Transsexual News Telegraph
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The Transsexual News Telegraph was a quarterly news and topics magazine
published in United States
from 1991 to 2002. TNT covers often portrayed Trans Identities or Art and the back covers were usually a piece of graphic art with a thought provoking theme.
TNT originally was published as Rites of Passage, the official publication of the New Womens Conference, with Anne Ogborn
as the editor. It began as a magazine for the then nascent post op movement. After two issues the magazine came under the editorship of Gail Sondegaard, changed its name to Transsexual News Telegraph, and ceased being officially tied to the New Womens Conference.
TNT continued to be published approximately quarterly until 2002. In 1999 Katharine Collins
joined the paper as Art Director. She and Gail Sondegaard continued publishing until 2002, when publication ceased.
The magazine was published in 8½ × 11 format saddle stitched 48 pages over most of its life. After 1998 publication became less frequent and the publication grew thicker.
TNT always had a strong anti Neo-colonization medical emphasis, and featured many articles on trans related art and cultural events, reviews of relevant movies, as well as "News On The March", a section of transsexual related news. For a description of TNT content see the commentary following the article at bottom of this page.
Never with a very large subscriber base, the magazine had more influence because of its status as a tool for discussions among trans activists during the emergence of the Transgenderism Transgender Rights Movement.
In the mid 1990s TNT began organizing issues of the magazine around specific topics.
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published in United States
United States
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from 1991 to 2002. TNT covers often portrayed Trans Identities or Art and the back covers were usually a piece of graphic art with a thought provoking theme.
TNT originally was published as Rites of Passage, the official publication of the New Womens Conference, with Anne Ogborn
Anne Ogborn
- Transgender Activism :The first transsexual organization that Ms. Ogborn founded was KCGS, Gender Dysphoria. In 1991, Ogborn was the first person to protest after transsexual woman Nancy Burkholder was expelled from the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. Ogborn set up a pre Camp Trans to protest...
as the editor. It began as a magazine for the then nascent post op movement. After two issues the magazine came under the editorship of Gail Sondegaard, changed its name to Transsexual News Telegraph, and ceased being officially tied to the New Womens Conference.
TNT continued to be published approximately quarterly until 2002. In 1999 Katharine Collins
Arn Saba
Katherine Shannon Collins , formerly Arn Saba, is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, media personality, stage performer, and composer.- Early works :...
joined the paper as Art Director. She and Gail Sondegaard continued publishing until 2002, when publication ceased.
The magazine was published in 8½ × 11 format saddle stitched 48 pages over most of its life. After 1998 publication became less frequent and the publication grew thicker.
TNT always had a strong anti Neo-colonization medical emphasis, and featured many articles on trans related art and cultural events, reviews of relevant movies, as well as "News On The March", a section of transsexual related news. For a description of TNT content see the commentary following the article at bottom of this page.
Never with a very large subscriber base, the magazine had more influence because of its status as a tool for discussions among trans activists during the emergence of the Transgenderism Transgender Rights Movement.
In the mid 1990s TNT began organizing issues of the magazine around specific topics.
Notable articles
- Early (1992) coverage of trans man Loren CameronLoren CameronLoren Rex Cameron is an American photographer, author and transsexual activist. His work includes portraiture and self-portraiture which consist of lesbian and transsexual bodies in both clothed and nude form...
's photography - Transgender Liberation (1993)
- Saheli! Anne Ogborn's recounting of experiences with the HijraHijra (South Asia)In the culture of South Asia, hijras or chakka in Kannada, khusra in Punjabi and kojja in Telugu are physiological males who have feminine gender identity, women's clothing and other feminine gender roles. Hijras have a long recorded history in the Indian subcontinent, from the antiquity, as...
community - Nancy Nangeroni's "Gender Identity Disorder: What to Do?," on DSM categorization and pathologization of gender difference. (1997)
- On Being a Trans-Parent (Issue #9, Autumn 2000) Jamison Green