Presenting as Myself: On Femininity and the Queer

As my hands rummage through my collection of button-downs, they fall on a periwinkle-colored floral, long-sleeved, with little blue buttons and a loose collar. This is the closest thing in my current wardrobe to how I wish to present, aside…

“When Giraffes Flew” shows promise, but the short stories are too many, too short

Misbegotten Covers: What the Design of Lolita Says About Society

No one knows how to handle Lolita.

“Fuck gay liberation!”: A Brief History of Pride Discontent

The first rebellion against Gay Pride happened at the first Gay Pride. Discontent against the white cis and heteronormative gay community is as old as the gay community itself.

On Communities

An exploration of Sylvia and Marsha, STAR and their legacy.

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a black trans woman leaves her house — maybe for a party, maybe for work. Whatever. It doesn’t matter. She’s wearing her favourite dress; she…

Marvel is for everybody*!

*no girls!!!

In Art Angels, Grimes grasps onto the hyperfeminine

Shadi Petosky was detained by the TSA for her body

Shadi Petosky is an animator for, among others, Parks & Recreation, Yo Gabba Gabba! and The Aquabats Super Show. That isn’t what this story is about, but I thought it was important: her life is devoted to making people happy.

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Special Snowflake is the zine for your needs.