Trans_: An Anthology of Trans People & the Internet
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A forthcoming anthology called Trans_ collects first-person essays and academic pieces about how the Internet shapes trans lives, started May 2014, edited by two trans collaborators, with one editor recently leaving and a second call open to increase trans women authors; the project has over 90 essays submitted, targets spring 2016 publication, shows concrete tools like Twitter and fanfiction communities building belonging, and documents measurable harms such as Anglo-normativity in information access for non‑English speakers.
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