MoonyReadsByStarlight | Recent Trans Reads and Rambling About Solidarity [CC] @moonyreadsbystarlight | Uploaded June 2020 | Updated October 2024, 22 hours ago.
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I talk about a couple of books that have made me feel seen or uplifted in the past few days.
Anti-trans nonsense happening right now (on the anniversary of the Pulse shooting, after recent murders of trans people and JKR'd mess):
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/12/868073068/transgender-health-protections-reversed-by-trump-administration?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR03ty71VbWJDGKFnX68woP1gkteK6x8Ke2IcWxAVUCWk79lKra4Cjzl68g
Help Black trans women:
gofundme.com/f/dominiquefells?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
gofundme.com/f/sending-riah-home?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
change.org/p/reinstate-laws-that-protect-lgbt-people-s-right-to-healthcare
actionnetwork.org/petitions/trump-admin-to-dismantle-trans-rights-tell-them-no?source=twitter&
BLM links:
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
Books Mentioned:
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon alokvmenon.com/store
Trans Liberation by Leslie Fienberg
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M Johnson (This is also the Enby Book club pick for June!)
All Boys Aren't Blue Reviews:
BowtiesAndBooks: youtube.com/watch?v=EeW1BFN_gFo
Cabe Johnson: youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1RNWw2mIU
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I talk about a couple of books that have made me feel seen or uplifted in the past few days.
Anti-trans nonsense happening right now (on the anniversary of the Pulse shooting, after recent murders of trans people and JKR'd mess):
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/12/868073068/transgender-health-protections-reversed-by-trump-administration?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR03ty71VbWJDGKFnX68woP1gkteK6x8Ke2IcWxAVUCWk79lKra4Cjzl68g
Help Black trans women:
gofundme.com/f/dominiquefells?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
gofundme.com/f/sending-riah-home?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
change.org/p/reinstate-laws-that-protect-lgbt-people-s-right-to-healthcare
actionnetwork.org/petitions/trump-admin-to-dismantle-trans-rights-tell-them-no?source=twitter&
BLM links:
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co
Books Mentioned:
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon alokvmenon.com/store
Trans Liberation by Leslie Fienberg
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M Johnson (This is also the Enby Book club pick for June!)
All Boys Aren't Blue Reviews:
BowtiesAndBooks: youtube.com/watch?v=EeW1BFN_gFo
Cabe Johnson: youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1RNWw2mIU
Social Media:
Instagram: instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight
Twitter: twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
![Recent Trans Reads and Rambling About Solidarity [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x0-VQutPTvo/hqdefault.jpg "Recent Trans Reads and Rambling About Solidarity [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I talk about a couple of books that have made me feel seen or uplifted in the past few days.
Anti-trans nonsense happening right now (on the anniversary of the Pulse shooting, after recent murders of trans people and JKRd mess):
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/12/868073068/transgender-health-protections-reversed-by-trump-administration?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR03ty71VbWJDGKFnX68woP1gkteK6x8Ke2IcWxAVUCWk79lKra4Cjzl68g
Help Black trans women:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/dominiquefells?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sending-riah-home?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
https://www.change.org/p/reinstate-laws-that-protect-lgbt-people-s-right-to-healthcare
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/trump-admin-to-dismantle-trans-rights-tell-them-no?source=twitter&
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Books Mentioned:
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon https://www.alokvmenon.com/store
Trans Liberation by Leslie Fienberg
All Boys Arent Blue by George M Johnson (This is also the Enby Book club pick for June!)
All Boys Arent Blue Reviews:
BowtiesAndBooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeW1BFN_gFo
Cabe Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae1RNWw2mIU
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![January Wrap-Up [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xiPX1kMam9k/hqdefault.jpg "January Wrap-Up [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here is what I read in January. No readathons or plans, just vibes (mostly gay). I also read a childrens picture book that I forgot to mention! Smitten by David Gordon.
00:18 YA Fiction
10:15 Adult Fiction
24:23 Manga
27:03 Poetry and Nonfiction
35:15 Partly Read Books
Books Mentioned:
Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala
Hani and Ishus Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigiridar
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
Honey Girl by Emery Lee
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Way of the House Husband vol 1 by Kousuke Oono
Witch Hat Ateleir vol 1-3 by Kamome Shirahama
The Bride was a Boy by Chii
Pansy by Andrea Gibson
What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte
We Do This Til We Free Us by Miriame Kaba
Chiron: Rainbow Bridge Between the Inner and Outer Planets by Barbara Hand Clow
Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![RENT Readathon Announcement || February 2022 [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xpAOjbOJTPI/hqdefault.jpg "RENT Readathon Announcement || February 2022 [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and I am co-hosting the RENT Readathon with Kathy Trithardt this February!
