Transgender History (Seal Studies)

The Transgender History by Susan Stryker is a comprehensive and insightful book that provides a detailed account of transgender history in America, covering the mid-twentieth century to present day.

With an updated introduction and new material throughout, this second edition offers a fresh perspective on the subject while maintaining the same level of accuracy and depth as the original text. The book takes a chronological approach, exploring major movements, writings, and events in transgender history, including the transsexual and transvestite communities following World War II, trans radicalism and social change in the 1960s and 70s, and the gender issues of the 1990s and 2000s. The book also includes informative sidebars featuring quotes from major texts and speeches in transgender history, as well as brief biographies of key players and excerpts from transgender memoirs.

With a foreword by Portland Book Review and endorsements from CHOICE and Autostraddle, this book is an essential read for anyone looking to understand the evolving concepts of gender and the history of the transgender community.