Transgender Media Portal
LightNews LightNews
transmediaportl.bsky.social
Transgender Media Portal
@transmediaportl.bsky.social
5.6K followers 140 following 28 posts
Discover films, videos made by trans, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming artists. https://www.transgendermediaportal.org/ Director: @laurah.bsky.social
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Transgender Media Portal
kringelberg.bsky.social
This was so fantastic! Lined up beautifully with some of the issues we were discussing in my Queer and Trans Art HIstories class so I might have to add it to the "Dr. R. has a problem" pile on our CMS (which already has work by @laurah.bsky.social and Eva Hayward in it!)
transmediaportl.bsky.social Transgender Media Portal @transmediaportl.bsky.social · Sep 17
Next week! Thursday at 6:30PM ET on Zoom. Free! Open to all! In English with simultaneous French interpretation. Listen to Eva Hayward and @laurah.bsky.social chat about the artist Erica Rutherford and her work, as well as trans rights today. www.gallery.ca/whats-on/cal...
In Conversation with Eva Hayward
Join Eva Hayward, a gender studies scholar at the University of New Mexico, in conversation with Laura Horak, Director of the Transgender Media Lab at Carleton University.
www.gallery.ca
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
Next week! Thursday at 6:30PM ET on Zoom. Free! Open to all! In English with simultaneous French interpretation. Listen to Eva Hayward and @laurah.bsky.social chat about the artist Erica Rutherford and her work, as well as trans rights today. www.gallery.ca/whats-on/cal...
In Conversation with Eva Hayward
Join Eva Hayward, a gender studies scholar at the University of New Mexico, in conversation with Laura Horak, Director of the Transgender Media Lab at Carleton University.
www.gallery.ca
September 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
New book from our project director!
laurah.bsky.social Laura Horak @laurah.bsky.social · Jul 24
Lookee here! My book has a cover!

Coming from @ucpress.bsky.social in April 2026. Many thanks to Tourmaline for allowing us to use her photograph "Summer Azure"!
A brown-skinned trans woman in an astronaut's helmet and white tunic floats in front of a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. Text: "Trans Cinema" Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds. Laura Horak"
July 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reposted by Transgender Media Portal
jenniolsonsf.bsky.social
So many great LGBTQ history accounts on Bluesky! Highly recommend @transmediaportl.bsky.social, @transgenderarchive.bsky.social, @makinggayhistory.bsky.social, @lgbtqhistory.bsky.social, @lgbtqhistorya.bsky.social & @leatherarchives.bsky.social!

go.bsky.app/Ek5HJs9
March 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Reposted by Transgender Media Portal
benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social
Someone should really put together a program of the sf-related shorts on the @transmediaportl.bsky.social. Every one of them I've watched so far is great! I especially loved Atlantic is a Sea of Bones (Tourmaline, 2017):

vimeo.com/245608125
Atlantic is a Sea of Bones by Tourmaline for Day With(out) Art 2017
Tourmaline, Atlantic is a Sea of Bones, 2017 Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2017, ALTERNATE ENDINGS, RADICAL BEGINNINGS, curated by Erin Christovale…
vimeo.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Reposted by Transgender Media Portal
benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social
Tonight I'll be observing the International Transgender Day of Visibility by watching a few of the 26 science fiction films on the @transmediaportl.bsky.social:

www.transgendermediaportal.org/search.html?...
Image from Trans-Neptune (or The Fall of Pandora, Drag Queen Cosmonaut) (2006)
March 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Reposted by Transgender Media Portal
imaginenative.org
March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility! We’re partnering with @transmediaportl.bsky.social to spotlight Indigenous artists from the Transgender Media Portal. 🏳️‍⚧️

Discover and support trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming creators.

Learn more at:
TransgenderMediaPortal.org
March 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
For Transgender Day of Visibility we’re teaming up with imagineNATIVE to spotlight Indigenous artists. Explore, support, and share their work to uplift these powerful voices! Share your favourite Indigequeer films in the comments. 🌈

#TDOV #TransgenderDayOfVisibility #IndigenousFilmmakers
On left: We've always been here on a background of orange words for various Indigenous gender identities. Center: image of AAlec Butler. Right: image of Kay Chan.
March 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
Ottawans!
Poster: TRANSMEDIATIONS. Screening to be followed by a discussion. Film poster for Bound with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly looking hot and drying out dollar bills on a clothes line. Wednesday, April 2, 2025 @ 5PM. Carleton University, St. Patrick's Building, @SP100. Questions? Contact: AVRC@carleton.ca
March 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
As a proud community partner and co-presenter at the Canadian Film Fest, we’re excited to support Larry (They/Them), playing on Tuesday, March 25 at 1:00 pm at Cineplex’s Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. For ticket information go to www.canfilmfest.ca.
Movie poster with title Larry (They/Them). A film by Catherine Legault. a light-skinned person with long died pink red and yellow hair sits and looks at the cmaera. We see their colorful leg tattoo.
March 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
Ottawans! Check out this book talk on March 11!
Trans Technologies with Oliver Haimson. Tuesday, March 11 at 1PM. Richdraft 4400. Free. All welcome. Drawing from interviews with over 100 creators of trans technology, this talk examines how technology creates new possibilities for transgender people, how trans experiences, in turn, create new possibilities for technology, and trans technology’s possibilities, limitations, and future prospects.
February 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
@carletonu.bsky.social students! Come learn about the Trans Media Portal at this Friday's event! Tickets at www.instagram.com/cusagsrc/
Flowers and butterflies against a pink background. Text: Rainbow Exhibit @ Roosters (4th floor Nideyinan) *Support community artwork & performances by local artists! *Zine Making Station! *Open Mic! Tickets $4+ link in bio! Tutorial in another post. February 7th, 8-10pm. Doors Open 7:45.
February 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
The TMP has been awarded the ASA's DH Caucus Digital Project Prize!

“The committee was impressed by the level of collaboration, methodological transparency, and thoughtful policies. In both content and practice, the TMP is truly a model for other projects and initiatives.”
Gold trophy against a golden background with confetti. Text reads: WE DID IT! American Studies Association Digital Humanities Caucus Project Prize 2024 Transgender Media Portal.
January 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Reposted by Transgender Media Portal
benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social
Which is on Bluesky @transmediaportl.bsky.social!
December 4, 2024 at 7:15 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
Trans filmmaking took off in the 1990s! www.transgendermediaportal.org/search.html?...
White text--1990s--over a screen grab from the film Stonewall (1995). A Latina queen with long brown hair raises her arms. She wears a fabulous fake fur jacket.
November 13, 2024 at 9:48 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
Want to see some animation by trans filmmakers? www.transgendermediaportal.org/search.html?...
White text--animation--over a screenshot from Feeling Reserved: Alexus's Story. Drawings of a postcard of Saskatoon and four police officers in the snow.
November 13, 2024 at 9:47 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
Check out Indigenous trans and Two Spirit filmmakers on the Transgender Media Portal! www.transgendermediaportal.org/search.html?...
White text--Indigenous Trans & Two Spirit Filmmakers--appears over a smiling portrait of Alec Butler, who has long bleached blond hair and a jean vest with tattoos peaking out.
November 13, 2024 at 9:45 PM
transmediaportl.bsky.social
Discover films, videos made by trans, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming artists: www.transgendermediaportal.org
Transgender Media Portal
The Transgender Media Portal (TMP) highlights the works of trans+ media creators. It list thousands of films across various genres such as horror, comedy, romance, documentary, animation, drama, and m...
www.transgendermediaportal.org
November 11, 2024 at 6:08 PM