D. Travers Scott is an author and educator interested in identities, particularly related to gender, sexuality, health, and technology. He has authored five books, (co)edited two, and published over 150 short pieces. A cultural producer and analyst, he has published fiction and creative nonfiction since 1989, and academic writing since 1997. Seeing the marginal outlets of outsider voices as equally important to authoritative sources, he has published in outlets ranging from underground ‘zines to scholarly journals. For 13 years he straddled professional work in advertising—for clients such as AT&T Wireless, Netflix, and Microsoft—with performing in the USA, Canada, and Australia—his work profiled in Harper’s magazine and This American Life. He holds degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Washington, and University of Southern California. Currently he is Associate Professor of Communication at Clemson University.