Kathy: https://www.youtube.com/c/KathyTrithardt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rentreadathon
Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f5ece108-e089-4059-bf66-ff316add554f
Graphics and Readathon Info: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TLA8iIIkDGsLPH0M_XciIFtzmx8bjtsn?usp=sharing
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![Topical TBR || LGBTQ+ History [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xtGQ56MCZYk/hqdefault.jpg "Topical TBR || LGBTQ+ History [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is one of my ongoing TBRs. The books on this list focus on LGBT+ history, mostly in the United States. This is a non-fiction list that includes history books, memoirs, and some social science and gender/sexuality studies books.
Transcription: https://moonyreadsbystarlight.wordpress.com/2021/01/05/topical-tbr-lgbtq-history-10-may-2020/
I will be filming updates as I finish the books on my TBR or as I find more to add to the list. I am looking to add a few that look more specifically at bisexual/mulisexual identity history as well as asexuality.
Goodreads List (for the most updated TBR):
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/109723333-bek-moonyreadsbystarlight?shelf=tbr-topic-lgbt-history
Other Book Mentioned:
Whipping Girl by Julia Serano
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![FebruaryTBR || Rent Readathon and Blackathon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y5flX5PmeZI/hqdefault.jpg "FebruaryTBR || Rent Readathon and Blackathon [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and here are my reading plans for February.
Readathons:
Rent Readathon Announcement: https://youtu.be/xpAOjbOJTPI
Rent Readathon Info: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TLA8iIIkDGsLPH0M_XciIFtzmx8bjtsn?usp=sharing
Rent Readathon: https://twitter.com/rentreadathon
Blackathon: https://twitter.com/Blackathon1
People mentioned:
Kathy Trithardt (reading sprints will be held on her channel!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiN4woTQzWrciAcjIKQCzHA
Jen the Librarian: https://www.youtube.com/c/JentheLibrarianreads
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com
Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/33TXZE3QFOTL3?ref wl_share")
![Topical TBR | Prisons and Police in the US [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yZDFWMVrzdA/hqdefault.jpg "Topical TBR | Prisons and Police in the US [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is a list of books that I would like to read about the criminal justice system in the US. This covers topics including race, gender, sexuality, and more. Most of this is focused on the United States, though a few of the books do touch on some global issues as well. (Captions under construction)
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/reinstate-laws-that-protect-lgbt-people-s-right-to-healthcare
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/trump-admin-to-dismantle-trans-rights-tell-them-no?source=twitter&
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Updated Book List:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/109723333-bek-moonyreadsbystarlight?shelf=tbr-topic-prison
Videos/Youtubers Mentioned:
BowtiesAndBooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Q1AiQ1LAD0
Briannas Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfYVUsFIZM8
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony")
![LGBTQ+ History Recommendations || Books, Documentaries, and Podcasts [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ys8_JYAFU9U/hqdefault.jpg "LGBTQ+ History Recommendations || Books, Documentaries, and Podcasts [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and in this video, I talk about some media that you can enjoy this LGBTQ+ History Month. There are several documentaries, a couple of podcasts, and (of course) books! Many of these books I have read parts or chapters of (due to the way I was researching, a lot of these books I found through chapters that I read via the library catalogue online) though some, I have completed as well. They are all great ways to learn more about queer history this month and every month.
