WindyCityMediaGroup.com – by Jacob Anderson-Minshall
Between the collapse of the economy, California’s same-sex marriage flip-flops and Obama’s election, it took a pregnant man to capture mainstream press’ attention. But while media outlets around the globe carried that trans story, most of the year’s transgender highlights received short shrift. Here’s some of what they missed:
Books
Last year, Haworth Press established itself as the publisher of trans-related nonfiction. In 2008, the press delivered Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery and Head Over Heeels: Wives Who Stay With Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals. Financially crippled, the company was acquired by Taylor & Francis, which may or may not continue publishing transgender titles.