11 of the Best Memoirs by Transgender and Nonbinary Authors

Krys Malcolm Belc shares his experience with pregnancy and early parenthood as a transmasculine person. In particular, he explores how pregnancy affirmed his nonbinary identity amidst a medical system that is not mindful of trans patients.

With anti-transgender legislation and violence on the rise, athlete and activist Schuyler Bailar shares his story along with a call to treat transgender people, and particularly trans youth, with dignity and compassion.

Black transgender activist Raquel Willis explores her experiences growing up in Georgia, coming out to herself and others in college, and using her voice as a journalist to raise awareness for suicide prevention and violence against trans women of color.

Essayist Stacy Jane Grover holds her transgender and Appalachian identities as equally misunderstood and more complex than they seem. After returning home, she reflects on Appalachian traditions and the memories that define her today.

Harry Nicholas explores his realization in his early twenties that he is a transgender man and how, after transitioning, he navigated the gay dating scene while prioritizing his authentic self over who he felt pressured to become.

After competing in pageants during her teenage years, Geena Rocero moved to the United States, where she could legally change her name and gender marker. While living stealthily as a model offered her a greater sense of safety, she ultimately came out as transgender for the freedom and joy that can be found in authenticity.

Actor Elliot Page shares his journey to self-discovery, from his early years feeling out of place in his body to finding healing and joy in his transition as an adult. He also reflects on the abuse he’s faced as an openly queer person in the film industry and the belonging he’s found in the transgender community.

Through analyzing the seven most common questions people ask them after they come out as nonbinary, artist Travis Alabanza confronts the ways human beings treat each other and how to change for the better.

At 40 years old, Miles Borrero came out as a transgender man. This became a catalyst for reflection on his childhood in Colombia, his experiences as a budding actor in Salt Lake City, and his journeys with gender and spirituality in New York City.

With a thoughtful and often humorous lens, author Jennifer Finney Boylan shares the highs and lows following her decision to transition. Boylan has written two additional memoirs that explore gender identity: Stuck in the Middle with You focuses on parenthood and Good Boy shares her connection with seven dogs over her life.