1 50 8 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/95fd885484f2a38a7f67988530c9afa2.gif 38abc328ce88738270eca7d1888a2eb8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials. One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten. <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time. Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent. <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes. <h2 dir="ltr">On Audience Labels</h2> All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference. <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>. Mailing List E-mail Mailing Lists Intended Audience The forum's intended audience transgendered people, crossdressers, transvestites, transsexual people, community allies Years Active Approximate years group was active online 1998-2004 Sponsor or Institutional Host Organizations that hosted, sponsored, or maintained the forum Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References Gender Advocacy Internet News (1998 - 2004) was a news service maintained by Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) collecting information relevant to the trans community. GEA was founded in 1998 from the merger of two existing trans community organizations: the American Educational Gender Information Service (AEGIS) and It's Time, America! (ITA). GAIN grew out of ITA's existing news service and was edited by former ITA media director Penni Ashe Matz until her death in 2001. From 2002 onward, it was edited by Kim Carver and Gwyneth Rhian Morgan. <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An archive of GAIN digests covering 1998 to 2004</a> is available at the QDHP. The attached image is taken from the archived GAIN webpage (linked below). <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000815100131/http://www.gender.org/gain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archived copy of GAIN page</a> on GEA's website in the Internet Archive (archived August 15, 2000) </li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gender Advocacy Internet News (GAIN) crossdressers GAIN Gender Advocacy Internet News mailing list transgender people transsexual people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/bde699afe4376635c85712517255d60d.zip 1bf104dfeec2c48ae9041b649b818677 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GAIN (Gender Advocacy Internet News) Archive Description An account of the resource This archive contains archival copies of the Gender Advocacy Internet News (GAIN) news service, published from 1998 to 2004. GAIN collected relevant news stories, action alerts, short essays, and other information related to the trans community. For more information on GAIN, see <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">its related catalog page</a>. All email addresses have been redacted from the archival files, but messages have not been anonymized. If you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Total files: 228 files Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Donated by <a href="http://dallasdenny.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dallas Denny</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998-2004 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digests are stored in plain text unicode (.txt) files, organized by year and month of publication. Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource Mailing List Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All authors of content included in this archive retain copyright. Work is made available for noncommercial educational and research purposes. crossdressers GAIN Gender Advocacy Internet News mailing list transgender people transsexual people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/77de7a53ce9a3c27a109ac1b257f48f4.txt 0c76ee287466c6698de7babe2e0dbff0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials. One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten. <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time. Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent. <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes. <h2 dir="ltr">On Audience Labels</h2> All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference. <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>. Mailing List E-mail Mailing Lists Year Founded (approximate) 1988 Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Intended Audience The forum's intended audience transgendered people, crossdressers, transvestites, transsexual people Years Active Approximate years group was active online 1988-1995 Exterior References Mailing List Description (circa 1993, taken from CDForum digest): "cd forum is a "safe space" digested electronic mailing list for the support of cross-dressing, transsexuality, and other gender issues. Friendly and frank discussions. No membership fees. Your address will be kept in strict confidence. Articles you submit for publication in the forum are stripped of header and signature id unless you instruct me otherwise. To subscribe, please send me a short paragraph describing your interest in cd forum, and where you heard of it. You will be requested to submit an introductory article within one month of your subscription." <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/108" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An archive of CDForum digests covering 1988 to 1993</a> is available for request at the QDHP. Attached: Mailing List description held in the <a href="http://www.qrd.org/qrd/electronic/email/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mailing List section</a> of the Queer Resources Directory. Original file mirrored from <a href="http://www.qrd.org/qrd/electronic/email/cd-forum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CDForum cd-forum crossdressers mailing list transgender people transsexual people transvestites http://queerdigital.com/files/original/577c9b7c5865fa059c430d45b7f17df7.pdf a895b1e51447d97297518e2c81c97c40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CDForum Archive Description An account of the resource This archive contains digests for the CDForum mailing list, covering 1988 to 1993. CDForum was one of the first trans-specific email mailing lists and remained active until at least 1995. Digests 145, 175, 177, 179, and 242 are not included. For more information on CDForum, see <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noopener">its related catalog page</a>. All email addresses have been redacted from the archival files, but messages have not been anonymized. If you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Requests to access this archive will be reviewed by the curatorial team. If you are interested in accessing this archive, please submit a copy of the request form attached to this page. Once the request is submitted, the curatorial team will review your request and be in contact with you. Total files: 259 files Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988-1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by <a href="https://maryannhorton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mary Ann Horton</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digests are stored in plain text unicode (.txt) files, organized by year of publication. Index of 1988-1991 is available at root. Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource Mailing List archive cd-forum crossdressers mailing list transgender people transsexual people transvestites http://queerdigital.com/files/original/481f234976bab0d566888c581e92d703.zip 58dab4c67c712c4799789a5a33d9191e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Documents Description An account of the resource This collection holds files recovered from archived versions of the AIDS Info BBS website, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971222020300/http://aidsinfobbs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as archived by the Internet Archive</a>. The AIDS Info BBS, as its name suggests, hosted a variety of different information, including copies of mainstream news stories, medical research, statistics, community periodicals, and message boards. This collection holds files from four areas relevant to the QDHP, covering the late 1980s up to the early 2000s: <ul> <li>"Caregivers" mailing list archive</li> <li>"Rethink" and "quilty" mailing lists archives</li> <li>Message archives for two BBS-based fora: "openforum" and "thisBBS"</li> <li>AIDS-related periodicals, including a complete archive of AIDS Treatment News issues</li> </ul> In total, the collection holds 12,496‬ files, collected in four .zip