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Michael Dillon/Lobzang Jivaka (1915-62) is the British doctor and Buddhist monastic novice chiefly known to scholars of sex, gender, and sexuality for his pioneering transition from female to male between 1939 and 1949, and for this groundbreaking 1946 book 'Self: A Study in Ethics' and 'Endocrin...

Roberta Cowell is known for her pioneering transition from male to female. Born Robert Marshall Cowell serving as an RAF Spitfire lieutenant, prisoner of war and racing entrepreneur to later surgery by Michael Dillon and Sir Harold Gillies

This controversial account, by one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century, explores the evolving social, economic and political forces that have shaped our attitudes to sex.

Have fun with the kids, moms, dads and pets in this delightful book that celebrates alternative families as it teaches young children the alphavet

An ordinary house-husband and his ambitious wife discover there's more to making a baby that meets the eye in Babycakes. Help arrives in the form of a British monarch, a gay neighbour, and an international ring of mail-order brides.

The residents of Barbary Lane are back in this sequel to Tales of the City. DeDe Halcyon and Mary Ann Singleton track down a charismatic psychopath, Michael Tolliver looks for love, and the landlady imprisons a TV anchorwoman in her basement.

The characters created in Tales of the City reappear in this sequel. Michael Tolliver pursues his favourite gynaecologist, and Mona Ramsey uncovers her roots in a desert whorehouse.

A holiday in the redwoods goes awry when the opposing sexes camp out rather too close to each other for comfort. Among those caught up in the mayhem are DeDe Halcyon, reformed debutante, and troubled house-husband Brian Hawkins.