THE QUEERS ARE HERE

ZINE — SS2023

in celebration of LGBTQ+ pride, WE FEATURED 16 QUEER CREATIVES IN A ZINE. I INTERVIEWED EACH CREATIVE, SELECTED THE MOST INSPIRING, INTRIGUING, HONEST QUOTES, AND WROTE THE OPENING STATEMENT. THE ZINE WAS LAUNCHED AT THE ICONIC QUEER BAR, JULIUS’, IN JUNE 2023.

OPENING STATEMENT:

THE QUEERS ARE HERE. WE’RE EVERYWHERE. WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. WE ALWAYS WILL BE. WE’RE THE GROUNDBREAKING ARTISTS, VISIONARY WRITERS, TRENDSETTING SOCIALITES, GENRE-DEFYING MUSICIANS, UNAFRAID ACTIVISTS, BIG THINKERS, AND THE FUNNIEST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. WE EXIST TO IMPROVE ALL OF EXISTENCE. TO CHALLENGE BINARIES. TO PUSH CULTURE. TO DOCUMENT OPPRESSION. TO LAUGH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. TO PROVE NOTHING IS EVER ONE THING. TO SHOW THE WORLD WHY WE’RE EVERYTHING.