David McDonnell (AUS)
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| Name: | David McDonnell |
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| Type: | fan, costuming, fanzines |
| Fandoms: | Star Trek, multimedia, D&D. |
| Communities: | Austrek |
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David McDonnell was an Australian Star Trek and science fiction fan who was active in Melbourne fandom between the late 1970s and the 1980s. He was a trans man whose 'dead name' appears on many of the science fiction documents from the time, and this name can be found on fanlore for the purposes of historical verisimilitude.
David was an early member of Austrek and became contributor to its newsletter Captain's Log and fanzine Spock - not only as writer, but also as editor. He was a participant or committee member in Austrek and Trekcons 1 and 2 in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
David withdrew from Austrek towards the end of 1982, but he maintained contact with others in D&D and other fandoms. He fully transitioned shortly after that time, and appeared at the occasional convention, fandom reunion, or other event over subsequent years.
David passed away in the early 2000s, and his Viking funeral was attended by many of his fandom friends.
Zines
The Captain's Log | Spock | Alnitah
Photos
David (second from right) on a panel at Trekcon 1 in July 1978
David (Trekcon 1 auctioneer) is assisted by Kathleen Gaitely (photo from the Helena Binns collection)
David (left) leads the cheer after the Klingon contingent defeats a tribble at Trekcon 1 (photo from the Helena Binns collection)
David McDonnell wears his Austrek T-shirt at a club meeting on 28 October 1978. Behind him we can see Kathleen Gaitely and Chris King.
Santa (unknown) meets a Klingon (David McDonnell) at the Austrek Christmas Party, 1979.
Some of the Austrek committee, including David (third from right) at a special screening of the first Star Trek movie, the night before the Melbourne premiere in December 1979.
