About the TNET Store
The TNET Store is the webstore run by TNET (Transgender/Nonbinary Education & Trainings), an agency founded and staffed solely by Charlie Alexander (they/them) and Daisy Fatemi (she/her, formerly Stacy Fatemi). TNET was created to make the world a better place for trans people through education, usually with cis people as an audience. The TNET Store has some of the same purpose, while also directly benefiting the trans/nonbinary/gender-diverse creators whose work is sold here!
The merchandise sold here on the TNET store doesn't have to be educational, but it is all made by trans/nonbinary people, and anyone can purchase it regardless of cis/trans status! We do not accept or sell products made in whole or in part with generative AI.
To learn more about TNET itself, please visit our main site at transeducation.net. Happy shopping! ❖
*In an effort to uphold TNET's values when it comes to accessibility, TNET co-owners will always make an effort to include multiple versions of all our original zines. It is the TNET standard to provide a variety of avenues to access our content. While we cannot guarantee that other creators have the same ethos, TNET does guarantee to continue working toward as accessible and inclusive content as we can (a goal we should all have in mind). Please reach out if there is a piece of content not accessible to you and we will always do our best to accommodate you.
What are zines?
While there is no formal definition of a zine (pronounced "zeen"), there is a long history and many iterations of what they used to be and what they have become. Zines originated in the 1930s as homemade science fiction fan magazines (shortened to “zines”) that allowed fans to share ideas and bond over their love of the new-at-the-time genre. Later, during the 1960s and 1970s, zines became centered around art and politics. The 1980s and 1990s was perhaps the most well-known era of zines. The punks, feminists, and queers took them over and made fanzines and political tracts that represented their respective subcultures and movements.
Now, zines are making a comeback as an artistic representation that can be centered around any topic the maker chooses. They are an avenue for self expression and sharing ideas widely and cheaply, as they do not require formal publication.
