When identity is fluid and intersectional, how do you organize its markers on a page? How can you make it searchable, filterable, and browsable? How do we fit a spectrum of genders into a screen made of binary code?

As a social work student, I am always excited about projects that are about community building. How does media bring trans folks together? How does sharing our creative endeavors build community? As a research assistant with the Transgender Media Portal over the past year, I had the opportunity to not only trace the history of trans-created film but also to see the lengthy legacy that shows how we, as trans people, have always been here.

The Transgender Media Portal Usability Test Report, co-authored by Kit Chokly, Jay Cooper, Oliver Debney, and Laura Horak, is now available online at Humanities Commons.

This report is intended as a guide to facilitate the development of the Transgender Media Portal. By conducting these tests, we are hoping to get: