Go Forth
and Be Gay!
With the LGBTQ+ community under renewed attack, we must celebrate our artistic stories and each other.
This publication is a labor in love that i hope will inspire LGBTQ+ artists and foster a greater queer art community. We face tough times ahead, and it’s always better to do so together. Below is a summary of the content in the inaugural issue.
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JUNE 2025
A BODY OF WORK
U.K. artist Hank Wandle rediscovers his creative spark during lockdown, turning isolation into self-expression, healing, and bold queer portraiture—and proving it’s never too late to find your voice or your community.
QUEER AND COLORFUL
Artist-activist ESHcetera transforms personal history, queer identity, and kink into vibrant, meditative works that celebrate beauty beyond convention. From printmaking to digital MANdalas, their art is a bold act of visibility, healing, and joy.
HUMAN NATURE
With a lens that captures both leather-clad intimacy and the quiet grace of wildflowers, Bill Pusztai invites us to witness beauty in all its forms. His portraits — of people, places, and petals — reveal raw honesty, quiet humor, and a reverence for the sacred in the everyday.
BEAUTY IN ALL ITS FORMS
Digital artist Dylan Pynk is calling out the world’s obsession with sameness — and building a body of work that celebrates the beauty in every kind of body. From a busted Android app to a fully realized fantasy portrait series, Pynk proves that DIY grit, queer pride, and a refusal to conform can look damn good.
SECTIONS:
CALENDAR:
Focus on the Fall
We may be headed into summer, but the calls for exhibitions and contests are looking toward Pumpkin Spice season.
ON DISPLAY:
“The First Homosexuals”
This epic Chicago exhibition is a masterwork of art and history; and it’s the MUST-SEE show of the year!
LEGAL CORNER:
Know Your ****in’ Rights!
Art is never just art. It’s a mirror. And sometimes mirrors make people uncomfortable. The thing is, making someone uncomfortable shouldn’t make art illegal. Yet time after time, LGBTQ+ artists and their artwork have been targets of censorship — and sometimes more. And in recent years, that tide has been coming for Queer art and artists all over again. We need to be prepared.
KNOWLEDGE BASE:
Preserve Yourself
Cataloging and recording your art today is an important part of the Queer history of tomorrow.