Coyote and Rae Spoon are accomplished, award-winning writers, musicians, and performers; they are also both admitted "gender failures." In their first collaborative book, Ivan and Rae explore and expose their failed attempts at fitting into the gender binary, and how ultimately our expectations and assumptions around traditional gender roles fail us all.Based on their acclaimed 2012 live show that toured across the United States and in Europe, Gender Failure is a poignant collection of autobiographical essays, lyrics, and images documenting Ivan and Rae's personal journeys from gender failure to gender enlightenment. Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, it's a book that will touch LGBTQ readers and others, revealing, with candor and insight, that gender comes in more than two sizes.Ivan E. Coyote is the author of six story collections and the award-winning novel Bow Grip, and is co-editor of Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme. Ivan frequently performs at high schools, universities, and festivals across North America.Rae Spoon is a transgender indie musician whose most recent CD is My Prairie Home, which is also the title of a new National Film Board of Canada documentary about them. Rae's first book, First Spring Grass Fire, was a Lambda Literary Award finalist in 2013.

    Transgender and gender non-conforming people have many different ways of understanding their gender identities. Only recently have sex and gender been thought of as separate concepts, and we have learned that sex (traditionally thought of as physical or biological) is as variable as gender (traditionally thought of as social). While trans people share many common experiences, there is immense diversity within trans communities. There are an estimated 700,000 transgendered individuals in the US and 15 million worldwide. Even still, there's been a notable lack of organized information for this sizable group. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is a revolutionary resource-a comprehensive, reader-friendly guide for transgender people, with each chapter written by transgender or genderqueer authors. Inspired by Our Bodies, Ourselves, the classic and powerful compendium written for and by women, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is widely accessible to the transgender population, providing authoritative information in an inclusive and respectful way and representing the collective knowledge base of dozens of influential experts. Each chapter takes the reader through an important transgender issue, such as race, religion, employment, medical and surgical transition, mental health topics, relationships, sexuality, parenthood, arts and culture, and many more. Anonymous quotes and testimonials from transgender people who have been surveyed about their experiences are woven throughout, adding compelling, personal voices to every page. In this unique way, hundreds of viewpoints from throughout the community have united to create this strong and pioneering book. It is a welcoming place for transgender and gender-questioning people, their partners and families, students, professors, guidance counselors, and others to look for up-to-date information on transgender life.

    But at school, Grayson grasps at shadows, determined to fly under the radar. Because Grayson has been holding onto a secret for what seems like forever: “he” is a girl on the inside, stuck in the wrong gender’s body.The weight of this secret is crushing, but leaving it behind would mean facing ridicule, scorn, and rejection. Despite these dangers, Grayson’s true self itches to break free. Strengthened by an unexpected friendship and a caring teacher who gives her a chance to step into the spotlight, Grayson might finally have the tools to let her inner light shine.Debut author Ami Polonsky’s moving, beautifully-written novel shines with the strength of a young person’s spirit and the enduring power of acceptance.

    She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel like herself in boys' clothing. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way. Jazz's story is based on her real-life experience and she tells it in a simple, clear way that will be appreciated by picture book readers, their parents, and teachers.

    She substitutes sleep with Red Bull and, through a combination of repression and bad habits, has managed to score herself a luxury apartment, a fabulous boyfriend and the approval of her billionaire CEO. Things are looking pretty awesome… well, apart from those body image issues that constantly plague her. But Min thinks she's got everything worked out. She's arranged her comfort zone and has zero desire to look outside of it… or, so she tells herself. It’s not until a troubled schoolgirl tracks her down from the Internet, stalks her to her home and noses her way into life that Min begins to admit that something is wrong in her perfect world. Something that she's never thought about before, and doesn’t even want to think about. Something that has the power to ruin all her relationships and dismantle everything in her life she’s worked so very hard for. What if ‘she’ isn’t the right word for Min at all?

    Eleven unique short stories that stretch from a rural Canadian Mennonite town to a hipster gay bar in Brooklyn, featuring young trans women stumbling through loss, sex, harassment, and love.These stories, shiny with whiskey and prairie sunsets, rattling subways and neglected cats, show growing up as a trans girl can be charming, funny, frustrating, or sad, but never will it be predictable.

    written for the indigenous and/or person of colour trying to understand how their gender is/has been impacted by whiteness and colonialism.

