International Transgender Day of Visibility: Trans Resource Pack

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.

If you have any suggestions to include, DM us on Instagram or Facebook. You can also email us at workwithus@sparkandco.co.uk.

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

Podcasts

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

How Sylvia Rivera Paved the Way for Trans Revolution by Maysa P

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

Ceyenne Doroshow: A Godmother of the Black Trans Lives Matter Movement by Harron Walker

For Trans and Non-Binary People, the Choice Is Between Private Healthcare or Years of Waiting by Vic Parsons

Welcome to Terf Island: How Anti-Trans Hate Skyrocketed 156% in Four Years by Ell Folan

La Comuna Lencha-Trans: A queer space in the heart of Mexico City by Karen Castillo (writer) and Fernanda Peralta (illustrator)

The Photographer Laying the Foundations For a Black Trans Future by Liam Woods

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

Exclusive: ‘Nothing Ready’ to Replace Britain’s Only Children’s Gender ID Clinic by Ben Hunte

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

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This piece was written by Spark & Co.’s Digital Marketing and Support Lead, Cherokee Seebalack (They/Them).