#qzap

[testubebaby]

Aizura Hankin (2000): Zine: Skint 2: King Porn. Northcote, Australia.

#qzap #queer archive #zine

[upthewitchypunx]

The altar photo you never see: vacuuming up all the fucking incense dust!

I haven't cleaned my altar in ages.

Bonus photo of my QZAP (Queer Zine Archive Project) shirt: Zinesters Do It On The Photocopier shirt.

#QZAP #Altar #My altar #Witch problems

[losthomunculus]

Today was the second time I narrowly avoided unintentionally opening porn in public because I paused and contemplated the likelihood of there being dicks out on the webpage

#the first time it was on QZAP and today it was tumblr #today would have been worse bc I was in a cafe w someone sitting right behind me

[makingqueerhistory]

For the AMA: I've sent this before but idk if it's lost to time due to not being during an AMA so I'm sending it again, sorry if that's annoying!

Anyways do you know about the Queer Zine Archive (QZAP)? https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Splash/Index . I forgot what else I said last time but I just got really into making zines in, like, November of 2023 so I have soooo many links about zines now haha, and I've made so many, and I think they're really neat! And I think people should know about this aspect of history. Many public and academic libraries have zine collections now, and you can find queer zines in them b/c the whole Thing with zines is that they're self-published and free of censorship b/c of that.

Have a great day, I love what you're doing and I direct people your way when they ask me about queer history! <3

I was just editing our tatiana de la tierra article, and I found this quote from Sara Gregory: “Zines matter to marginalized folk because they offer alternative, non-hierarchical spaces of healing, resistance, and knowledge. They respond to wider cultural and institutional ills with creative, radical, and celebratory fragments of truth. For queers, women, gender non-conforming folk, and POC (none of which are mutually exclusive) they creative and force open what is never offered in wider society: accurate, multiplicitous, and contradictory representations of lives lived in the margins. Zine culture resists and replaces the heterosexism, racism, ableism, and xenophobia around us with creativity, celebration, and survival strategies.”

And it got me really into the idea of making my own zine, so I am likely going to do that soon. All of this to say, this ask has perfect timing, and I can't wait to explore this resource!

#queer history #queer #lgbt #lgbt history #gay history #lesbian history #making queer history #zine #answered

[anarchywoofwoof]

resources post.

in case y'all didn't know.. there's a zine archive dedicated specifically to queer communities! :)

The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) was first launched in November 2003 in an effort to preserve queer zines and make them available to other queers, researchers, historians, punks, and anyone else who has an interest DIY publishing and underground queer communities.

this may have been posted before but i know zines are surging in popularity and this is a good starting point.

the blog can be found here which is periodically updated as well

#bork bork resources #lgbtqiia+ #zines

[lacefuneral]

“Not A Skinny Butch” by Jack Radish from the 2007 zine “Femmes Unite! #2″ produced by F.A.G. (Femme Affinity Group). The full zine can be viewed on QZAP.

#jay.txt #ftm history #femme history

[uwmspeccoll]

Raging Out with Hothead Paisan

Grab yourself a big old cup of coffee and get ready for a caffeine-induced rampage with the 90′s comic anti-hero Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist! 

“If you gave Thelma or Louise the consciousness of Andrea Dworkin, the firepower of Rambo, the build of Martina, and the charm of Pippy Longstocking, then raised her in an Italian Catholic neighborhood, oh let’s say next to Madonna, and then you left her in the oven a tad too long, you might have the recipe for Hothead Paisan, the cartoon creation of Diane DiMassa.”

-blurb from the Giant Ass Catalog, archived by our friends at QZAP.