archives. While their original folder hierarchy on the AIDS Info BBS has been maintained, all files have been converted (if they weren't already) to plain text files (.txt) for ease of use. Message files are titled using the order in which they were posted (ie: 001, 002, 003). Some folders also contain "desc" files, which are brief descriptions of the folder's topic and/or contents. However, not every message posted to the site was preserved by the Internet Archive, and such absences are reflected in these archives: while some folders contain many of the original files, others only contain one or two preserved messages. Furthermore, except for the "caregivers" mailing list, messages were not originally anonymized when posted to the AIDS Info BBS site, and have not been subsequently anonymized by the QDHP. If you would like messages you wrote to be redacted and/or removed from any of these folders, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92">AIDS Info BBS</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Rethinking AIDS Mailing Lists Description An account of the resource Collection of files (all in plain text [.txt] format) held in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040422173703/http://www.aidsinfobbs.org/articles/rethink/">rethink</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041019001434/http://www.aidsinfobbs.org/articles/quilty/">quilty</a> folders of the AIDS Info BBS. Both folders contain message archives for the "rethink" and "quilty" mailing lists, both of which focused on rethinking AIDS orthodoxy. For more information on the AIDS Info BBS, see the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queer Community Catalog entry</a> and the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/collections/show/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Documents collection</a> landing page. Messages have not been anonymized. If you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Total files: 6,366 Files Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 - 2001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain text files AIDS Info BBS mailing list http://queerdigital.com/files/original/1f27b8bd052a3fad4253fdd87687ec18.zip 1804ef61e383b9179c920231b0185b00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Documents Description An account of the resource This collection holds files recovered from archived versions of the AIDS Info BBS website, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971222020300/http://aidsinfobbs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as archived by the Internet Archive</a>. The AIDS Info BBS, as its name suggests, hosted a variety of different information, including copies of mainstream news stories, medical research, statistics, community periodicals, and message boards. This collection holds files from four areas relevant to the QDHP, covering the late 1980s up to the early 2000s: <ul> <li>"Caregivers" mailing list archive</li> <li>"Rethink" and "quilty" mailing lists archives</li> <li>Message archives for two BBS-based fora: "openforum" and "thisBBS"</li> <li>AIDS-related periodicals, including a complete archive of AIDS Treatment News issues</li> </ul> In total, the collection holds 12,496‬ files, collected in four .zip archives. While their original folder hierarchy on the AIDS Info BBS has been maintained, all files have been converted (if they weren't already) to plain text files (.txt) for ease of use. Message files are titled using the order in which they were posted (ie: 001, 002, 003). Some folders also contain "desc" files, which are brief descriptions of the folder's topic and/or contents. However, not every message posted to the site was preserved by the Internet Archive, and such absences are reflected in these archives: while some folders contain many of the original files, others only contain one or two preserved messages. Furthermore, except for the "caregivers" mailing list, messages were not originally anonymized when posted to the AIDS Info BBS site, and have not been subsequently anonymized by the QDHP. If you would like messages you wrote to be redacted and/or removed from any of these folders, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92">AIDS Info BBS</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Caregivers Mailing List Description An account of the resource Collection of files (all in plain text [.txt] format) held in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041101120516/http://www.aidsinfobbs.org/caregivers/">caregivers</a> folder of the AIDS Info BBS. Folders contain messages posted to the "caregivers" mailing list, which offered support for caregivers of PWAs. For more information on the AIDS Info BBS, see the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queer Community Catalog entry</a> and the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/collections/show/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Documents collection</a> landing page. Messages were originally anonymized by BBS sysop Ben Gardiner: poster e-mail addresses have been removed, and all posting dates have been updated to the date of their anonymization. However, if you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Total files: 3,334 Files Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AIDS Info BBS Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain text files Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown AIDS Info BBS mailing list Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials. One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten. <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time. Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent. <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes. <h2 dir="ltr">On Audience Labels</h2> All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference. <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>. Mailing List E-mail Mailing Lists Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Transgender people; Transsexual people; Transvestites Year Founded (approximate) Unknown Sponsor or Institutional Host Organizations that hosted, sponsored, or maintained the forum Brown University Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121130090122/http://songweaver.com/lists/transgen.html" target="_blank">Homepage for TRANSGEN</a> (Archived Nov 30, 2012) - includes information on subscribing and posting to the list, as well as list rules</li> <li>Appeared in <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/catalog?f%5Bcollection_name_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Transgender+Tapestry&sort=dta_sortable_date_dtsi+asc%2C+title_primary_ssort+asc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TS-TV Tapestry's BBS listings</a> from 1993-1995</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TRANSGEN Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mailing LIst mailing list transgen transgender people transsexual people transvestites Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials. One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten. <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time. Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent. <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes. <h2 dir="ltr">On Audience Labels</h2> All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference. <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>. Mailing List E-mail Mailing Lists Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Transgender people; Crossdressers; Transsexual people Year Founded (approximate) 1988 Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li>Appeared in <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/catalog?f%5Bcollection_name_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Transgender+Tapestry&sort=dta_sortable_date_dtsi+asc%2C+title_primary_ssort+asc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">TS-TV Tapestry's listings</a> from 1991-1995</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19990117015833/http://www.swcp.com/~therev/cdf.html" target="_blank">cd-forum homepage</a> (Archived version, collected Jan 17, 1999) - contains information on cd-forum regulations, application process, and moderatrix bio</li> <li><a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/3b591857h" target="_blank">Transgender Cyberspace</a> (1995) - Mentioned as possible resource</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CD-Forum Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mailing List cd-forum crossdressers mailing list transgender people transsexual people