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Jennifer Boylan discusses how she spent the first forty years of life knowing she was a woman trapped in a man's body and explores how her physical, emotional, and spiritual life was changed after a sex-change operation.

Grady, a transgendered high school student, yearns for acceptance by his classmates and family as he struggles to adjust to his new identity as a male.

Offers gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teens, as well as those questioning their sexuality, information and practical advice to help them deal with the issues they may face with their families, at school, and within contemporary society.

J, who feels that he is a boy who was mistakenly born a girl, hides who he is from his family and the world, but after he loses his best friend, J decides to stop hiding, whatever the cost.

Addresses some of the challenges faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teens, offering advice on how to come out to family and friends, develop a social life, deal with homophobia, and other topics, and includes personal testimonies.

Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has always revolved around keeping her older brother Liam's transsexuality a secret, changes when Liam decides to start the process of "transitioning" by first telling his family and friends that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body.

Describes the challenges faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered teens, offers practical advice, real-life experiences, and accessible resources and support groups.

Recounts the true story of Michael Dillon, the first person in the world to undergo a sex change operation, transforming from female to male in a time when plastic surgery was not the norm.

Tells the story of David Reimer, a child born as a boy, but who, because of an accident during circumcision, was surgically altered to live as a girl; discusses his decision as a teenager to reclaim his life as a male; and considers the thinking of the medical community concerning sex reassignment.

Eye surgeon and tennis player Ren?e Richards tells her life story with a focus on the three decades since her sex-change, covering such topics as her first years as a woman, her relationship with her son, her years as Martina Navratilova's coach, her love life, and her return to her medical career after tennis.

"Trans-Kin is a collection of stories from significant others, family members, friends, and allies of transgender persons (SOFFAs).

A college student who endured years of bullying and disapprobation describes how after numerous failed therapies she accepted her transgender status and began learning how to be a girl while pursuing surgical gender reassignment.

Tells the life story of transsexual Christine Jorgensen, who was born as George Jorgensen, underwent surgery to become a woman in the 1950s, and became famous.

Contains the personal stories of several transgender people.