Here are some works that I think that, if you are trans or think you might be trans, you should experience at some point in your life. There is also an “information for allies” section at the top so nobody misses it. They are in alphabetical order by author and then in ascending order of publication date; if I think you should give priority to a specific work, I will point it out.

Where Twitter threads have an obvious title in the thread, I have given them that title here. Otherwise, titles are editorial and assigned by me for easier sorting.

This bibliography was last updated 28 July 2021.

Information for allies

Chaudhary, S., Ray, R., & Glass, P. (2021, July 30). Transgender healthcare: This is our role. Australian Journal of Pharmacy.

About dysphoria

Identifying dysphoria

Azure [@Azure_Husky] (2021, July 28). Unknown number. Twitter.

Jones, Z. (2013, September 10). “That was dysphoria?” 8 signs and symptoms of indirect gender dysphoria. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Jones, Z. (2018, April 30). Born dead: Learning how to live after depersonalization. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Jones, Z., & McNamara, H. (2021, April 3). Depersonalization in gender dysphoria: The transgender depersonalization project. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

@Nightling_Bug (2019, May 7). Behold and ponder, my hairline [thread]. Twitter.

@Nightling_Bug (2019, August 16). The understanding of (a) what constitutes gender dysphoria, (b) how to recognize it … [thread]. Twitter.

@Nightling_Bug (2019, September 25). for one the answer is changing your body, and for the other answer is accepting your body … [thread]. Twitter.

@Nightling_Bug (2020, January 11). Fish don’t notice water. It’s all around them. Most fish have never left it. [thread]. Twitter.

Wachowski, L., & Wachowski, L. (Directors) (1999). The matrix [Film]. Warner Bros. Pictures; Village Roadshow Pictures; Groucho II Film Partnership; Silver Pictures.

Understanding dysphoria and where it comes from

Jones, Z. (2017, February 1). Playing both sides: Trans people, autism, and the two-faced claims of Ken Zucker and Susan Bradley. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

W, A. (2020, October 5). Prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure and likelihood of being transgender. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 19 July 2020.)

Relieving dysphoria: The leap of faith

Jones, Z. (2015, July 31). Walt Heyer and “sex change regret” (Gender Analysis 09). Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Jones, Z. (2017, December 1). I tried detransition and didn’t like it. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Jones, Z. (2018, January 31). Trip report: Lamotrigine, a drug to treat depersonalization — Part 1: Preamble. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Jones, Z. (2018, January 31). Trip report: Lamotrigine, a drug to treat depersonalization — Part 2: The experience. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Trans medicine

Introductions

Jones, Z. (2016, August 23). Gender basics: How sex hormones work, and their use by trans people. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Clinical standards of care

Coleman, E., Bockting, W., Botzer, M., Cohen-Kettenis, P., DeCuypere, G., … & Zucker, K. (2012). Standards of care for the health of transsexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people. World Professional Association for Transgender Health.

Deutsch, M.B., Amato, P., Courey, M., Crane, C., dickey, l.m., … & Zevin, B. (2016, June 17). Guidelines for the primary and gender-affirming care of transgender and gender nonbinary people (2nd ed.). University of California, San Francisco.

Powers, W. (2019). Healthcare of the transgender patient: The Powers method of hormonal transitioning [PowerPoint presentation]. Powers Family Medicine.

W, A. (2021, June 10). Commentary and fact check of Dr. Will Powers’s transgender care presentation. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 30 August 2019.)

Technical literature

Jones, Z. (2019, November 1). Spironolactone can be ineffective as an antiandrogen for many trans women. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Jones, Z. (2020, January 31). Progesterone may not be only beneficial or ineffective for trans women — for some, it can be actively harmful. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Jones, Z. (2021, January 31). Put it under your tongue? Typical hormone levels for trans women on HRT, and differing effects of oral and parenteral estradiol. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Jones, Z. (2021, February 28). Study of entire French population offers further data on cyproterone acetate and meningioma risk. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

S., S. (2020, October 5). Oral versus transdermal estradiol in feminising hormone therapy for transgender individuals. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 11 April 2020.)

S., S. (2020, October 5). Excerpts: Perspectives and opinions of clinicians and researchers concerning the use of progestogens in transfeminine hormone therapy. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 18 April 2020.)

S., S. (2021, June 11). An exploration of sublingual estradiol as an alternative to oral estradiol in transfeminine people. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 11 April 2020.)

W., A. (2021, February 20). The interactions of sex hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin and relevance to transfeminine people. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 10 July 2020.)

W., A. (2021, February 28). Information on bicalutamide (Casodex) as an antiandrogen for transfeminine people. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 22 September 2018.)

W., A. (2021, March 10). Administration of oral progesterone capsules rectally instead of orally for greatly improved efficacy in transfeminine people. Transfeminine Science.

W., A. (2021, March 13). Data show that the number of people hormonally transitioning has skyrocketed in recent years. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 1 July 2019.)

W., A. (2021, May 15). Genital application of estradiol as a powerful transdermal route for transfeminine people. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 29 March 2019.)

W., A. (2021, June 10). Excerpts: Early progestogen exposure may result in suboptimal breast development. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 21 July 2019.)

W., A. (2021, June 10). Progesterone and its role in breast development during female puberty. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 14 February 2020.)

W., A. (2021, July 23). An exploration of possibilities for hormone therapy in non-binary transfeminine people. Transfeminine Science. (Original work published 13 July 2019.)

Trans existence

Burns, K. (2019, September 5). The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists, explained. Vox.

Jones, Z. (2014, March 14). Darker shades of pink: Having depression when you’re transgender. Gender Analysis with Zinnia Jones.

Serano, J. (2012). Trans-misogyny primer. JuliaSerano.com.

Serano, J. (2016). Whipping girl: A transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity (2nd ed). Seal Press. (Original work published 2007.)