Diane DiMassa originally created the character as an outlet during recovery for drug and alcohol abuse. The unnamed hothead loves coffee, her cat chicken, straight murdering predatory men at the drop of a hat. Her then partner Stacey Sheehan convinced her that Hothead deserved a wider audience and the pair, then based in New Haven, CT formed Giant Ass Publishing and published 21 issues between 1991 and 1998. The above images are from our copy of issue #5, published in 1992. Issues 1-9 of the series were collected in Hothead Paisan (1993) and issues 10-18 in The Revenge of Hothead Paisan (1995), both published by Cleis Press of Hoboken, NJ. In 1999, Cleis published the full series as The Complete Hothead Paisan (1999). 

Hothead’s hyper-violent antics drew it’s share of criticism at the time, some of which DiMassa addresses directly in the comics, as in the fourth-wall-breaking scene above that explains: “a lot of women need to vent their rage and this works for them.” Some days just call for sublimating your rage at the patriarchy with a good old fashioned revenge fantasy, and Hothead Paisan delivers. 

View more Pride Month posts here

-Olivia, Special Collections Graduate Intern

#Queer Comics Corner #Hothead Paisan #comics #Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist #Diane DiMassa #Stacey Sheehan #Giant Ass Publishing #Cleis Pres #Pride Month #Pride 2022 #olivia #queer #queer art #LGBTQ+ #uwm lgbt collection

[dragonomatopoeia]

Do you have any recommendations for zines?

I ended up writing a pretty long front-matter to this ask, so I've put it all under a Read More. If you only want the resources, feel free to skip to the end

So: I am always going to be a little too pedantic and autistic for a comprehensive, unambiguous rec list. Someone asked me what my favorite book was once, and it felt like my brain stalled and rebooted five times.

Don't get me wrong! I love putting specialized recommendations together, like puzzle-box mystery novels, or horror genre video games with thematic emphasis on grief, or documentaries on sewage treatment

But I am very, very bad at recommending general purpose Media full stop. alas I am a fussy and particular creature who hisses at five star rating systems on review websites because I think using the same Quality Metric regardless of genre and medium and purpose is Silly

Making recs gets even more difficult with things like zines, where they are small press by nature. A lot of my favorite zines are DIY projects with Very Small Distributions. One of my prized possessions is a small, hand-drawn zine of one hundred cats the artist drew with their eyes closed, which they gave to me for free because they liked my shirt. But that's a zine that means something to me because of circumstance and taste and my own ability to pick it up in person

Your mileage tends to vary with this stuff. If I found a Repo The Genetic Opera zine that ranks every organ in the human body, I have friends that would love that WAY more than I would, and I'd probably send it their way. If I found a zine about Gundam and gender and disability and idealized bodies that have been shaped into weapons, then I have dozens of friends I would need to send copies of it to, but that wouldn't make it any less niche. Zines are for VERY specific audiences. That's one of the best things about them!

That Being Said! There ARE popular, more-accessible, or more well-known zines and artists with broader appeal, and I mean that in an enthusiastic, complimentary manner.

I've even seen zines being advertised on my tumblr dashboard. Zines like:

Oh No! A kidpix zine by Louie Zong (Pay what you want- all proceeds donated to LA Foodbank)

Golem Zine is a publication by and for Jewish creatives living in areas where Jewish life is challenged. Their Out West issue sold out before I could grab a copy ($10 per issue, physical)

FYMA: A Lesser Key to the Appropriation of Jewish Magic & Mysticism goes hand in hand with the previous zine, I think (Pay what you want)

But you're more likely to get something that caters to your specific interests and artistic sensibilities by getting in touch with your community members, asking friends who have similar tastes, or checking out some of these resources:

Your Local Library (I'm being serious here-- your library likely has connections to local artists, galleries, resources, and e-resources that can set you on the path to zines you'll enjoy)

Any local art walk or small press events near you (your library can help you find these)

Itch.io's Zine Tag (Adding more tags will help you filter these)

Papercut Zine Library's Virtual Library

Internet Archive's Zine Collections

The DC Punk Archive Zine Library (Specific to punk and DIY interests, as you might imagine)

The Library of Congress Online Zine Web Archive Collection

QZAP (The Queer Zine Art Project)

POCZP (People of Color Zine Project-- and they're on tumblr!)

