Hot on the heels of Wednesday’s excitement comes another landmark day for trans people in the UK. META magazine, which is produced by, and aimed primarily at trans people, is now available from the iTunes store.

META is edited by my friend Paris Lees, ably assisted by the fabulous Roz Kaveney. Speaking as someone who has produced a digital magazine, I have to say that I am seriously impressed by the production quality. The content, of course, may not be of much interest to people outside of the trans community, but there is an article by Roz talking about the nature of that community entitled “Cat Herding”. I’m sure you can all relate to that.

For those of you who are interested, the app is only $1. I believe that future issues will need to be paid for, but you can get the first one for free. More information is available via Twitter, on Tumblr, and on Facebook. I understand from Paris that there will be versions for other platforms, starting with Android, available soon.

To be a success I think the magazine will need to gain a worldwide readership. You know who you are. Please buy it.

Update: This is where you can buy META if you are not an Apple user.