    Corporal Mike Morrison was one of the best. Only just twenty-four, with six years in the service, amongst others, he had undergone Parachute Training, Arctic Warfare Training, Desert Warfare Training, Advanced Weapons Training, Diver Training, and most recently Sniper Training, having come top of his course. Having just returned to the UK from Afghanistan and the Gulf, he was ready for his next step. His aim; to be accepted for the Special Boat Section (SBS), the Royal Navy’s equivalent to the SAS.He did not expect to get sick.Having worked through flu and colds before, he thought he could man-up and get through. He was wrong.Finally admitting defeat, he reported sick. The doctors could find nothing wrong, so told him so. Then he collapsed and almost died. One by one, his vital organs began to shut down, and yet the doctors were completely baffled. They had no idea why Mike’s own body was killing him.By chance, after a process of elimination, they discovered that he was allergic to something his body made naturally – testosterone. Mike was, however, in a coma, so it was up to his father, a retired Parachute Regiment warrant officer, to make a decision on behalf of his son. Recalling just two incidents in his son’s past, one at age five and the other some nine years later, he made the decision. He hoped it was the right one.When Mike awoke, he was still not out of danger, but now he had a chance. The only difficulty was Mike was not Mike any more. Mike was now Mikayla and faced a very different set of challenges.How tough was she going to need to be now?

    When she decisively becomes involved with Curtis Morrow, a married man with two children and a doting wife, a battle for her lover's heart quickly becomes her main focus in life. The romance between Kree and Curtis reaches its pinnacle during a trip to Oregon and a decision is on the horizon for the two lovers. Kree’s dream is within her grasp, but Curtis’ wife, Denobria, is not one to go down without a battle for what’s rightfully hers as she searches for answers to her husband’s perceived infidelity. What happens when a lover’s triangle is laid bare for all to see? Jessica ‘Jessie’ Suede is as conniving as they come. Blackmailing her lovers has become habit, and a way of life. A simple scheme to bribe her latest lover for payback, however, explodes into an all-out assault that lands her in serious trouble with the law. Can she escape her own transgressions and avoid prison time? If so how? Guadalupe and Donatella Cruz are the neighborhood thieves, borderline gangsters, and friends of Kree and Jessie. Together, these two females are practically untouchable, but when confronted with a situation that could land them both in jail serving serious time, what will be their resolution? A host of supporting characters and an intertwining storyline blend perfectly to weave a most intriguing tale whose secrets are slowly revealed over time. All is not what it seems in this implicit tale of love, lust, romance and deceit run amuck. When everyone involved has something to hide, it is only a matter of time before what is done in the dark and behind closed doors is revealed. Stances are taken and shocking secrets are revealed in Clever Black's latest novel.

    Days later, Sybil awakens in a hospital and finds her skull has been reconstructed, but it quickly becomes clear that her version of “normal” and “reality” may have been permanently altered. When she falls in love with a very beautiful, but very married, actress, Sybil does what comes naturally: she presents the object of her affection with a homemade explosive device, and then abruptly leaves town.I’ve Got A Time Bomb chronicles her surrealistic journey living among the loners, losers, and leave-behinds in the dark corners of Amerika.

    Doesn't the Bible say that's wrong? Will we have to leave our church? Worst of all, you may wonder, "Do I have to choose between my Christian faith and my child?"Susan Cottrell is a mom who has been there and wants you to know that loving and accepting your gay child does not mean abandoning or even compromising your faith. This is not a book about the politics or morality of homosexuality. This is a book about how to respond with love and support during this vulnerable time for your child. With practical advice and heartfelt encouragement, Cottrell guides readers through the fear and uncertainty Christian parents of LGBTQ children often feel.

    A galaxy in peril. And only the reincarnation of an ancient god can save them.Prophesied to become the messiah of his kingdom, Ayn is charged with saving his people from disease and war. But when an unknown enemy threatens everyone he loves, the destiny he thought was his spins out of control.His sheltered existence torn asunder, Ayn finds himself on an epic journey where he meets new friends, foes, and a mysterious cat creature that no one but Ayn can see. Is the supposed reincarnation of "The Great Adin" losing his sanity? Or is everything guided by Fate? Ayn must decide before the entire galaxy is destroyed! *Adult themes, intended for mature teens and up.Other books in the series:The Veil of Truth: Book 2The Riddle of the Gods: Book 3The River of Time: Book 4