Hevelin Fanzine Collection (Literally a bunch of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy fanzines that were all collected by one guy which are now being digitized)

From Staple to Spine: A Compendium of Zine-Related Books (This doesn't have zines itself, but the books included can be a great starting point for where you should be looking and what will be of interest to you)

I also recommend making your own zine! It's fun to make things and put words and images on paper.

And if you downloaded the bundle for Racial Justice and Equality off itch.io, you already own the Electric Zine Maker (Warning for brightly colored, glitched, and moving visual elements that may cause eyestrain. I would also be wary if you're prone to migraines)

I know this has been a Lot and I got a bit carried away, but I hope that this helps you in your quest for finding cool, obscure art made by people who care deeply about niche topics. Personally, that's my favorite kind of art

#asks #anonymous #recs #resources #should i tag this as research aids. i feel like this is now a research aid

[mogainoid]

save for me

#queer stuff #history #<- kinda? its like. a 16 year old website i geuss #2007... #it counts in my heart okay

[custer-mp3]

CINCINNASTY!!!!!

we're here, we got an itty bitty table, we're making it work. come party with us & grab some of the cool stuff we picked up from Heather A & restocked from Milo (QZAP) & get yr zine on!

2728 Short Vine St - Cincinnati // til 5pm 👽✌️

[07170]

twenty minutes, august 1990 via qzap

#trans #uploaded

[shadeslayer]

read queer writings

just a short collection of sites where you can download/view pdfs or text files online of writings about queerness

Trans Reads [transreads.org]

Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) [archive.qzap.org]

Digital Transgender Archive [digitaltransgenderarchive.net]

transphilez [transphilez.netlify.app] - very small collection

anything that moves collection [https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/] - wip collection of a 1990-00s bisexual magazine

and ofc general sites where u can get book pdfs etc for free

pdf drive [pdfdrive.com]

internet archive [archive.org] - there are free books + make a free account with just your email and you can digitally borrow books to read on-site

mobilism [https://forum.mobilism.org/index.php] - you have to make a free account with your email

z-library [z-lib.org] - 5 daily downloads (10 w an account) but can be bypassed with a vpn or you can donate to get unlimited downloads

(usa/canada only) overdrive and their app libby [https://www.overdrive.com/] - needs a usa or canada library card

(usa/canada only) hoopla [https://www.hoopladigital.com/] - needs a usa or canada library card

just wanted to make this if only for my own reference cuz theres a lot of queer archives and collections but a lot of them are audio/visual only which i cant look at while im at work or uni, or are just other information compiled into educational timelines or something when i want to read personal memoirs/etc from queer people, and a Lot of them have little to no online resources/digitized collections for actual perusal. and its annoying when i find the book i rly wanna read and then its actually only accessible when you visit their physical building in another city/state/country

#anompolili #queer #lgbtq #lgbtq2s

[raiy-yn]

I read this old zine on this cool website called QZAP and there was this zine with raunchy poetry and I couldn’t help but think that would be something pico would do like every day of his fucking life.

#he is too gay for his own good #picos school #pico #Pico’s school #fnf pico #pico newgrounds #raiy back on hiz bs

[ramalamafafafa]

Flyer: Punk Percussion Protest flyer | QZAP - Queer Zine Archive

[moggiemutt]

Gender Trash #1 (1993)

#via qzap #queer #fag #dyke #zine #queer zine #trans #transgender #qzap #queercore

[fanzines]

Issue #2 of ‘Flaming Jewboy’ by Rena Yehuda Newman. Read it online at QZAP (Queer Zine Archive Project).

#zine #zines #fanzine #fanzines #flaming jewboy #jewish zine #jewish fanzine #Rena Yehuda Newman #qzap #queer zine archive project #queer zine #queerzines #queerzine #queer zines #fanzine juif #fanzine judio #zine juif #zine judio