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Stories about transgender women pursuing stable lives.
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Rihanna, a young trans and Moroccan woman is tortured to death by her kidnappers on the outskirts of Barcelona. Marina returns from a trip and discovers that her friend and roommate has been brutally murdered. Yusuf is coming to terms with the birth of his daughter when he receives a call: the unaccompanied young woman he has been supporting for the past 10 years has died and there is more: misfortune never comes alone. The inspectors in charge of...
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Reese and Amy have everything a couple could hope for-a loving companionship and a home-well, almost everything. But that all changes when Amy decides to detransition and become Ames. Reese is all alone, grappling with questions of her new reality. She falls back into her old patterns, throwing herself into poor, meaningless relationships. And Ames isn't particularly happy either, though he's found a sort of comfort in his relationship with his boss,...
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Stealing thunder volume 1
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"A charming dragon fantasy novel where a trans girl named Razia runs away from home, finds a community of trans women known as hijras, falls in love, and steals back her dragon. By night, Razia Khan is one of the most sought-after dancing girls in the desert city of Bikampur. Later in the night, she is its most elusive thief. When Razia finds herself dancing for the maharaja's son, the handsome prince Arjun, she knows that she's playing with fire....
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"Three young transgender women from El Salvador and Honduras - Valentyna, Joanne and Chantal - travel through Southern Mexico within the high-profile "Migrant Caravan". They develop a deep friendship as they walk and hitch rides northwards; coping with long journeys, limited funds, and regular harassment"--www.imdb.com.
6) Gifting fire
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Stealing thunder volume 2
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"The battle has been won, but the war is just beginning. Although at long last Razia Khan has found peace with herself and love with her prince, Arjun, her trials are far from over. In order to save her prince and his city from certain destruction, Razia made a deal with the devil--her father, the Sultan of Nizam. Now the bill has come due. Razia must secure the province of Zindh, a land surrounded by enemies, and loyal to a rebel queen who has survived...
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After more than twenty years in prison, a trans woman newly released on parole spends a whirlwind Fourth of July weekend in Brooklyn trying to reconcile with the son she left behind and to reunite with a family reluctant to accept her true identity. Carlotta Mercedes has been misunderstood her entire life. When she was pulled into a robbery gone wrong, she still went by the name she'd grown up with in Fort Greene, Brooklyn - before it gentrified....
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"Drowning in debt, child support and bills all while white knuckling it through sobriety, Francis is coming undone. When his roommate, Shelly, goes missing, Francis is thrown headlong into her private world; a slip stream of money, violence and terrifying allegiances. As secrets are exposed and tensions mount, a search for Shelly devolves into striving for meaning in the face of oblivion."--www.imdb.com.
10) By way of sorrow
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Erin McCabe is a New Jersey criminal defense attorney doing her best to live a quiet life in the wake of profound personal change, until a newsworthy case--the murder of a state senator's son--puts both her career and safety in jeopardy.
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It's a familiar story: a popular high school student gives their plain friend a makeover and transforms their life. But this time, both the popular student and the plain friend are boys! Mido Kenshiro has loved cosmetics all his life, keeping his obsession a secret. But when his childhood friend Hiura lets Kenshiro practice applying makeup on him, the results are earth-shattering--for both of them.
13) Laverne Cox
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Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Laverne Cox tells the story of the actress and trans pioneer.
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