    Much remains invariant: the form, a general disposition toward hostility, and of course fiery gestures against Gender and Civilization (and all the theories, views of history, and identities which hold them together). Bædan – a queer journal of heresy, does however, take leave of the first by exploring new inquiries and critiques. In this issue we take aim at all manner of radical dogmas, ideologies, and sciences, while also exploring the the worlds of poetics, archetypes, and myth. The new issue is also an engagement with a constellation of recent anarchist endeavors to explore the hell we all inhabit. We remain obviously inspired by conversations within the anti-civilization and nihilist milieu, by recent developments in anarchist thought, by correspondence and critique, and by the actions and words of comrades who are imprisoned or remain at large.If the first issue of Bædan was a knife thrust wildly in the dark, the second is an effort to examine our enemies in a new light; enemies who bear scars yet endure. In a sense, this issue follows through our initial attack and pushes beyond our own horrors at the consequences of words. We write at a time when everything which seemed slightly possible two years ago has borne its rotten fruit; when queer recuperation has become more powerful and accepted than ever, while the fetish for technology has reached an unprecedented frenzy; when so many efforts at subversion languish under the tyranny of cybernetic identity and aesthetics (even our own etymologies have become identities!); when friends turn away out of fear of the unknown, turn toward all the comforts and certainties of the past (identity politics, traditionalism, religious morality, activism, et al). The old enemies rear their heads and the terrain is as bleak as ever. And yet we take seriously that adage: “There’s no need to fear or hope, but only to look for new weapons.”Bædan – a queer journal of heresy, over two hundred pages of original content including: a scathing critique of gender and domestication, an exploration of the poetry of Percy Shelley, a vindication of anality and the fecal decomposition of society, an experiment with anarchist rituals and nihilist archetypes, correspondence (friendly and otherwise), and a new translation of Guy Hocquenghem.

    Not since Max Wolf Valerio’s The Testosterone Files and Jamison Green’s Becoming a Visible Man has nonfiction seen such thorough and sensitive explorations of manhood, masculinity, and male embodiment—and never in a collection with such a diversity of voices. Contributors offer an incredible range of cultural, class, ethnic, spiritual, and generational backgrounds. Their work addresses topics including birthing and raising children, gay male sexuality, facing racism, and finding solace in deeply held religious beliefs. Contributors include established writers such as Valerio, Aaron Devor (author of FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society), and Ryan Sallans (author of Second Son), as well as exciting new authors.

    Returning to his stomping ground of New York’s Greenwich Village, he reunites with Penny Dallion, the Goth-girl of his dreams, and soon becomes enthralled by the hot and androgynous Erin Marr, a transgender dancer. While investigating Tommy’s murder, Denny discovers pictures missing from Tommy’s meticulous collection. These photos not only hold the key to the killer’s identity, but may also prove Penny’s involvement in the murders. Embroiled in New York’s vibrant S&M subculture, Denny revisits old haunts: fetish clubs in Greenwich Village to find the killer who’s a step ahead of him – and maybe right behind him.

    But even after his father is dead, David still has trouble dealing with his anger. His mother tries vitamins and a tranquilizer to ease his unhappiness, but it takes his best friend Teresa to point out that David is transgender, naturally feminine, and that his body is changing. Doctors determine that David has a chromosomal abnormality, and David begins living as Elizabeth. As her life moves forward, making new friends, she joins a dance class and helps another girl trapped in her own parental relationship.

    More racing, more travel, more friends but mostly, more Gaby! Can our Heroine turn disaster to success on the bike? How many more pickles can she get into? If you've been keeping up with the books you'll already know that nothing is ever simple where Gaby Bond is concerned!

    After several weeks with BC in England its finally time to head for foreign shores! Of course nothing is as simple as that where Drew Bond is concerned....

    Book 7 in the Gaby saga see's our hero(?)get involved in more escapades than ever - despite setting out to keep life simple!

    However we are talking Drew Bond here so it was inevitable that his secret would get out! Can the Bond's keep a lid on things until after Denmark or will it all come tumbling down beforehand? Open the pages of the twelfth book in the saga to find all, well some of the answers.

    Connie McPherson, a close friend, recognizes that because of their past, neither of the Covingtons knows what it means to be a girl or woman. Connie struggles with a past as well—the death of her daughter. A compromise is reached: Ronald will come to live with Connie as Jessica. Over time they will try to heal and learn what it means to be female—and more importantly, to be fully human.

    Book 8 in the Gaby saga see's our hero(in) get invited to a wedding, ride a few races and gain am unwanted appendage - a boyfriend! Grab the hankies and pull up a pew for another rollercoaster ride through Drew Bond's life!

    It’s a book about relationships, about growing up, about the body and mind, about desire, about parenting, about how we adjust to huge changes, and about whom we know ourselves to be. It’s a funny book, an honest book, and a book that cuts deep into you.“There is a place you go as a reader in this book, and that place is the body, and I’m in love with the rediscovery. This book will break your heart, make you bust a gut laughing, seduce you into leaving your self a little, and bring you back to being, differently. Beautifully.” —Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Chronology of Water and Dora: A Headcase.

