GenderNet
Title
GenderNet
Format
Bulletin Board System (BBS)
Name
GenderNet
Area Code
408 and later 415 area code
City and State/Province
Sunnyvale, CA; later Oakland, CA
Abbreviations/Alias
Gender-net, Gender Net
Year Founded (approximate)
1984
Last Year Active (approximate)
1989
Sponsor or Institutional Host
Gateway Gender Alliance (GGA)
Baud Rate
300/1200 baud
Intended Audience
Transsexual people
Primary Language
American English
Exterior References
Attached advertisement from TV-TS Tapestry #42
- GGA introduces GenderNet (1984) - Announcement of GenderNet in TV-TS Tapestry #42
- GenderNet News (1985) - Update on GenderNet in TV-TS Tapestry #45
- Attorney General's Commission on Pornography: Final Report (1986) - Mentioned as an example of a "sexually oriented national and local bulletin boards system"
- IFGE's 1st Annual "Coming Together-Working Together" Convention: Book of Program Transcripts (1987) - Discussion of how to use and access GenderNet as a possible resource
- Our Sorority, Issue 15 (1987) - Included in listing of online resources
- Gender Networker v.1, no.2 (1988) - Included in listing of online resources
- Appeared in TS-TV Tapestry's BBS listings from 1988-1989
Files
Collection
Citation
“GenderNet,” Queer Digital History Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://queerdigital.com/items/show/27.