Trans Rights Readathon :: 2024
March 22-29, 2024
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.We are calling on the reader community to read and uplift books written by and/or featuring trans, genderqueer, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and 2Spirit authors and characters.Thank you so much to the more than 3,000 people who participated this year! If you participated in the readathon, please take our exit survey:
About
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. This year’s Trans Rights Readathon will take place from Friday, March 22 to Friday, March 29, 2024.Founded by author Sim Kern and initially started as a small movement, last year’s readathon raised over $234,000 dollars for trans supporting organizations - with 2,669 participants reading 7,800 books across 43 countries.HOW DOES THE READATHON WORK?
During the week of the readathon (March 22-29), read trans* books and donate to trans* organizations.
This is a decentralized fundraiser, so how you participate is up to you. You can read 1 book or 20 books. You can donate to a large organization or a personal GoFundMe.
Now that the readathon is over, please take the exit survey so we can report on how many books participants read and how much money participants raised.Take the Exit Survey:
Call to action: Read, support, review, and uplift books written by and/or featuring trans, genderqueer, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and 2Spirit authors and characters.Make content: Tag the new official @transrightsreadathon accounts on Instagram and Tiktok and @trreadathon on Twitter, and use #transrightsreadathon and #TRR24 when you post.Donate: We encourage decentralization! Participants are welcome to fundraise for trans aid organizations in their communities. If you don’t know of any organizations near you, suggestions are available on our website.
Leadership
Bee
they/them
@selfbybee everywhere!
Kat Norton / K.C. Norton
she/they
@katnortonwriter on TikTok and the ‘Gram
Raven
they/them
@notsobinaryart on TT, @notsobinary.art on IG
Rebecca
she/her
@beyourselfbookshop IG, @be_yourself_bookshop TT
Steph
she/her
@starrysteph TT & Youtube, @starry.steph IG
Graphics
Resources
Book Recommendations
The above spreadsheet was created by community members and is meant to be a helpful resource (among many others) for finding trans* books, but is not an official resource from the Trans Rights Readathon Leadership Team. The organizers of TRR do not maintain this resource.If you'd like to submit your titles to be added to the below Indie Book Masterlist, please click here.
Charity Recommendations
Point of Pride
Transgender Law Center
Contact
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.If you're a bookstore (or would like to print flyers or bingo cards for any in-person location), please click here for printables!Ready to join the 2024 Readathon? Fill out our intro survey: