Queer Zine Lit

Alive in our truths, cultivating global connections

Front Page

Motown musings

Jillian A. Bogater, publisher

Identities are multiple. Identities are complex. And while we often are asked to check off the boxes that define us, identity is not easily caged.

QueerZineLit challenges the status quo notion that we must assimilate to succeed. At the same time, QZL recognizes inevitable overlap between communities. The key is to examine what privilege we possess and discover ways we can become allies for each other.

Join us each month as QueerZineLit publishes new Manifestos and Graffiti that illustrate the tapestry of our lives. Check out Fusion, a non-exhaustive reference list of organizations that foster connections between marginalized communities.

Lastly, take action. Tell us what you think, by commenting on the Web page, sending an e-mail or a letter. Consider submitting artwork for Graffiti, writing an essay for Manifestos or sending in poetry for Free Verse. Continue the discussion at Discourse, our new message board. Volunteer. Step outside of your box.

Identities do not ultimately define who we are. That power still remains in our own hands. So join hands with your brothers and sisters and discover how we can become allies in celebration of our differences.

Welcome to QueerZineLit.

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Jillian A. Bogater, publisher
QueerZineLit
P.O. Box 201160
Ferndale, MI 48220
jillian@queerzinelit.com

The Scoop

  • NY lesbians sentenced for self-defense; all white jury convicts black women
  • Size matters: Embracing body image
  • Rumour control: Tribe 8, Michigan and the SF Trans March, by Lynnee Breedlove
  • Disability rights group reaches out to LGBT community

Manifestos

  • Female masculinity and shame amongst lesbians, by Jessica Gird 
  • Trans Spotting, by Lynnee Breedlove
  • 'Self-Organizing Men' challenge gender construct through essays, artwork
  • Afoot and in chair: Examining ableism at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival

Grafitti

Grafitti

Michigan author and artist Jay Sennett takes on trans life in his comic strip "$64,000 Questions" and Fort Lauderdale photographer Bryan Bogater visits a Miami shantytown built by Take Back The Land activists (right) and chronicles their efforts to reclaim city land.

Free Verse

  • 'Can't Watch Family Guy,' by Johanna Bogater
  • "Moon in Alaska," by Johanna Bogater
  • Poetry by Sir Lena
  • "nine divide," by Jillian A. Bogater

Fusion

Learn about other communities and how you can become an ally. Discover new Web sites or add one you don't see. This non-exhaustive reference list fosters the fusion of marginalized people.

SEXUAL FREEDOM
BODY IMAGE
LGBT
DISABILITY
RACIAL DIVERSITY

Discourse

Join the discussion at our message board.

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