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Educating people about transgender issues

It's hard to work through and try to figure out identity issues while also educating others about them. Even when it comes to the things you have figured out, it can be too much to take on to have to put it into words for someone else.

This is a list of resources to share with friends and family members who want to know what Being transgender means and what issues you may be dealing with as a Transgender person.

Books

Yes, you are trans enough by Mia Violet
An excellent memoir on Mia's journey of transition.
Everything you ever wanted to know about trans (but were afraid to ask) by Brynn Tannehill
Explains what being transgender means, which resources transgender people rely upon, and the social issues that they face in everyday life.
Whipping Girl by Julia Serano
A treatise on feminism through the lens of a transgender woman.

Documentaries

Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen
An in-depth look at the history depiction of transgender people in film and television and the impact it's had on our society.