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== Nonbinary gender in zines == | == Nonbinary gender in zines == | ||
In 1999, a zinester named [[Micah Bazant]] created ''TimTum: A Trans Jew Zine'', taking for their title a word used in early rabbinic literature for people of unclear/hidden sex. Noting that "timtum" accumulated pejorative uses over time, including "stupid" and "ineffectual" in Yiddish, Micah intervenes with their own definition, "a sexy, smart, creative, productive Jewish [[genderqueer]]".<ref name=":0">Bazant, Micah. ''TimTum - A Trans Jew Zine''. 1999. Accessed October 22 2024 via Queer Zine Archive Project. https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/408</ref> Micah also addresses the binary gender expectations of the reader, imploring them to "Please see me beyond gender. Please know that I don't fit into this stupid fucking system. Please remind me that there have always been people like me. Creatures who are not 'men' or 'women'".<ref name=":0" /> | |||
In 2005, a short piece called "The End of Genderqueer" appeared in issue 2 of Rocko Bulldagger's zine ''Bleached Blonde Bimbos'', lamenting what the author saw as an exclusionary move away from an expansive and solidaristic definition of "genderqueer" to a narrower definition (not identifying as male or female). She observed that this newer, identity-based scene was only friendly to a small range of gendered embodiments and expressions, generally young, white, masculine female-assigned people who had not "fully" transitioned, conformed to specific fashion trends, and did not use she/her pronouns.<ref>Bulldagger, Rocko. "The End of Genderqueer". From ''Bleach Blonde Bimbos'', vol. 2. 2005. New York City, USA. Accessed via Queer Zine Archive Project on October 22 2024. https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/112</ref> | |||
In their 2007 zine ''Queer & Trans Sexual Assault: A Youth Issue'', writer Erin Johnson expressed their distaste for the gender binary, commenting "It has only been recently that I have been redefining my gender identity and recognizing that the binary-gender system is ridiculously constricting and truly a whole load of crap".<ref>Johnson, Erin. ''Queer & Trans Sexual Assault: A Youth Issue''. Santa Barbara. 2007. https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/15</ref> Johnson includes "genderqueer" and gender neutral pronouns "[[Ze/hir|hir/ze]]" as glossary items, mentions that some people describe themselves as "gender neutral" or "genderless", and observes that personal identity is not necessarily static over time. | |||
== Collections and Archives == | |||
The following collections include zines about non-binary experiences of genderː | |||
* Anchor Archive Zine Library<ref>"genderqueer". Anchor Archive Zine Library. https://anchorarchive.org/taxonomy/term/1587 </ref><ref>"gender pronouns." https://anchorarchive.org/taxonomy/term/2844</ref><ref>"non-binary". https://anchorarchive.org/taxonomy/term/3584</ref> | |||
* The Pratt Institute's LGBTQ̘ Zine Collection<ref>"LGBTQ̝ - Zines - Libguides". Pratt Institute. https://libguides.pratt.edu/zines/lgbtq</ref> | |||
* The Queer Zine Archive Project | |||
* Queer Zine Library<ref>"Tag searchː non-binary". Queer Zine Library,https://www.librarycat.org/lib/QueerZineLibrary/search/tag/Non-binary</ref> | |||
== Works Cited == | |||
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Zines are self-published works, generally produced for a small audience and non-commercial purposes. They are often used as forms of personal and political expression by marginalized people and communities, including queer people and feminists.[1]
Nonbinary gender in zines[edit | edit source]
In 1999, a zinester named Micah Bazant created TimTum: A Trans Jew Zine, taking for their title a word used in early rabbinic literature for people of unclear/hidden sex. Noting that "timtum" accumulated pejorative uses over time, including "stupid" and "ineffectual" in Yiddish, Micah intervenes with their own definition, "a sexy, smart, creative, productive Jewish genderqueer".[2] Micah also addresses the binary gender expectations of the reader, imploring them to "Please see me beyond gender. Please know that I don't fit into this stupid fucking system. Please remind me that there have always been people like me. Creatures who are not 'men' or 'women'".[2]
In 2005, a short piece called "The End of Genderqueer" appeared in issue 2 of Rocko Bulldagger's zine Bleached Blonde Bimbos, lamenting what the author saw as an exclusionary move away from an expansive and solidaristic definition of "genderqueer" to a narrower definition (not identifying as male or female). She observed that this newer, identity-based scene was only friendly to a small range of gendered embodiments and expressions, generally young, white, masculine female-assigned people who had not "fully" transitioned, conformed to specific fashion trends, and did not use she/her pronouns.[3]
In their 2007 zine Queer & Trans Sexual Assault: A Youth Issue, writer Erin Johnson expressed their distaste for the gender binary, commenting "It has only been recently that I have been redefining my gender identity and recognizing that the binary-gender system is ridiculously constricting and truly a whole load of crap".[4] Johnson includes "genderqueer" and gender neutral pronouns "hir/ze" as glossary items, mentions that some people describe themselves as "gender neutral" or "genderless", and observes that personal identity is not necessarily static over time.
Collections and Archives[edit | edit source]
The following collections include zines about non-binary experiences of genderː
- Anchor Archive Zine Library[5][6][7]
- The Pratt Institute's LGBTQ̘ Zine Collection[8]
- The Queer Zine Archive Project
- Queer Zine Library[9]
Works Cited[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Fife, Kirsty (2019). "Not for you? Ethical implications of archiving zines". Punk & Post Punk. 8 (2): 227–242. doi:10.1386/punk.8.2.227_1. S2CID 199233569 – via EBSCOhost.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bazant, Micah. TimTum - A Trans Jew Zine. 1999. Accessed October 22 2024 via Queer Zine Archive Project. https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/408
- ↑ Bulldagger, Rocko. "The End of Genderqueer". From Bleach Blonde Bimbos, vol. 2. 2005. New York City, USA. Accessed via Queer Zine Archive Project on October 22 2024. https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/112
- ↑ Johnson, Erin. Queer & Trans Sexual Assault: A Youth Issue. Santa Barbara. 2007. https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/15
- ↑ "genderqueer". Anchor Archive Zine Library. https://anchorarchive.org/taxonomy/term/1587
- ↑ "gender pronouns." https://anchorarchive.org/taxonomy/term/2844
- ↑ "non-binary". https://anchorarchive.org/taxonomy/term/3584
- ↑ "LGBTQ̝ - Zines - Libguides". Pratt Institute. https://libguides.pratt.edu/zines/lgbtq
- ↑ "Tag searchː non-binary". Queer Zine Library,https://www.librarycat.org/lib/QueerZineLibrary/search/tag/Non-binary