Trans fans and fan fiction: A literature review
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Duggan, J. (2023). Trans fans and fan fiction: A literature review. Transformative Works and Cultures, 39. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2023.2309Abstract
Although fan fiction studies has historically focused overwhelmingly on (cis)female fans, research suggests that trans fans—here used as an umbrella term for gender nonnormative fans—are a significant proportion of fan fiction communities. This literature review summarizes recent studies that discuss fan fiction and trans fans, as well as research exploring various genres of fan fiction that play with gender to consider the reasons such fan fiction may appeal to trans fans specifically.