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1: friends are
important Dedicated to his friends, Kelly Shortandqueer
wrote stories about and included pictures of those folks who
have been important in his life over the years. While
the stories are about those friends, it also gives lots of
insight into Kelly’s life.
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2: things
i like/don't like This zine was KSQ's attempt to get
over his fear of drawing. In
it, Kelly illustrates things he likes and things he
doesn’t like.
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3: the best
thing that happened today was... For 101 days, KSQ wrote
down the best thing that happened to him. This
zine documents those best things, illustrating his sometimes
silly, sometimes weird, sometimes boring and always geeky
life.
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4: the coming
out issue This zine documents interactions KSQ had with
friends and family as he started coming out as transgender.
Much of the zine is about his relationship with his
mom, e-mails back and forth, letters, etc, that illustrate
how far she’s come to be supportive. It
also includes some pieces Kelly wrote for The Tranny
Roadshow.
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5: the best
thing that happened today was (part 2) This is a
continuation of sq3, where KSQ wrote down the best thing
that happened every day. This zine mostly
takes place in Chicago.
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6: now that i'm
a dude After being out as a transguy for about a year
and a half, KSQ has had some ridiculous experiences.
In shortandqueer #6, he write about how some things
have changed in his life while others haven’t.
Health, dating, co-workers, and weird interactions
are the focus of this zine.
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7: hello world!
Assembled for the Denver Zine Fest, KSQ compiled some random
pieces written for other zines as well as some new
ridiculous stories. This issue includes irrational fears,
his fifth grade birthday party, awkward and hilarious
interactions with coworkers and more.
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8: i am not
unreasonable The most serious of the shortandqueer
series, #8 focuses on KSQ’s struggle with gender.
This zine begins with a response to an e-mail that
didn’t feel so good and is followed by excerpts from
Kelly’s journals, dating back to 2000.
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9: the best
thing that happened today was... january-april 2008 Once
again, KSQ documents the best thing of the day.
Shortandqueer 9 chronicles January-April 2008.
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10: the reawakening of my baseball fandom The
Phillies are the 2008 World Series champions! This issue
documents Kelly Shortandqueer’s longtime baseball fandom
including how the sport was central in his relationship with
his dad, the amazing 1993 Phillies team, the 2008 postseason
and Kelly’s longing for radical/queer sports space. This
zine comes with a special insert: The original paper Kelly
wrote in 8th grade called “Prejudice in
Baseball”.
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11: the best thing that happened today was... may-december
2008
KSQ continues documenting the best thing that happens to him
every day. This issue spans May through December 2008.
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12: Menstruation, not punctuation (periods.) After four
years on testosterone, KSQ unexpectedly got
his period. This issue recounts his first period, tales from
his days of bleeding and several submissions from other
folks about menstruation.
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13: A Musical Autobiography This issue is a series of
stories that have connections to various songs. Split into
major sections, KSQ focuses on the early years, middle
school, high school, his summer camp, DC, Denver, Chicago
and the Tranny Roadshow. He also includes stories about his
mom, perfect albums and his favorite musicals.
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SQ 14:
The best thing that happened today was... 2009 The next
installment of "the best thing that happened today
was...", this issue covers the entire year of 2009. KSQ
continues documenting the best thing about each day in
journal format.
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SQ15: Speeches and
performances 2006-2010 shortandqueer 15 is a compilation
of speeches and performances from 2006-2010. Included are
KSQ's * 2006 Tranny Roadshow Performance * 2008 Tranny
Roadshow Performance * Speech Delivered at the Transgender
Day of Remembrance, 11/20/09 * Keynote Speech from the
Colorado Gold Rush Conference, 2/26/10