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☆ official trans rights readathon website (with TONS of resources): https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/
PLEASE sign up here to be included in the data: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2025-trans-rights-readathon

again, feel free to recommend your favorite trans book in the comment section (or pitch your own if you're an author)!! 

let's fill these comments with love so this video doesn't end up on the scary side of the algorithm. 

☆ the wonderful creators who participated & their recommendations (in video order)  ↓

☆ Haley
https://www.instagram.com/spoonie.reads
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters

☆  El
https://www.tiktok.com/@ermreading
https://www.instagram.com/ermreading
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye 
El's charity: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/

☆ Madi
https://www.tiktok.com/@limmadi8
https://www.youtube.com/@Madi8stories
https://www.instagram.com/limliterary
Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens

☆ Naomi
https://www.tiktok.com/@fromthemixedupdesk
https://www.instagram.com/fromthemixedupdesk
https://www.youtube.com/@fromthemixedupdesk
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead 

☆ Rachel
https://www.youtube.com/ReadswithRachel
https://www.instagram.com/readswithrachel/
https://www.tiktok.com/@rachelwithreads
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

☆ Rachel
https://www.tiktok.com/@amodelwhosread
https://www.youtube.com/user/GingerNProud23
https://www.instagram.com/amodelwhosread
Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright 

☆  Emma
https://www.tiktok.com/@emmaskies
https://www.instagram.com/emmaskies
https://www.youtube.com/c/EmmaSkies
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

☆  Seth
https://www.instagram.com/dramakingbooks
https://www.tiktok.com/@dramakingbooks
The Prospects by KT Hoffman
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore 

☆  Krystal
https://www.tiktok.com/@krystallotuslang
https://www.instagram.com/krystallotuslang/
https://www.youtube.com/@Krystallotuslang
https://bsky.app/profile/krystallotuslang.bsky.social
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi 

☆ Nox
https://www.instagram.com/nox_reads
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNu-8sBzNOta3GBtr50pDg
https://bsky.app/profile/nox-reads.bsky.social
https://www.tiktok.com/@nox_reads
www.feministbookclub.com
Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom
Mutual aid request: Venmo is WHolifield; http://paypal.me/WHolifield

☆  Alex
https://www.tiktok.com/@cemeterygay
https://www.instagram.com/cemeterygay
https://bsky.app/profile/cemeterygay.bsky.social
Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 

And from me, Blood Orange by Mx Yaffa (plus a lot more recs in my last video)!

☆ featured links ☆ 
💫 join me on bindery (celestial - exclusive content, discord, book club, and more): https://celestial.binderybooks.com/

↓ find me in more places ↓
🎵 tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starrysteph
📸 insta: https://www.instagram.com/starry.steph
📚 storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/starrysteph
🦋 bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/starrysteph.bsky.social
📖 goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147956803-steph-starrysteph
💌  email: starrystephbooks@gmail.com
more (news articles, discount codes, etc.): https://beacons.ai/starrysteph

☆ resources ☆ 
🇵🇸  learn more about the history of Palestine: https://decolonizepalestine.com/
🇨🇩 learn more about what's happening in the DRC: https://friendsofthecongo.org/
🇸🇩 Sudan Solidarity Collective: https://sudansolidarity.com/

trans rights readathon | trans book recs | nonbinary books | gender nonconforming books | trans rights matter | read banned books | diversify your reading | diversify your shelves

trans books you need to read (from the bookish community) | trans rights readathon 2025!

i thought you were all maybe a little sick of hearing trans book recs from me … so i asked the bookish community! thank you SO much to the wonderful creators who helped fill this video with books to help us all prepare for the 2025 trans rights readathon.

☆ official trans rights readathon website (with TONS of resources): https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/
PLEASE sign up here to be included in the data: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2025-trans-rights-readathon

again, feel free to recommend your favorite trans book in the comment section (or pitch your own if you're an author)!! 

let's fill these comments with love so this video doesn't end up on the scary side of the algorithm. 

☆ the wonderful creators who participated & their recommendations (in video order)  ↓

☆ Haley
https://www.instagram.com/spoonie.reads
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters

☆  El
https://www.tiktok.com/@ermreading
https://www.instagram.com/ermreading
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye 
El's charity: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/

☆ Madi
https://www.tiktok.com/@limmadi8
https://www.youtube.com/@Madi8stories
https://www.instagram.com/limliterary
Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens

☆ Naomi
https://www.tiktok.com/@fromthemixedupdesk
https://www.instagram.com/fromthemixedupdesk
https://www.youtube.com/@fromthemixedupdesk
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead 

☆ Rachel
https://www.youtube.com/ReadswithRachel
https://www.instagram.com/readswithrachel/
https://www.tiktok.com/@rachelwithreads
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

☆ Rachel
https://www.tiktok.com/@amodelwhosread
https://www.youtube.com/user/GingerNProud23
https://www.instagram.com/amodelwhosread
Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright 

☆  Emma
https://www.tiktok.com/@emmaskies
https://www.instagram.com/emmaskies
https://www.youtube.com/c/EmmaSkies
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

☆  Seth
https://www.instagram.com/dramakingbooks
https://www.tiktok.com/@dramakingbooks
The Prospects by KT Hoffman
Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore 

☆  Krystal
https://www.tiktok.com/@krystallotuslang
https://www.instagram.com/krystallotuslang/
https://www.youtube.com/@Krystallotuslang
https://bsky.app/profile/krystallotuslang.bsky.social
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi 

☆ Nox
https://www.instagram.com/nox_reads
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNu-8sBzNOta3GBtr50pDg
https://bsky.app/profile/nox-reads.bsky.social
https://www.tiktok.com/@nox_reads
www.feministbookclub.com
Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom
Mutual aid request: Venmo is WHolifield; http://paypal.me/WHolifield

☆  Alex
https://www.tiktok.com/@cemeterygay
https://www.instagram.com/cemeterygay
https://bsky.app/profile/cemeterygay.bsky.social
Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 

And from me, Blood Orange by Mx Yaffa (plus a lot more recs in my last video)!

☆ featured links ☆ 
💫 join me on bindery (celestial - exclusive content, discord, book club, and more): https://celestial.binderybooks.com/

↓ find me in more places ↓
🎵 tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starrysteph
📸 insta: https://www.instagram.com/starry.steph
📚 storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/starrysteph
🦋 bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/starrysteph.bsky.social
📖 goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/147956803-steph-starrysteph
💌  email: starrystephbooks@gmail.com
more (news articles, discount codes, etc.): https://beacons.ai/starrysteph

☆ resources ☆ 
🇵🇸  learn more about the history of Palestine: https://decolonizepalestine.com/
🇨🇩 learn more about what's happening in the DRC: https://friendsofthecongo.org/
🇸🇩 Sudan Solidarity Collective: https://sudansolidarity.com/

trans rights readathon | trans book recs | nonbinary books | gender nonconforming books | trans rights matter | read banned books | diversify your reading | diversify your shelves

MORE trans book recs (from the community!)

Hi friend! I’m Steph – let’s devour some otherworldly stories together.

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Reading is better in community, and I’m grateful to welcome you to mine! I’ve been a content creator most of my life & an avid reader my entire life. Celestial is our home base to celebrate imaginative stories from galaxy-wide voices. (Think: fantasy, horror, sci-fi, magical realism & beyond.) I love being playful with my recommendations, but I always read with intention – this is a discerning and deliberately diverse space. Join my chaotic community … and let’s have fun while uplifting all voices. 

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Hi! I'm Steph. You can mostly find me on booktok (@starrysteph). I love reading & sharing book reviews and recommendations.

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