Trans Day of Visibility: Resources to Learn More
If you would like to learn more about Trans Inclusion for Trans Day of Visibility, here are some recommendations from staff at TU Dublin
Books
| Title | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss and the Fight for Trans Equality By Sarah McBride | A Memoir from Sarah McBride, who in 2016 became the first transgender person to speak at a US national political convention, about her life and experiences. |  |
| The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye | Focused on the UK, this book reclaims the idea of the Transgender Issue, focusing on uncovering the reality of what it means to be trans in a transphobic society. It provides a wide-ranging analysis of trans lives from youth to old age, exploring work, family, housing, healthcare, the prison system and trans participation in the LGBTQ+ and feminist communities, in the UK and beyond. |  |
Podcasts
| Title | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| ShoutOut, ListenIn Podcast, Episode Episode 24: Trans Joy - Reasons to Be Hopeful with JennyMaguire, Dr. Matt Kennedy, and SexyTadhg | For a special live episode, the podcast sat down with Jenny Maguire, Dr. Matt Kennedy, and SexyTadhg, where they share their personal journeys, discuss what it means to embrace their authentic selves, and highlight the people, places, and moments that bring them joy. |  |
| What Am Politics? Episode 106 What am Trans Rights? | This episode from 2020 features an interview with Noah Halpin founder of the ThisIsMe-Transgender Healthcare Campaign. They discuss Noah’s journey, the gender recognition act, transphobia, tiny horses and much more. (Interview starts at 10.20) |  |
Journal Articles
Readings from the Gender Inclusion Community of Practice
- Teaching Trans Students, Teaching Trans Studies N.L Clarkson, in Feminist Teacher, Volume 27, Issue 2-3 - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/femteacher.27.2-3.0233?seq=1
- Getting Beyond Peeing and Pronouns: Living Non-Binary Gender in Higher Education in Journal of Gender Studies, Volume 33, Issue 5 (2024) - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09589236.2024.2334067#abstract
- How Organisations Can Support Employees with Transgender Children, By April Bracken for Shoutout - How Organisations Can Support Employees with Transgender Children - ShoutOut.pdf
More Resources in TU Dublin:
- TU Dublin’s Library Service has put together a Library Guide for Trans Day of Visibility with many resources and books available in our collection. https://tudublin.libguides.com/pridereads/transandnonbinaryvisibility
- Gender Inclusion Community of Practice: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/academic-affairs/lta/communities-of-practice/