Works by
Max Wolf Valerio
(Poet, Writer)
[1957 - ]

• A Man: The Transsexual Journey of an Agent Provocateur (1994)

• The Testosterone Files: My Hormonal and Social Transformation from Female to Male (2006) -- Finalist 2006 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Awards
  Max Wolf Valerio crafts a raw, gripping, and poetic account of life before, during, and after injecting testosterone. Valerio's detailed observations about a lesbian transitioning from female to a heterosexual male highlights the physical and emotional differences between women and men, and alternately challenges and confirms readers' assumptions about gender.
  The Testosterone Files addresses the most fundamental issues of transitioning, from buying men's underwear to choosing a male name, as well as the profound subjects of male privilege, physical power, and existing as a male who was once distrustful and critical of men's intentions. Valerio's honest and forthcoming opinions on gender, identity, and self-perception comprise the core of this intensely personal and absorbing narrative which grapples with the tough and complex issues that emerge in a world whose assumptions about gender binaries are being increasingly challenged as more people openly self-define across the gender spectrum.

See also:

• This Bridge Called My BackBack: Writings by Radical Women of Color (1984, 2002), Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua, eds.

• this bridge we call home: radical visions for transformation (2002), Gloria Anzaldua. ed.