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Gogo Graham Will Always Want To Make Cecilia Gentili Proud

“I am devastated by her absence, and still find myself reaching out for her, usually at night, asking her for…

Denny

Mar 14, 2025

The arms of an older person displays two pairs of high heels on a wooden table.

CULTURE

Which of Your Possessions Belongs in a Trans Museum?

Small grassroots LGBTQ+ museums, archives, and galleries are redefining what it means to preserve and…

Emma Cieslik

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Mar 11, 2025

A group of drag queens pose for a picture who have been featured in Life Is Drag by Rachel Rampleman interview

VISUAL ART

How Rachel Rampleman Built the Largest Drag Archive in the U.S.

Life is Drag currently features over 350 video portraits by 200+ drag artists.

Elyssa Maxx Goodman

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Jan 31, 2025

Julie Rae Powers in repose in black and white, wearing black sports bra and black jeans

VISUAL ART

Queer and Appalachian: Creating Art Out of Loneliness

Throughout the decade of making this photography book, I have learned new senses of belonging.

Julie Rae Powers

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Feb 28, 2024

VISUAL ART

How To Create Queer Spaces Through Art

The significance of purchasing directly from artists is heightened when we think about our current…

Molly

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Nov 27, 2023

culture

Which of Your Possessions Belongs in a Trans Museum?

Small grassroots LGBTQ+ museums, archives, and galleries are redefining what it means to preserve and display trans histories.

Emma Cieslik —

Mar 11, 2025

visual art

How Rachel Rampleman Built the Largest Drag Archive in the U.S.

Life is Drag currently features over 350 video portraits by 200+ drag artists.

Elyssa Maxx Goodman —

Jan 31, 2025

visual art

Queer and Appalachian: Creating Art Out of Loneliness

Throughout the decade of making this photography book, I have learned new senses of belonging.

Julie Rae Powers —

Feb 28, 2024

Gogo Graham: a painting of Madonna and child under four red stripes and a banner of blue and white stars.

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Gogo Graham Will Always Want To Make Cecilia Gentili Proud

“I am devastated by her absence, and still find myself reaching out for her, usually at night, asking her for various things, waiting for answers.”

Denny —

Mar 14, 2025

trans history

culture

Which of Your Possessions Belongs in a Trans Museum?

Small grassroots LGBTQ+ museums, archives, and galleries are redefining what it means to preserve and display trans histories.

Emma Cieslik —

Mar 11, 2025

drag

visual art

How Rachel Rampleman Built the Largest Drag Archive in the U.S.

Life is Drag currently features over 350 video portraits by 200+ drag artists.

Elyssa Maxx Goodman —

Jan 31, 2025

visual art

Queer and Appalachian: Creating Art Out of Loneliness

Throughout the decade of making this photography book, I have learned new senses of belonging.

Julie Rae Powers —

Feb 28, 2024

visual art

How To Create Queer Spaces Through Art

The significance of purchasing directly from artists is heightened when we think about our current climate of unregulated AI.

Molly —

Nov 27, 2023

Gandalf photoshopped to have large breasts as part of the meme "Gandalf Big Naturals"

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An Interview with the Queer Creator of the Gandalf Big Naturals Meme

“I like to think that Gandalf Big Naturals is an angel, or some kind of final parting gift from my own boobs…”

Nico —

Dec 2, 2022

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kink

A black and white image shows the faces of three women who are lying on top of each with their arms wrapped around each other. One woman, who wears a bandana around her head and sunglasses, leans in to kiss a woman to the right. On the left, the third woman, who is wearing sunglasses and a denim vest, leans in towards the mouths of the kissing women.

visual art

13 Photos of Dyke Culture Between 1988 and 2003, by Phyllis Christopher

Phyllis Christopher’s photos capture an underground dyke culture that was loud, ferocious, and teeming with sexuality.

Ro White —

Aug 15, 2022

AAPI Heritage Month

asian

Three people side by side. Sasha on the left has brown skin and a braid. Fei in the middle has hair shaved, wears a dangly orange earring. Trang on the right has hair shaved and wears a red hoodie,

visual art

These Portraits Depict the Radiance of Asian Trans Leaders

Trans Vietnamese artist, Jean Pham, shares an original portrait series, spotlighting and revering trans Asian leaders as subjects in the midst the heightened violence in both Asian and trans communities.

Jean Pham —

May 20, 2021

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Gogo Graham Will Always Want To Make Cecilia Gentili Proud

“I am devastated by her absence, and still find myself reaching out for her, usually at night, asking her for various things, waiting for answers."

Denny

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Which of Your Possessions Belongs in a Trans Museum?

Small grassroots LGBTQ+ museums, archives, and galleries are redefining what it means to preserve and display trans histories.

Emma Cieslik —

Mar 11, 2025

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How Rachel Rampleman Built the Largest Drag Archive in the U.S.

Life is Drag currently features over 350 video portraits by 200+ drag artists.

Elyssa Maxx Goodman —

Jan 31, 2025

Queer and Appalachian: Creating Art Out of Loneliness

Throughout the decade of making this photography book, I have learned new senses of belonging.

Julie Rae Powers —

Feb 28, 2024

How To Create Queer Spaces Through Art

The significance of purchasing directly from artists is heightened when we think about our current climate of unregulated AI.

Molly —

Nov 27, 2023

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Gogo Graham Will Always Want To Make Cecilia Gentili Proud

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Which of Your Possessions Belongs in a Trans Museum?

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How Rachel Rampleman Built the Largest Drag Archive in the U.S.

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Queer and Appalachian: Creating Art Out of Loneliness

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How To Create Queer Spaces Through Art

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