the queer south

the queer south

the south

first person

“If I Don’t Say Something, No One Will”: 6 TGNC+ Perspectives on Trans Visibility in the US South

“I know we everywhere, but Black SOUTHERN people are and will always be my heart. The way we love up on each other. Take care of each other. Check up…

Nathalie Nia Faulk —

Apr 1, 2021

Dispatches from the Country Culture War

rural

culture

Juniper Moon Folk Arts: Crafters, Activists, and the Glories of Gas Station Food

During Pride month, rural queer owned Juniper Moon Folk Art is doing weekly giveaways to raise funds for black-led organizations and bail funds working in antiracism and prison abolition.

Lauren Parker —

Jun 14, 2020

Dispatches from the Country Culture War

rural

culture

Country Queers Documents the Myriad Experiences of Rural LGBTQIA Americans

“Community is a very complicated and roomy word. Rural queer people also have other layers of identity that inform their realities.”

Lauren Parker —

May 9, 2020

Dispatches from the Country Culture War

rural

culture

This Queer Ink Maker Is Using Alchemy to Turn Pain and Chaos Into Art

“Ink revolutionized our way of speaking, the ideas of the dead are recorded in ink, the dead speak through ink, it just had this really mystical element to it.”

Lauren Parker —

Apr 11, 2020

Dispatches from the Country Culture War

rural

culture

TruckSlutsMag Is Making Trucks Gay and Reclaiming Rural Queer Culture

“There are gay rednecks, there have always been gay rednecks, and there always will be too.”

Lauren Parker —

Jan 11, 2020

lesbian history

the queer south

lgbt book reviews

“The Lesbian South” Carries Lesbian History, Ideology and Gossip into the Present

Along with the Civil Rights Movement, the blues, and the Moon Pie, we also have the American South to thank for a 50-plus year bounty of lesbian literature.

fonseca —

Jan 3, 2019

people of color

personal essay

first person

Finding Roots Without Hiding My Rainbow

“We don’t talk about our roots as they relate to the heaviness of humid air recycled through our generations on swampy plantations. My family has never talked about it with…

stasia —

Oct 2, 2018

barack obama

rural

society + culture

A Lesbian Etiquette Guide to Stealing Rural Farms

Now that everything’s been made public, the roll out on this is going to be quick. What rural town from which you’ll steal land is best for you? Should you…

Erin —

Aug 30, 2016

Lists/Top 10s

read a f-cking book

book lists

7 Must-Read Books on Queer History and Identity in the South

The South’s conservative and religious majority has made it nearly impossible to suss out the queers in classic Southern literature and in the history books. That’s why this list exists.

Sydney —

Feb 15, 2016

GLAAD

glaad awards 2015

politics + activism

“I Take Bullets:” Lesbian Badass Mary Kristene Chapa’s Vibrant Life After 2012 Shooting

Kristene has struggled to overcome the loss of her girlfriend, physical and mental health challenges, and financial barriers to receiving the care she needs. Today, her dream is to spread…

Adrian —

May 27, 2015

nonfiction

read a f-cking book

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: ‘G.R.I.T.S.’ Is So Much More Than Food

This shiny new collection of queer Southern poetry and stories is guaranteed to stick to your ribs.

fonseca —

Jul 14, 2014

american horror story

personal essay

first person

Of A Swamp Witch And A Rural Queer

“It’s so easy to yearn and ache for people to fill the space surrounding you, but it’s so difficult to find those who can do so in a way that…

fonseca —

Dec 5, 2013