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BONUS! Trans Fans Have Always Been Here (TW Old-Fashioned Terminology Uses)
In light of certain fandoms' creators recently using their considerable fortunes to substantively make life worse for trans people, particularly trans women, this week, V and Emily take a look at a pioneering gender-nonconforming person who, literally, founded modern scifi fandom: Donald Wollheim.
March 31, 1995: The Death of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (TW: Murder, gun violence)
This week, Emily and V look at the brilliant life and tragic death of the Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who was murdered by the president of her national fan club.
October 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs Publishes Tarzan of the Apes, Invents the Franchise
Fan clubs! Conventions! Fan campaigns! Fanfiction! The Pizza Hut Book-It model of consumerism!
August 1997: The 501st Legion Is Founded
Those aren't just stormtroopers! Do you cosplay? Have you ever joined a fan society?
January 1967: The First Star Trek Zine Is Distributed
Long live Strekdom and may it always prosper! Have you paid your membership dues? Did you remember your Tupperware of snacks?