Reading List
A list of works I highly encourage you to read. On the right sidebar, you'll see scroll points if you're looking for specific topics or ways to read. Resources are listed by age (oldest to newest) under their subheadings. This reading list includes PDFs, archives, books, websites, and more--most of them free.
By Subject
The Writer's Picks
- Stone Butch Blues [Leslie Feinberg, 1993] | PDF, Hard Copy
'Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg’s 1993 first novel, is widely considered in and outside the U.S. to be a groundbreaking work about the complexities of gender. Feinberg was the first theorist to advance a Marxist concept of “transgender liberation.”' Required reading for Twitter discoursers. - Transsexuality [Jennifer Diane Reitz, 1998-2009] | Site (Backup: Archived 9/12/22)
A website created by a transsexual woman, explaining the experience of transsexual individuals as well as gender dysphoria. While some labels and theories provided are considered outdated now, the site is a piece of important literature for all trans* individuals to understand trans history and culture. - An Anarchist FAQ [Iain McKay and others, Vers. 15.4, 2020] | Site (Backup: Archived 9/12/22)
'This FAQ was written by anarchists across the world in an attempt to present anarchist ideas and theory to those interested in it. ... It desires to present arguments on why you should be an anarchist as well as refuting common arguments against anarchism and other proposed solutions to the social problems we face.'
Queerness, Dykehood, Trans*ness, Gender, & Sexuality
- Stone Butch Blues [Leslie Feinberg, 1993] | PDF, Hard Copy
'Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg’s 1993 first novel, is widely considered in and outside the U.S. to be a groundbreaking work about the complexities of gender. Feinberg was the first theorist to advance a Marxist concept of “transgender liberation.”' Required reading for Twitter discoursers. - Transsexuality [Jennifer Diane Reitz, 1998-2009] | Site (Backup: Archived 9/12/22)
A website created by a transsexual woman, explaining the experience of transsexual individuals as well as gender dysphoria. While some labels and theories provided are considered outdated now, the site is a piece of important literature for all trans* individuals to understand trans history and culture. - TBA |
Anarchism, Communism, & Theory
- The Conquest of Bread [Peter Kropotkin, 1892] | Archive
A foundational anarchist text by a Russian anarcho-communist, outlining the fundamentals of the ideology. It is an extremely influential piece of anarchist and radical literature, playing a key role in various uprisings and political ideologies. - An Anarchist FAQ [Iain McKay and others, Vers. 15.4, 2020] | Site (Backup: Archived 9/12/22)
'This FAQ was written by anarchists across the world in an attempt to present anarchist ideas and theory to those interested in it. ... It desires to present arguments on why you should be an anarchist as well as refuting common arguments against anarchism and other proposed solutions to the social problems we face.' - TBA |