TRANSMUSEUM

TRANSMUSEUM: re-structuring and re-visualizing the truth in response to transphobic claims

TRANSMUSEUM is a passion project born through the desire to refute misinformation about trans people in a simple, easy to understand way. The sea of trans-exclusionary feminist claims, especially on Twitter, is easy to get lost in and believe. Hopefully, TRANSMUSEUM presents a few basic information visualizations that will pique visitors' curiosity and perhaps incite further research.

In terms of structure, I wanted to explore the more graphic capabilities of Bitsy to see if I could convey information both through classic infographic means as well as through the visitor's interaction and wandering through the space. Of course, working with the limited room space that Bitsy offers, a lot of the information finds itself on signs, but I think it was a very interesting first attempt at bridging the 'small world game' that Bitsy's engine promotes with the basic, constrained information I was hoping to convey.

THE ROOMS

1. BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION: dispelling sex as a binary
2. GETTING TREATMENT: step by step process
3. THINK OF THE CHILDREN: a surgical fear fantasy
4. BATHROOM BILL: fear-mongering
5. DETRANSITION: the actual numbers

SOURCES

Barnett, Brian S., Ariana E. Nesbit, and Renée M. Sorrentino. “The Transgender Bathroom Debate at the Intersection of Politics, Law, Ethics, and Science.” Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online, June 1, 2018. http://jaapl.org/content/46/2/232. 

“Health Considerations for Gender Non-Conforming Children and Transgender Adolescents.” Transgender Care, June 17, 2016. https://transcare.ucsf.edu/guidelines/youth. 

James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. Washington, DC: National Center for Transgender Equality

Montañez, Amanda. “Beyond XX and XY: The Extraordinary Complexity of Sex Determination.” Scientific American. Scientific American, September 1, 2017. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyond-xx-and-xy-the-extraordinary-complexity-of-sex-determination/. 

Murchison, Gabe. “SUPPORTING & CARING FOR TRANSGENDER CHILDREN.” American Academy of Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics, September 2016. https://www.aap.org/en-us/Documents/solgbt_resource_transgenderchildren.pdf. 

“NHS STANDARD CONTRACT FOR GENDER IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.” NHS England. NHS England, December 30, 2019. https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gender-development-service-children-adolescents.pdf. 

“Transition Roadmap.” Transgender Care. Accessed November 5, 2020. https://transcare.ucsf.edu/transition-roadmap.