- Transsexual News Telegraph
The "Transsexual News Telegraph" was a quarterly news and topics
magazine published inUnited States from1991 to2002 .TNT originally was published as
Rites of Passage , the official publication of theNew Womens Conference , withAnne Ogborn as the editor. It began as a magazine for the then nascentpost op movement . After two issues the magazine came under the editorship ofGail Sondegaard , changed its name to "Transsexual News Telegraph", and ceased being officially tied to theNew Womens Conference .TNT continued to be published approximately quarterly until 2002. In 1999 Katherine Collins joined the paper as Art Director. She and
Gail Sondegaard continued publishing until2002 , when publication ceased.The magazine was published in 8 1/2 x 11 format saddle stitched 48 pages over most of its life. After about 1998 publication became less frequent and the publication grew thicker.
TNT always had a strong anti Neo-colonisation 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 [http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/44986/?cID=533732#c533732 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 . Never with a print run much above 500, a Google search (Feb 11, 2007) reveals 266 references to the magazine.In the mid 1990s TNT began organizing issues of the magazine around specific topics.
Notable articles
* Early (1992) coverage of trans man
Loren Cameron 's photography
* Transgender Liberation (1993)
* Saheli! Anne Ogborn's recounting of experiences with the Hijra community
*Nancy Nangeroni 's "Gender Identity Disorder: What to Do?," on DSM categorization and pathologization of gender difference. (1997) [http://www.gendertalk.com/articles/oped/gid_tnt.shtml]
* On Being a Trans-Parent (Issue #9, Autumn 2000) Jamison GreenCover Art
TNT covers often portrayed Trans Identities or Art
The Back Cover
THe back cover was usually a piece of graphic art with a thought provoking theme. For example, the first RoP had a "poster" purporting to describe the "causes" of nontranssexualism.
Trivia
At one point TNT was going to run a false advertisement from Apple Computer. Deliberately mimicking their "Think Different" ads, the ad would have featured Christine Jorgenson's famous photo standing on the airliner stairs, with the Apple Logo and "Think Different". They dropped the idea at the last minute,concerned over copyright infringement of Apple's trademark.
External links
* [http://www.gendertalk.com/articles/oped/gid_tnt.shtml Text of Nancy Nangeroni's article] .
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