Transgender Community Forum
Title
Transgender Community Forum
Network/Platform
America Online (AOL); hosted by AOL Gay and Lesbian Community Forum (GLCF)
Abbreviations/Alias
Abbreviated as TCF; founded as America Online Gender Group (AOLGG)
Year Founded (approximate)
1991
Last Year Active (approximate)
Unknown
Intended Audience
Transgender people; Transsexual people; Crossdressers; Gender Non-conforming people
Platform-specific rules, information, etc.
- AOL Keywords:
- Gender (1992-1996)
- TCF (1997-Unknown)
- Housed 2 48-person chat rooms, including The Gazebo
Exterior References
- Short article in TS-TV Tapestry about the America Online Gender Group (Summer 1994)
- Discussion by group founder of relationship between America Online Gender Group (AOLGG) and Gay and Lesbian Community Forum (GLCF), The Subversive #15 (Date Unknown)
- Discussion by group founder of process for founding AOLGG, The Subversive #32 (Date Unknown)
- Entry for the TCF in the Virtual Community Center, maintained by Howard Rheingold to accompany The Virtual Community (1997)
- Brief discussion of TCF as part of Gay and Lesbian Community Forum in The Official America Online for Macintosh Tour Guide (Version 3) (1997)
- Interview with TCF Community Host Gwendolyn Ann Smith, GenderTalk #150 (April 22, 1998)
- Interview with TCF Community Host Gwendolyn Ann Smith, Transgender Community News & Views, Vol. 12 No. 10 (October 1998)
- TCF Homepage, maintained by Community Host Gwendolyn Ann Smith (archived Dec 2, 1998)
- Brief discussion of membship and participation numbers in the TCF, "Transmissions: Running the Numbers," Bay Area Reporter (July 6, 2016)
Collection
Citation
“Transgender Community Forum,” Queer Digital History Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://queerdigital.com/items/show/67.