Trans Culture from the Trans-Atlantic

This book celebrates trans voices at a time when the dominant framing is of stigmatising and regressive caricatures produced by legacy media, abusive social media forums, and the political sphere. The book re-orientates trans identity and cis-centred society through a Transgender Gaze and prioritises the lived experience of trans people at a time when trans voices have been largely silenced or stigmatised in the public forum. Chapters analyse the work of five content producers and artists, involving satire, political polemic, sci-fi and fantasy, YouTube video essays, and short-filmmaking. Using Nancy Fraser's idea of 'subaltern counterpublics' to bring together these artists, chapters center trans voices and their priorities while subordinating the anti-trans moral panic that currently traps trans people in mainstream discourses related to broader anti-LGBTQ+ narratives. It will interest students and scholars in gender and sexuality studies, media studies, and cultural studies.