Books Mentioned:
Gay New York by George Chauncey
Making History by Eric Marcus
Transgender History by Susan Stryker
Black on Both Sides by C Riley Snorton
The Stonewall Reader ed by The New York Public Library
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Trans Liberation by Leslie Feinberg
The Celluloid Closet by Vito Russo
Trans Like Me by CN Lester
Documentaries Mentioned:
Screaming Queens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WASW9dRBU&ab_channel=KQEDArts
Pay It No Mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjN9W2KstqE
The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson (note, that this was the one I had issues with): Available on Netflix
Happy Birthday Marsha: http://www.happybirthdaymarsha.com/
United in Anger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrAzU79PBVM&ab_channel=amaliajurj
We Were Here: On Kanopy; To rent/buy on many streaming platforms
The Celluloid Closet: To rent/buy on many streaming platforms
Disclosure: Available on Netflix
Podcasts Mentioned:
Making Gay History: https://makinggayhistory.com/
One From the Vaults: https://twitter.com/oftvpodcast?lang=en
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
BLM:
https://www.standwithbre.com/
https://justiceforbreonna.org/
https://supportblackwomen.carrd.co/
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
StoryGraph: https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Latinx Heritage Month TBR | Latinx Book Bingo and Latinxathon [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zLpqpz39DIQ/hqdefault.jpg "Latinx Heritage Month TBR | Latinx Book Bingo and Latinxathon [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and these are the books I will be reading from September 15 to October 15. Most of these books fit multiple prompts for #LatinxBookBingo! I have a few fiction, including two YA picks, and a lot of nonfiction, including gender studies, memoir, and theology.
Latinx Book Bingo: https://twitter.com/LatinxBookBingo
Latinx-a-thon: https://twitter.com/latinxathon
Topical TBR Goodreads list mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/109723333-bek-moonyreadsbystarlight?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=tbr-topic-religion
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Ways to Donate for CA Fires: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/21/northern-california-wildfires-how-to-help-fire-victims-and-fire-fighters/
Help Black trans women:
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![Reading Update || June/July Wrap-Up and August Possibilities [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zOl8OCINXLI/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Update || June/July Wrap-Up and August Possibilities [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this is what I have been reading recently. I read a couple of manga, some kids picture books, a romance book, and a poetry book. I also discuss my loose TBR or pile of possibilities for August.
Queer Lit Readathon: https://twitter.com/queer_lit
Queer Romance Readathon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG6BYm_0ZqM
Time stamps:
01:28 Kids books
02:18 Boys Run the Riot Vol 4
03:21 A Lady for a Duke
05:05 Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon Vol 3
06:56 If Not Winter: Fragments of Sappho
08:14 Partly read books
08:46 August reading possibilities
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
![A Week of Only Trans Books || Trans Rights Readathon Vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/znyXGFBelf8/hqdefault.jpg "A Week of Only Trans Books || Trans Rights Readathon Vlog [CC]
I am Bek (they/them) and this a little bit of my experience during the Trans Rights Readathon. The readathon was at the end of March, this footage is from then but it didnt get put together until now. Its pride month, so it works just as well lmao
Trans Rights Readathon TBR: https://youtu.be/IKSHdH2wdn8
Sim Kern: https://www.instagram.com/sim_bookstagrams_badly/
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
02:01 Transgender Warriors by Leslie Fienberg wrap-up
06:15 Little Fish by Casey Plett wrap-up
09:52 Check-in Feed them Silence by Lee Mandelo
13:09 Feed them Silence by Lee Mandelo wrap-up
19:47 Magical Boy by The Kao wrap-up
20:42 Check-in The Big Reveal by Sasha Velour
21:47 Rick by Alex Gino wrap-up
27:42 Wrap-up
Social Media, Etc.:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moonystars93
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/1ca70e9b-2813-4242-8860-0dbb635698f7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
More: https://linktr.ee/moonyreads")
![Reading Rush Day 2 | Reading Vlog [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zu-tm5I0L9A/hqdefault.jpg "Reading Rush Day 2 | Reading Vlog [CC]
On Day 2, I ramble about AIDS and its Metaphors by Susan Sontag, finish a graphic novel, and wrap the day up with some Animal Crossing.
Books Mentioned:
Illness and Metaphor by Susan Sontag
Hamlet Graphic Novel (No Fear Shakespeare)
Naamah by Sarah Blake
The Seep by Chana Porter
Music from BenSound
First Nations COVID Fund: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/
Help Black trans women:
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-more-protection-for-black-trans-women-uk?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=41cca640-cb4e-11ea-b9eb-3902259fcef6
https://www.change.org/p/ron-desantis-justice-for-bree-black?recruiter=1019320520&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=5187f980-0890-11ea-90a5-83b14c36b2fa
intransitive.org
https://marshap.org/
https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/
http://www.tgijp.org/
BLM links:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Social Media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonyreadsbystarlight/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/moony_reads
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/109723333-moony
Email: moonyreadsbystarlight@gmail.com")
