Thesis for final paper

First, I'd like to store some of my sources so I don't lose them. 
Zines: A Personal History by Elizabeth O'Brien
Zines, Half-lives, and After-lives: On the Temporalities of Social and Political Change by Janice Radway
The Bustin' and Bitchin' Ethe of Third Wave Zines by Brenda M Helbrecht
Auto/Assemblage: Reading the Zine by Anna Poletti
I've been searching for some work on the issue of transsexual men, but frankly it's been very hard to find a commentary on something relevant to what the author of my primary source has experienced.

Previously I had discussed Short and Queer by Kelly and possible research questions.  After re-reading some of the publications, and going through some sources, I should focus on how the openess of the zine, especially in regards to Kelly, contributes to the discussion of sensitive issues where some voices are less heard.  That said, my thesis as of now is:
Unlike the speculative nature of a scholarly article, the intimate details and unrestricted level of free speech in Kelly's zine, Short and Queer, provide a small yet valuable insight into the experiences of a transsexual man.
I have concerns about how concise, or lack thereof, this is, since it has to be a much longer discussion than the previous papers, but of course I don't want my argument to lose strength.  That said, I'm planning on first discussing the some of the ways zines offer a close discussion between people of similar interest while still retaining the privacy of those involved, thus opening the door for unhindered conversation.  Next I plan to go over Short and Queer and how her zine is very much like the others in terms of having a close relationship between the author and audience.  Then, I thought I might talk about how scholars have understood transgender people in the past briefly, and contrasting it with how Kelly discusses it.  This is all I have so far, but I think it's a start.

Final writing assignment: zine and questions

As much as I LOVE writing essays with all my heart, I am posting to announce the topic of my final and hopefully greatest paper for Queer Writing Practices.  This paper will focus on a zine, or series of zines in my case.  I know what you might be thinking: ..the hell is a zine, Steve?  Good question.  A zine is essentially a cheaply made and self published booklet which allows for open discussion of topics by the author, much like a blog.  Zines also allow for communication between the author and the interested audience, as most zines give contact information.  They are very paper based, as they incorporate a wide array of shapes and artistry.  The zine I would like to talk about is "Kelly's Short and Queer" collection.  Kelly is a young individual who was born female and came out as a man, though still attracted to other man, but his writing does not focus exclusively on that aspect of his life.  In fact, part of what I find intriguing about this zine is the random nature of topics, as well as the variety of ways Kelly chooses to discuss them.

As for my research question, I really wanna figure out how people reacted to this work.  How big was his audience?  Was he well received/?  How much feedback did he normally get?  Furthermore, I'd like to know why he started and also stopped (actually not sure if or when this happened, but seeing the number of zines and the date of the first one leads me to believe Kelly no longer writes).  

Sidenote: if for one reason or another this falls through, like there is very little to write about (which I doubt) or there is little to no relevant secondary material, I would like to change to "Positron 3" by Sean Capote.  This is a much less lighthearted zine involving queer politics and the straight edge movement, but unfortunately it's unclear if it will be available to me.