The barriers trans and non-binary people in the UK face when accessing healthcare have been well documented in recent years, and a proliferation of sites produced by and for trans communities have emerged to bridge the gaps left by suspended services and growing waiting times. Concurrently, a number of high-profile legislative cases and public debates have underscored the extent to which the provision of information about trans* health is defined and shaped by societal and political contexts. This chapter discusses the challenges of collecting online trans* health information in a rapidly changing and hotly contested environment, and explores the questions around representation and the ethical implications of collecting online health discourse.
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom - ORCID: 0009-0007-5586-2571
Chapter Title
Bridging the gap: Capturing UK trans health discourse in the Archive of Tomorrow
Authors
Alice Austin
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0413-2.07
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Book Title
Exploring the Archived Web during a Highly Transformative Age
Book Subtitle
Proceedings of the 5th international RESAW conference, Marseille, June 2023
Editors
Sophie Gebeil, Jean-Christophe Peyssard
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
362
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0413-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0412-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0413-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0414-9
Series Title
Proceedings e report
Series ISSN
2704-601X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5846