Transgender, intersex and subverting gender stereotypes: The Art of Being Normal author Lisa Williamson selects her favourite books that feature characters across the gender identity spectrum
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As a white, straight, cis-gender female, I grew up being able to see myself in books and largely taking it for granted. It was only really when I started working as an administrator at the Gender Identity Development Service (the NHS service for under-eighteens struggling with their gender identity) that I started to think about what it might feel like to not be able to see your life reflected in what sat on the shelves at your local bookshop or library. This realisation was a major part of the inspiration behind writing The Art of Being Normal.
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