qtca membership includes

  • Access to the QTCA Member Directory, connecting you with a vibrant network of queer and trans scholars, artists, curators, educators, and cultural workers.

  • Monthly member events, including research-in-progress discussions, critique sessions, meet-and-greets, and opportunities for community resource-sharing.

  • Access to our expanding resource database, featuring archives, fellowships, graduate programs, funding opportunities, calls for submissions, and other professional resources.

Membership Access

We believe financial circumstances should never be a barrier to participation in our community. If the cost of membership is not accessible to you at this time, simply email qtca.caa [at] gmail.com to request a complimentary membership. No explanation or documentation is required—just send us an email.

By offering complimentary memberships alongside a community-supported sliding scale, QTCA acknowledges the unequal distribution of resources within academia, the arts, and cultural work. Members who are able to contribute at higher levels help ensure that our community remains accessible to everyone.

Membership Tiers

There are 5 membership tiers to choose from. All memberships tiers receive the same benefits. Please select the tier you align with most.

Sustaining Member
$75.00

In addition to facilitating our sliding scale membership model, your membership supports our ability to provide conference attendance scholarships, QTCA awards, and continued growth of our programmatic offerings.

Pay It Forward
$50.00

Your membership facilitates our sliding scale membership model, allowing access to those joining at low or no cost.

Individual Membership
$35.00

You are a full-time employee, and/or able to afford a full-cost membership

Junior Faculty / Other
$25.00

You may be a junior faculty member, or otherwise unable to afford the full cost of membership. 

Student / Unaffiliated
$10.00

You may be a student, in a contingent or part-time position, currently searching for a job, or otherwise unable to afford the full cost of a membership.