Samantha Allen wants trans voices to be heard. Author of the Lambda Literary Award Finalist, Real Queer America, Allen has also been published in several publications such as the New York Times, Out, and Rolling Stone while writing stories and narratives that focus on the experience of hers, and others, in the trans community. Her latest title, M to (WT)F, is an intimate look at her transition journey, with plenty of lightheartedness and laughs along the way. As a writer, Allen is constantly inspired by others and their stories. Here are some of her favorite listens that focus on the stories of others in the trans community.
Anyone who believes the stereotype that trans people are humorless should listen to Sissy, a hilarious memoir that blows up gender like a piñata and then dances in the candy.
A moving novel about a trans man who starts over in Wyoming. Better still: It’s narrated by transgender actor Scott Turner Schofield, who appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful.
My favorite book—and one that helped me come out. Le Guin takes us to a sci-fi planet where people change gender and invites us to see our own world differently.
