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Trans Day of Visibility, from Multcolib, QTPOC employee resource group

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This list was created by QTPOC Multnomah County Employee members to celebrate transgender people during Trans Day of Visibility on March 31, 2022.

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A God at the Door

A God at the Door

by Doshi, Tishani

eBook - 2021

"In an era of pandemic lockdown and brutal politics, Tishani Doshi's poems make vital space for what must come next-the return of wonder and free mov...Show more "In an era of pandemic lockdown and brutal politics, Tishani Doshi's poems make vital space for what must come next-the return of wonder and free movement, and a profound sense of connection to what matters most. From a microscopic cell to flightless birds, to a sumo wrestler and the tree of life, Doshi interrupts the news cycle to pause in grief or delight, to restore power to language." (Publisher) Show less

"In an era of pandemic lockdown and brutal politics, Tishani Doshi's poems make vital space for what must come next-the return of wonder and free mov...Show more "In an era of pandemic lockdown and brutal politics, Tishani Doshi's poems make vital space for what must come next-the return of wonder and free movement, and a profound sense of connection to what matters most. From a microscopic cell to flightless birds, to a sumo wrestler and the tree of life, Doshi interrupts the news cycle to pause in grief or delight, to restore power to language." (Publisher) Show less

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Pet

Pet

by Emezi, Akwaeke

Book - 2019

In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster. In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster. Show less

In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster. In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster. Show less

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Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone

by Adeyemi, Tomi

Book - 2018

Coming of age in a land where her magi mother was killed by the zealous king's guards along with other former wielders of magic, Zelie embarks on a journey alongside her brother and a fugitive princess to restore her people's magical abilities. Coming of age in a land where her magi mother was killed by the zealous king's guards along with other former wielders of magic, Zelie embarks on a journey alongside her brother and a fugitive princess to restore her people's magical abilities. Show less

Coming of age in a land where her magi mother was killed by the zealous king's guards along with other former wielders of magic, Zelie embarks on a journey alongside her brother and a fugitive princess to restore her people's magical abilities. Coming of age in a land where her magi mother was killed by the zealous king's guards along with other former wielders of magic, Zelie embarks on a journey alongside her brother and a fugitive princess to restore her people's magical abilities. Show less

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The Witch Boy

The Witch Boy

by Ostertag, Molly

Book - 2017

In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is...Show more In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be. Show less

In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is...Show more In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be. Show less

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Detransition, Baby

Detransition, Baby

A Novel

by Peters, Torrey

Book - 2021

A trans woman, her detransitioned ex and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy. A trans woman, her detransitioned ex and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy. Show less

A trans woman, her detransitioned ex and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy. A trans woman, her detransitioned ex and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy. Show less

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The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

by Danforth, Emily M.

Book - 2012

In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center. In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center. Show less

In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center. In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center. Show less

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Las Malas

Las Malas

by Sosa Villada, Camila

Book - 2021

"Cuando llegó a Córdoba capital para estudiar en la universidad, Camila Sosa Villada fue una noche, muerta de miedo, a espiar a las travestis del Parque Sarmiento y encontró su primer lugar de pertenencia en el mundo." "Cuando llegó a Córdoba capital para estudiar en la universidad, Camila Sosa Villada fue una noche, muerta de miedo, a espiar a las travestis del Parque Sarmiento y encontró su primer lugar de pertenencia en el mundo." Show less

"Cuando llegó a Córdoba capital para estudiar en la universidad, Camila Sosa Villada fue una noche, muerta de miedo, a espiar a las travestis del Parque Sarmiento y encontró su primer lugar de pertenencia en el mundo." "Cuando llegó a Córdoba capital para estudiar en la universidad, Camila Sosa Villada fue una noche, muerta de miedo, a espiar a las travestis del Parque Sarmiento y encontró su primer lugar de pertenencia en el mundo." Show less

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Small Beauty

Small Beauty

by Wilson-Yang, Jia Qing

Book - 2016

"...Mei is a mixed race trans woman managing the death of her cousin, the ways she contorts to navigate racism and transphobia, and her desire for co...Show more "...Mei is a mixed race trans woman managing the death of her cousin, the ways she contorts to navigate racism and transphobia, and her desire for community as she takes an opportunity to leave the city and revisit a town from her family’s past, where she discovers queer family history while parsing through her own anger and trauma. "- publisher Show less

"...Mei is a mixed race trans woman managing the death of her cousin, the ways she contorts to navigate racism and transphobia, and her desire for co...Show more "...Mei is a mixed race trans woman managing the death of her cousin, the ways she contorts to navigate racism and transphobia, and her desire for community as she takes an opportunity to leave the city and revisit a town from her family’s past, where she discovers queer family history while parsing through her own anger and trauma. "- publisher Show less

