[SIGCIS-Members] Seeking Interviewees: Queer and Trans CIS/Prodigy/GEnie Users

[Sarah Roberts]

Hi, there -

This is very interesting. Is there a reason for the focus on these systems? No Compuserve, for example, or no free telnet-based BBSes, e.g.?

Looking forward to learning more.

Thanks,
Sarah

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On Feb 18, 2019, at 12:31 PM, Dame, Avery <adame at winona.edu<mailto:adame at winona.edu>> wrote:

All,

(Apologizes if you’ve seen this cross-posted on different lists.)

Please forward this along, or feel free to get in contact off-list if you have suggestions!

I'm looking to conduct informal background interviews with queer and/or transgender-identified folks who, during the mid 1980s into the 1990s, were active on any of these forums:
• Compuserve's (aka CIS) GenderLine forum (also known as HSX-200)
• Prodigy (pre or post the closure of the "Frank Discussions" forum)
• GEnie (such as members of the GEnie Girls).

I'm hoping to learn more about the structure of these groups/spaces, their culture, and just how folks used them. If anyone is either interested in or might know someone who would be interested in participating in a short (one hour) interview, please let me know at avery.dame AT gmail.com<http://gmail.com>.

Thanks in advance,
Avery Dame-Griff

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Avery Dame-Griff
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Winona State University
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