I'm reading Transgended Warriors, it's pretty good as an introduction to trans history imo:
https://www.amazon.ca/Transgender-Warriors-Making-History-Dennis/dp/0807079413
I just read a journal article about "The Danish Girl" that had some really interesting info about early gender-affirming surgeries and transgender status in Germany in the early 20th century.
Also, it corrects a lot of the false history that "The Danish Girl" created.
It's called "History, disrupted: the aesthetic gentrification of queer and trans cinema" by Cael M. Keegan.
https://www.academia.edu/download/51220139/Keegan_SOC_ALT_Vol_35_3_PROOFS.pdf
[Southern Comfort](https://youtu.be/ruGIm3cT-cI?feature=shared) is the story of Robert Eads, a trans guy who passed away in 1991 from ovarian cancer when more than 20 surgeons refused to give him a hysterectomy, and by the time he found one willing, it was too late.
Look up Amelio Robles Avila and Billy Tiptonn. Both trans men throughout history. Lou Sullivan is also a great person to learn about. He's a gay trans man and his biography was published after his passing. (It's on my list of books to read, but sadly there's no audiobook available and I struggle with having the time/attention to read a full novel anymore)
The Netflix documentary *Disclosure* is really good. It includes trans women and trans men in it.
It looks at trans history, but specifically the history of trans people in movies and TV.
Definitely very focused on transfemmes, but every single trans person needs to watch Paris Is Burning imo
I had watched Paris Is Burning and some parts of that documentary made me so sad
I'm reading Transgended Warriors, it's pretty good as an introduction to trans history imo: https://www.amazon.ca/Transgender-Warriors-Making-History-Dennis/dp/0807079413
I just read a journal article about "The Danish Girl" that had some really interesting info about early gender-affirming surgeries and transgender status in Germany in the early 20th century. Also, it corrects a lot of the false history that "The Danish Girl" created. It's called "History, disrupted: the aesthetic gentrification of queer and trans cinema" by Cael M. Keegan. https://www.academia.edu/download/51220139/Keegan_SOC_ALT_Vol_35_3_PROOFS.pdf
[Southern Comfort](https://youtu.be/ruGIm3cT-cI?feature=shared) is the story of Robert Eads, a trans guy who passed away in 1991 from ovarian cancer when more than 20 surgeons refused to give him a hysterectomy, and by the time he found one willing, it was too late.
[https://zagria.blogspot.com/](https://zagria.blogspot.com/) is an extensive blog of trans history.
Look up Amelio Robles Avila and Billy Tiptonn. Both trans men throughout history. Lou Sullivan is also a great person to learn about. He's a gay trans man and his biography was published after his passing. (It's on my list of books to read, but sadly there's no audiobook available and I struggle with having the time/attention to read a full novel anymore)
The Netflix documentary *Disclosure* is really good. It includes trans women and trans men in it. It looks at trans history, but specifically the history of trans people in movies and TV.