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1Q84

1Q84

by Murakami, Haruki

Book - 2011

An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization...Show more An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer. Show less

An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization...Show more An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer. Show less

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Confessions of the Fox

Confessions of the Fox

A Novel

by Rosenberg, Jordy

Book - 2018

A love story set in the eighteenth-century London of notorious thieves and queer subcultures, this genre-bending debut tells a profound story of gender, desire, and liberation. A love story set in the eighteenth-century London of notorious thieves and queer subcultures, this genre-bending debut tells a profound story of gender, desire, and liberation. Show less

A love story set in the eighteenth-century London of notorious thieves and queer subcultures, this genre-bending debut tells a profound story of gender, desire, and liberation. A love story set in the eighteenth-century London of notorious thieves and queer subcultures, this genre-bending debut tells a profound story of gender, desire, and liberation. Show less

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Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl

Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl

A Novel

by Lawlor, Andrea

Book - 2017

In 1993 ,Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines, and is a flâneur with a rich dating life. But Paul's also got a secret: he's a shapeshifter. In 1993 ,Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines, and is a flâneur with a rich dating life. But Paul's also got a secret: he's a shapeshifter. Show less

In 1993 ,Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines, and is a flâneur with a rich dating life. But Paul's also got a secret: he's a shapeshifter. In 1993 ,Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines, and is a flâneur with a rich dating life. But Paul's also got a secret: he's a shapeshifter. Show less

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Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil

by Iweala, Uzodinma

eBook - 2018

An Ivy League-bound star athlete from a prestigious private school in Washington, D.C., and his best friend, the daughter of prominent government insiders...Show more An Ivy League-bound star athlete from a prestigious private school in Washington, D.C., and his best friend, the daughter of prominent government insiders, struggle with brutal responses to the young man's sexual orientation before finding themselves speeding toward a violent and senseless future. Show less

An Ivy League-bound star athlete from a prestigious private school in Washington, D.C., and his best friend, the daughter of prominent government insiders...Show more An Ivy League-bound star athlete from a prestigious private school in Washington, D.C., and his best friend, the daughter of prominent government insiders, struggle with brutal responses to the young man's sexual orientation before finding themselves speeding toward a violent and senseless future. Show less

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100 Boyfriends

100 Boyfriends

by Purnell, Brontez

Book - 2021

Transgressive, foulmouthed, and devastatingly funny, Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting—and often losing—the urge to self-sabotage. (Novelist) Transgressive, foulmouthed, and devastatingly funny, Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting—and often losing—the urge to self-sabotage. (Novelist) Show less

Transgressive, foulmouthed, and devastatingly funny, Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting—and often losing—the urge to self-sabotage. (Novelist) Transgressive, foulmouthed, and devastatingly funny, Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting—and often losing—the urge to self-sabotage. (Novelist) Show less

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For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts

For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts

A Love Letter to Women of Color

by Mojica Rodríguez, Prisca Dorcas

Book - 2021

The author poses and answers such questions as, "How can Brown girls survive, and thrive, in spaces that were never meant for us? What does it mean to decolonize our worldview?" The author poses and answers such questions as, "How can Brown girls survive, and thrive, in spaces that were never meant for us? What does it mean to decolonize our worldview?" Show less

The author poses and answers such questions as, "How can Brown girls survive, and thrive, in spaces that were never meant for us? What does it mean to decolonize our worldview?" The author poses and answers such questions as, "How can Brown girls survive, and thrive, in spaces that were never meant for us? What does it mean to decolonize our worldview?" Show less

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Fences

Fences

A Play

by Wilson, August

Book - 1986

Wilson's play focuses on Troy, a 53-year-old working-class head of household in Pittsburgh who struggles with providing for his family. Wilson's play focuses on Troy, a 53-year-old working-class head of household in Pittsburgh who struggles with providing for his family. Show less

Wilson's play focuses on Troy, a 53-year-old working-class head of household in Pittsburgh who struggles with providing for his family. Wilson's play focuses on Troy, a 53-year-old working-class head of household in Pittsburgh who struggles with providing for his family. Show less

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White Girls

White Girls

by Als, Hilton

Book - 2013

A collection of analyses on literature, art and music by the award-winning author of The Women shares cultural, meditative insights into race, gender and ...Show more A collection of analyses on literature, art and music by the award-winning author of The Women shares cultural, meditative insights into race, gender and history that encompass a diverse range of subjects from Truman Capote and Louise Brooks to Malcolm X and Flannery O'Connor. Show less

A collection of analyses on literature, art and music by the award-winning author of The Women shares cultural, meditative insights into race, gender and ...Show more A collection of analyses on literature, art and music by the award-winning author of The Women shares cultural, meditative insights into race, gender and history that encompass a diverse range of subjects from Truman Capote and Louise Brooks to Malcolm X and Flannery O'Connor. Show less

