{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"0.20. Dialing in to Gender: Tracing Trans Internet History with Avery Dame-Griff","description":"In this interview episode, Leigh sits down with scholar and creator of the Queer Digital History Project Avery Dame-Griff to discuss his book The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet and all it contains about the magic of the evolution of trans folks on the internet. From BBSes (bulletin board system) to Twitter, we discuss how trans people have always existed on and created their own unique spaces on the World Wide Web, tapping into Avery\u2019s extensive research, interviews, and media archaeology. Where to find more from Avery Dame-Griff online:   AveryDame.net   Mastodon: apdamegriff@aoir.social   Queer Digital History Project   Also, some additional awesome news about internet trans history! As listeners may know, Leigh works at the GLBT Historical Society for their day job. And recently, a volunteer archivist, Cara Esten Hurtle, discovered an amazing CD-ROM containing the entirety of Transgender Forum, (TGForum.com) from 1995 to 1998, one of the largest trans communities online at that time, that Avery Dame-Griff also covers in his book! Hurtle uploaded the CD-rom online for anyone to peruse and it\u2019s absolutely amazing to see the 90s trans community right there before your very eyes! The discovery has been covered by&amp;nbsp;them online in a fantastic article which you can read here: This Archive Offers an Incredible Window Into the Early Trans Internet. And you can peruse the  CD-Rom of TGForum.com here, where Cara uploaded the archive! Just click the \u201cSTART.HTM\u201d file in the tgfcd window, and browse to your heart\u2019s content! Want Leigh to do an interview with Cara about her discovery? Let us know! Want to help us continue to make the show?&amp;nbsp;Support us on Patreon and get awesome goodies, behind-the-scenes access, special minisodes, and more! We have a Discord server for everyone to hang out in, exclusive O.G. Lesbian Sappho t-shirts, Pop-Culture Tie-In movie watches, and some really fun extras coming your way! You can also get merch in our store! Shirts, hoodies, totes, mugs, magnets, and other neat things! If you\u2019d like to help us transcribe the show for our d\/Deaf and hard of hearing fans, please head on over to www.historyisgaypodcast.com\/transcribe to join the team of volunteers! Find our full list of sources and bonus content at www.historyisgaypodcast.com. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Don't forget to rate and review so more folks can see the show! ","author_name":"History is Gay","author_url":"http:\/\/www.historyisgaypodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28912063\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/28912063"}