition

fiction erotica hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced
Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Alex L. Combs, Andrew Eakett

Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day

Alex L. Combs, Andrew Eakett

384 pages • 2025 • 9 editions

nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine by Peter Hennen

Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine

Peter Hennen

243 pages • 2008 • 3 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Challenging Lesbian Norms: Intersex, Transgender, Intersectional, and Queer Perspectives by Angela Pattatucci-Aragon

Challenging Lesbian Norms: Intersex, Transgender, Intersectional, and Queer Perspectives

Angela Pattatucci-Aragon

270 pages • 1 edition

nonfiction lgbtqia+ psychology
Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire by Jack Halberstam

Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire

Jack Halberstam

240 pages • 2020 • 6 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America by Lillian Faderman

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America

Lillian Faderman

400 pages • 1991 • 8 editions

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative slow-paced