Journals & Publications


The Trans Studies Initiative is dedicated to advancing the field of transgender studies through scholarly research. The following journals and publications align with our mission to improve field visibility while amplifying the voices and perspectives of transgender individuals.

TSQ* Now

TSQ* Now

TSQ*Now is a non-peer-reviewed publication organized by the TSQ Editorial Collective featuring interpositions, special dossiers, communiqués, interviews, and collaborative projects.

TSQ* Now Website
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TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly  

TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly offers a high-profile venue for innovative research and scholarship that contest the objectification, pathologization, and exoticization of transgender lives. Trans Studies Initiative faculty member Abraham Weil is a General Editor for the publication.

TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly Website

Trans Reads

Trans Reads is the world’s largest collection of free trans-focused literature. This ambitious project is created by and for transgender people and provides open access to writing related to our communities. It offers a wide variety of books, essays, zines, chapters, articles, and more!
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Digital Transgender Archive

The purpose of the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) is to increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world.
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