TGN Trans

Zines about the experiences of being trans, which can include transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, agender, bigender, or identifying anywhere outside of the gender binary. Zines that focus on queer identity and issues should be categorized as QUR Queer.

A black and white image of a cup of coffee with steam rising out of it. the title text reads "Night Owls By Lillian M."

An original 40 page comic about queerness, identity, and sense of self, framed as a conversation over a cup of coffee

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A zine of poems, prose, and art depicting the experiences of trans people.

Read more about The World Through Our Eyes: Transending Perspectives

A collection of short essays by Alix Kemp, ranging from depression to Pete Wentz.

gender identity

gender politics

depression

Read more about Genderfailz #2: Call Outs & Clever Titles

"This zine is my attempt to make sense of how it is I came to be the amazing and improbable type of person I am today (a trans gal) and to give credit to those who influenced the way I have come to understand myself." Includes pices about Dani Bunten Berry, The Chevalier d'Eon, The Joyas, Markisha Greanley, Sandy Stone, Gwen Araujo, and Kate Bornstein.

post-secondary education

Read more about Tracing Transness: Those Who Are Part of Me

Grey cover with duotone illustration of a nude person.

Gender and self awareness zine

gender identity

Read more about Sexplanation

A collaged background of colourful images, black tulle, and sequins with a black and white illustration of the author, left half in masculine day clothes, and right half in feminine drag

An autobiographical story by trans/enby/queer artist Oliver and their drag persona Kardiá Diamánti

Read more about Gender's A Performance & I've Got Stage Fright

One Year on T is a 35+ page zine about being non-binary and the politics of passing, transitioning, and sex. The poems and essays within capture different stages of my transition, beginning with my coming out in 2015 and then focusing on my first year of hormone therapy. I open up about my experiences as a non-binary person with the medical system, dating, sex and desirability, taking hormones, transphobia, gatekeeping, gender expression, and more.

Read more about One Year on T: On Non-Binary Sex & Transition

At 50+ pages, Coming Off of T is the third and final installment of my zine series about transitioning with testosterone. In this one, things come full circle and I delve into the process of stopping hormone replacement therapy: the why, the how, the what, and the when. I am still non-binary. This is not a zine about detransitioning, but rather, going off of hormones and exploring my new relationship with my body and everything that entails.

Read more about Coming Off of T: Transition as Cycle

1.5 Years on T is a 40+ page zine about transitioning as a non-binary person. It continues from where One Year on T left off. In it, I grapple with lots of questions and plenty of confusion, showing that my transition has been far from straightforward. I open up about my relationship with my body, navigating all-male spaces, gender expression, beauty standards, privilege, pronouns, next steps for my transition, and more.