This study explored representation of lead and supporting transgender characters in nine
US scripted television dramas and comedies aired 2008–2014. Employing qualitative …

Since the late 1970s, communication scholars have been playing a significant role in
LGBTQ scholarship. To understand the state-of-the-art LGBTQ studies within the …

This project examined 55 picture books featuring transgender, gender expansive or
genderqueer protagonists or narrators published between 2008 and 2018. The purpose of …

Moana (2016) continues a tradition of Disney princess movies that perpetuate gender
stereotypes. The movie contains the usual Electral undercurrent, with Moana seeking to …

This study explored the formation and expression of gender identity among 19 self-identified
transgender individuals through the use of qualitative, in-depth interviews. Through the lens …

Genders and sexualities continue to remain underexplored in the field of communication
studies and the academy in general. This essay examines possibilities for incorporating …

Animal studies is founded on the concept that humans are not superior, exceptional beings
who, unlike nonhuman animals, transcend their biology. It joins with the theoretical positions …

This article offers a critical literature review of the emerging discipline of trans rhetorics. To
acknowledge common points of interest, as well as interdisciplinary collaborations that cut …

Youth Fiction and Trans Representation is the first book that wholly addresses the growth of
trans and gender variant representation in literature, television, and films for children and …

Queer perspectives in communication studies vary greatly, but they tend to share some
common assumptions about the communicative force of norms, including those related to …