 Clare Tebbutt reviewed "Transgender History" for "Women's History Review", and called the book an "important [addition] to US queer history", and praised the depth of Stryker's research.In a review for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table, a division of the American Library Association, Morgan Gwenwald called the book a "comprehensive overview of American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to the present", that would be an "important addition to any gender studies, gay/lesbian studies or women’s studies collection.