The future of being trans on the internet
The internet has long been a source of information and support for transgender people. Now, trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next?
People who have documented their lives online are discovering the dark side of digital permanence.
The internet once helped trans people connect and organize. Now it’s a dangerous liability. What comes next?
How do resources on transitioning survive the era of surveillance and AI slop?
The anonymity granted by the internet is a lifeline to many trans people. What happens when that privacy disappears?
Bands like Ekko Astral are bringing the urgency of online solidarity into the mosh pit.
Online platforms have created space for bold, biting work that’s challenging what queer fiction can be.
Credits
- Editors: Marina Galperina, Kevin Nguyen, Adi Robertson
- Art director/designer: Cath Virginia
- Engineer: Graham MacAree
- Copy editor: Kallie Plagge
- Engagement: Tristan Cooper
- Creative director: Kristen Radtke
- Managing editor: Kara Verlaney
- Editor-in-chief: Nilay Patel
- Publisher: Helen Havlak
- Type: Transgender Grotesk by Sasha Cherepanov
- Animator: Taehee Yoonseul
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