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OP Original Plumbing

OP Original Plumbing

The Best of Ten Years of Trans Male Culture

Book - 2019

Independently published from 2009-2019, OP grew from a Bay area zine into a nationally acclaimed print quarterly dedicated to trans men. Independently published from 2009-2019, OP grew from a Bay area zine into a nationally acclaimed print quarterly dedicated to trans men. Show less

Independently published from 2009-2019, OP grew from a Bay area zine into a nationally acclaimed print quarterly dedicated to trans men. Independently published from 2009-2019, OP grew from a Bay area zine into a nationally acclaimed print quarterly dedicated to trans men. Show less

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Freedom Dreams

Freedom Dreams

The Black Radical Imagination

by Kelley, Robin D.G.

eBook - 2002

Kelley unearths the exciting history of renegade intellectuals and artists of the African diaspora in the 20th century. Kelley unearths the exciting history of renegade intellectuals and artists of the African diaspora in the 20th century. Show less

Kelley unearths the exciting history of renegade intellectuals and artists of the African diaspora in the 20th century. Kelley unearths the exciting history of renegade intellectuals and artists of the African diaspora in the 20th century. Show less

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Belly of the Beast

Belly of the Beast

The Politics of Anti-fatness as Anti-blackness

by Harrison, Da'Shaun

Book - 2021

To live in a body both fat and black is to live at the margins of a society that creates the conditions for anti-fatness and anti-blackness. To live in a body both fat and black is to live at the margins of a society that creates the conditions for anti-fatness and anti-blackness. Show less

To live in a body both fat and black is to live at the margins of a society that creates the conditions for anti-fatness and anti-blackness. To live in a body both fat and black is to live at the margins of a society that creates the conditions for anti-fatness and anti-blackness. Show less

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I Wonder as I Wander

I Wonder as I Wander

An Autobiographical Journey

by Hughes, Langston

Downloadable Audiobook - 2011

The American author recalls and reflects on the people and places he encountered in his world travels during the 1930's. The American author recalls and reflects on the people and places he encountered in his world travels during the 1930's. Show less

The American author recalls and reflects on the people and places he encountered in his world travels during the 1930's. The American author recalls and reflects on the people and places he encountered in his world travels during the 1930's. Show less

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The Body Is Not An Apology

The Body Is Not An Apology

The Power of Radical Self-love

by Taylor, Sonya Renee

Unknown - 2018

The author offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor...Show more The author offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. Show less

The author offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor...Show more The author offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. Show less

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The Book of Pride

The Book of Pride

LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World

by Funk, Mason

Book - 2019

Paying tribute to more than 50 extraordinary and influential leaders who sparked the worldwide LGBTQ-rights movement, this important volume tells stories of dedication and triumph through never-before-published original interviews. Paying tribute to more than 50 extraordinary and influential leaders who sparked the worldwide LGBTQ-rights movement, this important volume tells stories of dedication and triumph through never-before-published original interviews. Show less

Paying tribute to more than 50 extraordinary and influential leaders who sparked the worldwide LGBTQ-rights movement, this important volume tells stories of dedication and triumph through never-before-published original interviews. Paying tribute to more than 50 extraordinary and influential leaders who sparked the worldwide LGBTQ-rights movement, this important volume tells stories of dedication and triumph through never-before-published original interviews. Show less

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Tomboy Survival Guide

Tomboy Survival Guide

by Coyote, Ivan

eBook - 2016

An autobiography of transgender person and tomboy Ivan E. Coyote. An autobiography of transgender person and tomboy Ivan E. Coyote. Show less

An autobiography of transgender person and tomboy Ivan E. Coyote. An autobiography of transgender person and tomboy Ivan E. Coyote. Show less

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We Do This 'til We Free Us

We Do This 'til We Free Us

Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

by Kaba, Mariame

Book - 2021

In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle. With chapte...Show more In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle. With chapters on seeking justice beyond the punishment system, transforming how we deal with harm and accountability, and finding hope in collective struggle for abolition, Kaba's work is deeply rooted in the relentless belief that we can fundamentally change the world. Show less

In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle. With chapte...Show more In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle. With chapters on seeking justice beyond the punishment system, transforming how we deal with harm and accountability, and finding hope in collective struggle for abolition, Kaba's work is deeply rooted in the relentless belief that we can fundamentally change the world. Show less

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Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Book - 2015

Told through the author's own evolving understanding of the subject over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes. Told through the author's own evolving understanding of the subject over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes. Show less

Told through the author's own evolving understanding of the subject over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes. Told through the author's own evolving understanding of the subject over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes. Show less

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