We celebrate the 14th year of LGBT History Month with campaigner Christine Burns, whose new crowd-funded anthology collects the expertise and experience of more than 20 contributors into an indispensable guide to the lives of trans men and women today and through history. Plus, Sian takes a tour of half a century of LGBT literature.

Reading list

Trans Britain, edited by Christine Burns (Unbound)

The Swimming-Pool Library, by Alan Hollinghurst (Vintage)

Tipping the Velvet, by Sarah Waters (Virago)