PHOTO GALLERY: Queer On The Outside

Rous / 19 / Limburg, Belgium

“This is the magnificent vagina cave my dog and I pass on our daily walks. I have convinced myself that once upon a time, queer women from all over the area would meet here at full moon and plot to topple the Patriarchy. Or exchange self-written erotic fiction, depending on the mood.”

Quel / 29 / Sculptor / Lisbon, Portugal

“Me taking care of those veggie needs.”

Megan, Meghan / 36, 43 / Librarians / Minneapolis MN

“We’re lounging in Megan’s backyard on one of the nicest spring Saturdays we’ve had this year. You can still see the table cover to the right of me because it was the first time she and her wife had taken it off since winter. Everyone comes outside when we finally get nice days here.”

Hannah / 18 / Anthropology Student / Joshua Tree National Park, CA

“This is from a recent field research trip to JTNP.  We had spent the morning studying local plant phenology, but we had some time to spare for a bit of bouldering.”

Maggie / 26 / Grad student / Eugene, OR

“Here lies one of the greatest days of my adult life. My partner and I were at a spa in town that does outdoor hot tub rentals!!! For one hour you can sit and soak and get sprinkled on because it’s always raining here and take a bottle of white wine to the face and then get forcefully dragged out after declaring that you live there now. To sum up, this was a much needed self care day and I’m just happy to be here, thanks.”

Rural Dykes of American (RDA) and Pepper / 28-76, 2 (Pepper) / Writers, Farmers, Homesteaders, Rascals, Mask-makers and more / Driftless Valley of Wisconsin

“Rural Dykes of America meets once a month at each other’s homes across southern Wisconsin to collectively pitch in to outdoor projects, followed by a vegetarian potluck. Although I (with lopers overhead) joined the group in the past two years–I learned about it through my dissertation project on lesbian and queer farmers–RDA has met for twenty ish years!! On this warm and sunny Saturday that finally felt like spring, we finished building a concrete wall, leveled ground for a rain-water collecting bird bath, trimmed dead pine tree branches, seeded trays with flowers and veggies, made kombucha, and harvested watercress. My personal highlights include visiting a beaver’s dam and the host gifting me a rock from her extensive collection that she said felt like a breast.”

Alex and Nic / 31, 30 / CT

“We spent a GORGEOUS Sunday afternoon hiking in Connecticut. *Note: no queers were harmed in the staging of these photos*”

Hanna / 18 / Elgin, OK

“Spent a dreamy afternoon at the Grand Canyon while on my way back from a road trip from California almost a year ago. And in the second photo, from yesterday, in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma celebrating finally shaving off that tangle of hair.”

Sara / 23 / Nanny, Barista / San Francisco, CA

“Here’s me outside my room, with a cameo appearance by my housemate’s adorable little shit of a cat, Jasper. I feel lucky to have more outdoor space than I expected to have as a city-dweller, between my roof and our little backyard garden, and I try to take the opportunity to enjoy it as much as possible. Favorite rooftop activities include watching the sun set over the houses, and imagining that the cars I can see zooming onto the freeway are actually little alien spaceships taking off one by one into the sky.”