2024 Trans Rights Read-a-Thon

Information graphic announcing the read a thon and the dates March 22nd through 29th and my two goals to raise money for OUT MetroWest and to read at least three books. The covers for the books are displayed in the picture and are also named in the text of the postThe 2024 Trans Rights Read-a-Thon has begun and this year I am fundraising for OUT MetroWest located in Framingham, Massachusetts!

“The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual call to action to readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31st.”

My Fundraiser for OUT MetroWest

More information about the Trans Rights Readathon

I will be reading the following books this year:

“This Arab is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers”
Edited by Elias Jahshan

“Real Sugar is Hard to Find” a collection of short stories by
Sim Kern

“Breakout” – first novel in new series by Alek Cristea, described as a “space-opera/cyberpunk adventure featuring queer teens in space fighting back against oppression.”

Previous books I’ve read with Trans characters or written by Trans individuals include:

“The Thirty Names of Night” by Zeyn Joukhadar

“Seeds for the Swarm” by Sim Kern

“Transcendent: The Year’s Best Transgender Speculative Fiction” by K.M. Szpara et al.

Other books written by or with Trans individuals

“Lakelore” by Anna-Marie McLemore

“Depart, Depart!” By Sim Kern

“Hell Followed With Us” by Andrew Joseph White

“We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir” by Samra Habib

“VenCo” by Cherie Dimaline

“The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester” by Maya MacGregor

“The Wicked Bargain” by Gabe Cole Novoa

“The Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will” by Maya MacGregor

“The Free People’s Village” by Sim Kern

“The Gilded Ones” trilogy by Namina Forna


Trans Rights Read-a-Thon

Square image with a banner in tans colors around it with the words I'm taking part in the trans rights readathon March 20th to March 27th and the hashtag  #TransRightsReadathon under thatI am taking part in the from March 20th to March 27th!

My goal is to read at least three books and fundraise for the Trans Health Legal Fund during that time.

I am currently reading “Laziness Does Not Exist” by Devon Price. While Devon Price is actually Trans I’m not going to cheat and use that as one of the three books because I’m hoping to finish it today.

Then tomorrow evening after work I will dive into the read-a-thon. The three books I’ve picked out to read are:

“The Thirty Names of Night” by Zeyn Joukhadar

“Seeds for the Swarm” by Sim Kern

“Transcendent: The Year’s Best Transgender Speculative Fiction” by K.M. Szpara et al.

During the read-a-thon I will be posting on my Mastodon account about the books I’m reading and some fundraising related posts. I’ve already donated $25 to the Trans Health Legal Fund – if you have the means to donate please consider donating there as well or another charity of your choice. If you cannot donate you can still help by boosting by following the on various social medias and sharing the posts you see.

Screenshot of an email receipt from the Trans Health Legal Fund showing that $25 was donated