    More fun, romance and cycling from the gang from Warsop!

    Now an adult, Alexander is Lexi, a beautiful woman trying to make her way in the world as she saves enough money for the surgery she desires.John has one goal... To make the Olympic ski team. His entire focus is on his dream. That is until he meets Lexi. She has a way of making him forget everything and he knows his world will never be the same now that he's met her.A quick friendship forms between the two, and it's clear John wants to take things a bit farther, but Lexi hasn't told him her secret, sure he will up and leave like most the others in her life do when they find out.Unable to deny the growing emotions between them, they both have to make life-changing choices that could easily break them apart. Teaching both that sometimes in life, you have to take a chance or risk losing it all.

    Then he turned sixteen and everything he knew turned out to be a lie... including himself. Now facing a life he never knew, a body completely foreign to him and a world thought only be from fiction, Trevor has a lot riding on his shoulders.

    Cooper (the Dark is Rising series), Mercedes Lackey (Bedlam Bard, Diana Tregarde, and The SERRAted Edge), and Jim Butcher (Dresden Files); Kristin Darken's "A Glass Half-Full" brings a new team of witches, wizards, and energy workers into the never ending battle between the Light and Dark. A veteran warrior for the Light, David finds himself drafted for special assignment to teach a new group of novices and guard them until they are ready to enter the field themselves. But in surprising manga-like fashion, he is placed 'undercover' with these teenagers as a fellow student... a cute female one. As Dawn, he discovers that there is more to life and ensuring the victory of the Light than just the ongoing battle. That Love and Friendship are important aspects to victory over the Dark.

    It just wears a skirt.Highschoolers Charlie Matthews, his stepbrother Martin, and Sharon Collins win a contest to play an interactive medieval game as the avatars of their favorite characters. Their mission: fight off the monsters, storm the castle, and capture the evil king.But things go terribly wrong. Charlie is dismayed to discover he is Angella of Avernon, the lead female character in the game. Fortunately, she's the most powerful avatar around, but he also finds out that he, Martin, and Sharon have been infected with a virus that will kill them outside the game, so they have to stay inside the scenario.Trapped and beset on all sides, Charlie has to deal with the sexism of the characters circa 1430, his stepbrother's distaste for his female form, and his feelings about becoming a woman. In addition to fighting off the various monsters within the scenario, Charlie tries to fight his attraction to Sharon...and then realizes Sharon is attracted to him, which makes it all the more confusing.When the deadly opponents in the game get the upper hand, Charlie must summon all of his love and courage to save the day and rescue Sharon. Will he understand that love is where you find it and that the gender of the one you love doesn't matter at all?

    Helping to add to the current global discussion on the structured nature of gender identity, Genderqueer is an eye-opening musing on all of the people who don't fit neatly into a convenient box.

    Despite some important advances in recognizing and protecting the rights of its transgender community, including legislation against hate crimes targeting transgender people, discrimination still persists, and the majority of the often appallingly violent attacks against the LGBT community are against transgender women.In the highly personal profiles that make up Bordered Livese, including the first transgender couple to be married in Mexico and one of the country's most high-profile transgender entertainers, Arnal looks at seven individuals in and around Mexico City. He shows them going about their day-to-day lives: getting ready in the morning, interacting with family and friends, and devoting their lives to helping others in the transgender community.Moving in its honesty, Coraje challenges society’s preconceived notions of sexuality, gender, and beauty not only in Mexico but across the globe.

    She also shares thoughts on gender, coming out, and the concept of self-discovery. This is a book for anyone who has ever felt out of place, out of touch with themselves and the world around them.

    Unfortunately for him, he meets a girl from his past who is intent on making him look, talk, act, and even think like a girl. With the help of her friends, she takes Kyle down the road to girlhood. Sometimes he cooperates and sometimes he resists, but these girls have a way of getting what they want. Based on a true story from the author's past, this 6,000 word erotic short story of female domination, bondage, humiliation, and feminization is sure to thrill.

    Its citizens believe they are in their golden age, but already the rot is showing underneath the gold veneer. The Mage Chronicles: A mage level healer, Mary is unprepared when the Council of Mages wants her to intervene in a border dispute in a distant part of the empire. What does she know of nobility or war? Not one to back down, she must confront the harsh realities of life outside the central core, a legion of unstoppable warriors and the ghosts of her own past.

    But as a leading CEO, he couldn’t take the risk, or could he? Bill thought he found a way, but had he made a mistake?Warning: For Adult Audiences Only. This 13,000 word story includes female domination, cross-dressing, spanking, pegging, erotic humiliation, and a man who craves submission.

