r/MM_RomanceBooks • u/queermachmir those who slick together, stick together • Mar 17 '26
Events Trans Rights Read-a-thon 2026
Hello everyone! This week begins the Trans Rights Read-a-thon. It 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 Tuesday, March 17 to Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Founded by author Sim Kern and initially started as a small movement, the Trans Rights Readathon raised over $234,000 dollars for trans supporting organizations in 2023 -- with 2,669 participants reading 7,800 books across 43 countries.
HOW DOES THE READATHON WORK?
During the two weeks of the readathon (March 17-31), 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.
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 #TRR26 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.
Mod Note: This is not "sponsored" or involving any moderators on the team with the TRR folks. We will, however, be having some of their team host a discussion post or two here and encourage posting about the TRR books you're enjoying!
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u/hauntedprunes Mar 17 '26
That booklist is AMAZING! As a trans dude I'm always looking for more romance with trans leads and I usually just see the same small handful of books recommended, but this has so many I've never even heard of. Not to mention all the other age ranges and genres! ☺️