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Information From Sources
Hatfield, N. K. (2015). TRANSforming Spaces: Transgender Webcomics as a Model for Transgender Empowerment and Representation within Library and Archive Spaces. Queer Cats Journal of LGBTQ Studies, 1(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.5070/Q511031151 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3g15q00g


 * Transgender representation in Webcomics; Social justice
 * representation as both main characters and side characters
 * in Rain, the main character is a transgender youth; those close to her also include some from the LGBTQ+ community
 * journey of transitioning; realistic; akin to an autobiography
 * in Mahou Shounen FIGHT!, most of the main characters are cis males; one of them is gender queer
 * diversity & queer identity; questioning gender identity


 * Participatory media/ media
 * webcomics allow for smaller-scale comics with representation to be seen; greater exposure
 * interaction with webcomics "encourage users to contribute voices and resources, such as time and money, toward shared projects"
 * communities participate in shared projects; empowerment
 * convergence culture


 * fans can make webcomics more popular; from digital to physical
 * librarians & archivists would therefore need to listen to the voices of those in the LGBTQ+ community?
 * "recreate online model of relationship building within a physical space"
 * need to take proactive steps to inclusion

Nayek, D. (n.d.). (Mis) representations of the transgender identity: the dominant popular narrative culture versus the webcomics. Colloquium: A Journal of the Arts Department, Volume 3. Retrieved from https://www.academia.edu/44692451/Mis_Representations_of_The_Transgender_Identity_the_Dominant_Popular_Narrative_Culture_Versus_the_Webcomics

For some transgender creators, webcomics can also double as autobiographies or autobiografiction. Some of these webcomics are written and illustrated by transgender individuals, accurately depicting their thoughts and reality. An example of such would be Rooster Tails.
 * Violence against transgender individuals as a result of media portrayal (mainstream media)
 * Misrepresentation in TV & films, comics & graphic novels
 * Webcomics as transgender representation via autobiographies & semi-autobiographies
 * transgender authors & transgender artists
 * depicts inner thoughts & reality for transgender individuals
 * cultural activism?

LGBT representation in webcomics is also thought to be a form of participatory media, since it may "encourage users to contribute voices and resources, such as time and money, toward shared projects". Readers of webcomics primarily containing LGBT topics also have the opportunity to undergo transformative learning.