    His contact with the girls is strictly supervised and he is under firm instructions to follow any rules to the letter - including wearing the Claregrove-approved tennis kit, which includes a skirt.Surrounded by girls, he begins to forget what it was like to be a boy but the clock is ticking. If his hormones cause him to become too masculine, the head mistress' concerns for the reputation of the school might find him banned from the clubs again.A momentous decision must be made, one that will change the course of his whole life...This latest Satinmaid tale is a sweet coming-of-age story for those of us who wished we could have gone to school as a girl.

    I know I look like one, but it's all a horrible mistake.Every day I try to hide it, but I'm so tired. I don't want to hide it. I don't think I can much longer.So what I want, Dad, is a sex change. They won't let me have one until I go to counselling, but that's okay. I don't mind that. I've got nothing to lose.Dad, I've got a girlfriend. 'Cause I'm a boy. Only, she doesn't know.But, Dad. If I have the operation, she need never know.Dad, I love her. So much.

    Can he finally accept his fate, and find the strength within himself to fulfill the role expected of him by the planet? Will he and Karen ever get together? What will his parent's reaction be to what their son has become?

    In this alternate Earth, Riclamin the Younger, Novice Knight in the legion of Lord Walril undergoes a transformation that leads the Known World of Aswin to a new destiny! From Älvdalen, the northern most province of the kingdom of Everhaven, to the golden capital, Therilia and to the Northern Reaches, this is an epic transgender tale of swords, sorcery, Kings, Queens and Wizards and, of course, romance.An old fashioned sword & sorcery, transgender story that was originally released as 17 separate episodes, now published as one volume for the first time! (Over 200,000 words)

    All the natives on the island are beautiful, alluring women—with one important difference. And it’s a difference the men will experience over and over in the steamy jungle villages, along the calming shores and atop the towering mountains of the magical island until they are begging for mercy. And begging for more.“Shipwrecked on the Island of the She-Gods” is a classic adventure tale of heart-pounding exotica that doesn’t skimp on story or skimpily-clad native girls with a little something extra. Hands down, this book is the most comprehensive and intensely hot and sexy transgender saga you will ever read!Whether you’re into straight, gay, bi or trans erotica, if you love a good story with lots of twists and turns, this book is for you.Around 80,000 words or 300 print pages. Mature and open-minded audiences only. (Transexual, tranny, t-girl, ladyboy, shemale, futa and futanari, feminization, bdsm, sissification, humiliation, transformation, gender-bending, romance, action & adventure, exotic locales, psychological drama... everything ahoy!)

    the incredible happens when, with one strange lightning strike, Hugh and Valerie swap bodies! (100, 723 words)“…if you enjoyed the focus on music in Elizabeth Grey and the body swap of Other Shoes, you will thoroughly enjoy Shuffle!”

    So when Georgia finds the Aphrodite Codex promising to give her the goddess of love and beauty's countenance, Georgia doesn't hesitate to cast the spell. But she didn't count on all the changes the Goddess would bestow upon her—becoming a futanari!During a volleyball match, Georgia cannot take her eyes off the sexy skirts and swaying pompoms of her cheer squad, nor can she get the sexy volleyball players in their short-shorts out of her mind. Her lust screaming, Georgia suddenly realizes she's growing something extra in her panties. Scared, she flees the game, and Portia, the snooty cheer captain, follows.When Portia discovers just what changes have come over Georgia, the cheer captain burns with lust to experience the pleasures of a futanari. Now it's Georgia's turn to get some from her captain as the two women enjoy a passionate romp, exploring all the new changes to Georgia, and discovering all the ways a futa can please a woman!This 5800 word futa-on-female story will set your eReader on fire with all the sexy, futanari action!A story of the Aphrodite Sisterhood Universe!All characters depicted in this work of fiction are over the age of eighteen (18)!

    Grace Anne Stevens spent over sixty years hiding and denying her inner truth. In No! Maybe? Yes! Living My Truth, she shares not only her voice but many of her internal voices, as she journeyed from denying, to questioning, and finally accepting her truth, which led to transitioning her gender at the age of sixty-four. More than just a transgender memoir, this book is about relationships, both internal and external, about change and authenticity, and is uniquely informational, inspirational, and transformational to all who may question their own journey.

    Providing answers to the many questions men and women most often ask and banishing long-standing myths about men who crossdress.

    That is until magic gets involved and he finds there's nothing normal about this place at all. Throw in a strange curse, a stranger cult and his bullying cousin---Kelly's time in Ravencrest is far from dull.