History & politics resources

The Empire Strikes Back

Trans woman Sandy Stone’s spirited rebuttal of Janice Raymond’s book The Transsexual Empire (1979). This essay is one of the key texts of the 90s trans rights movement.

Posted Sep 14
Gender Variance Who’s Who

‘Essays on trans, intersex, cis and other persons and topics from a trans perspective’. Includes plenty of further reading, with a list of international trans resources.

Posted Sep 14
Intersex UK

Committed to human rights for intersex people.

Posted Sep 14
Just Plain Sense – The Trans Tapes

Interviews by Christine Burns with a variety of trans people.

Posted Sep 14
Transgender Day of Remembrance

Observed every 20 November to commemorate victims of transphobic violence.

Posted Sep 14
Women Born Transsexual

For people who recognise transsexualism as an innate condition rather than a gender identity disorder.

Posted Sep 14