A look at the early internet transgender scene

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A look at the early internet transgender scene

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cross-posted to:
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You Can Now Look Back at the Early Trans Internet. Yes, There Were Memes

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Three years of TGForum posts were found on a CD-ROM — and uploaded for all to browse.

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This is very interesting. I love Internet history.

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