H. Melt

Just a lil reminder that connection can happen in many different ways, including through kink. This is something important to me. To explore queer & trans desire on my own terms (within and outside of sex). Light pink & heart-shaped OUR BOND IS STRONG cards available @fruitpunchpress. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKy3oR7lNcn/?igshid=up0kqcasyhxy

There’s nothing that makes me happier than trans people showing love to each other. Trans care, friendship, and intimacy are life-saving. @fruitpunchpress itself is born out of trans friendship & we honor that with this valentine we designed. All our designs are now available at fruitpunchpress.com. #T4T #TransCare #FruitPunchPress https://www.instagram.com/p/CKgsZfQhiFL/?igshid=t308502w2w2m

I’m so excited to announce the launch of @fruitpunchpress with @ri.iver. Fruit Punch Press is a trans-owned press based in the traditional homelands of the Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Odawa peoples, also known as Chicago.
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Handmade cards and notes can be powerful forms of connection. But we’ve noticed there aren’t a lot of greeting cards by and for queer and trans people! So we are creating cards that celebrate the beauty and joy of our communities.
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The artists at Fruit Punch Press are River Kerstetter, she/they (@ri.iver) and H. Melt, they/them (@hmeltchi). 
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Stay tuned for our first series of cards coming soon!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKW2kipBOJr/?igshid=nmptjhiffq81

Good morning to the fellow trans jews against white supremacy who live down the street. To me, that inherently means we are anti-zionist & unabashedly support Black Jews, Jews of color, our Muslim siblings & the rights of Palestinians #transjews #antizionistjews #transjewsagainstwhitesupremacy (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFuT1RTFwxX/?igshid=mpxdl7wyfj1n

SUPPORT TRANS FUTURES! @gc2b is currently fundraising for @blacktranstravelfund, “a mutual-aid project developed in order to help provide Black transgender women with the financial resources needed to be able to self-determine safer alternatives to travel.” SAFE TRAVELS: a Black History Month Capsule Collection features stickers like this one, hats, tees, sweatshirts & more. Proceeds from this collection go directly to the organization. #supporttransfutures #blacktranstravelfund https://www.instagram.com/p/B8PrVRDBP6r/?igshid=12hqkpl161pmd

This Saturday I’m super excited to be part of the Queer Makers Market @in_these_times. I’ll be selling books, broadsides, and posters alongside some of my favorite queer artists, healers, makers & creatives in Chicago. Swipe for the lineup & come visit us on the second floor, which is accessible by elevator from 11AM-5PM. Thanks to @itsmonicatrinidad @pidgeo_n @grae.galindo for organizing this. #queerchicago #queerart #chicagoqueers #queerchicagoart #queermakers #queermakersmarketchi (at In These Times) https://www.instagram.com/p/B59DKDWFAES/?igshid=xslsjmk8dwwy

Today is #givingtuesday & there is one week left of my trans health fundraiser. I’m having surgery on December 18th & the donations to this campaign will cover the costs of the procedure & aftercare. @ediefake reminds us that “Transgender people deserve healthcare, support, justice, safety, love.” Thanks to everyone for their contributions so far. I am very grateful for your support. Please keep sharing the campaign in its last week. #transhealth #transhealthcare #transsurgery https://www.instagram.com/p/B5nb0PgF-WV/?igshid=z71t682hitv9

It is an honor to have my poem EVERY DAY IS A TRANS DAY featured as @split_this_rock Poem of the Week. This short but sweet poem is about exhaustion, self care, grief, and how even in the small, private, and domestic moments of life, I am trans enough. Photo @mercedes_zapata. #everydayisatransday #transpoetry #splitthisrock #poemoftheweek https://www.instagram.com/p/B5dBgeFl5cV/?igshid=1ugwj27ctolk1

Next month, I will finally be getting trans-affirming surgery. I am doing a fundraiser to help cover the costs of surgery and recovery. Many artists and writers that I love and admire generously donated posters, books, broadsides, zines & more to help raise money. Having access to trans healthcare is an essential part of my liberation. Please support in whatever way you can, whether by sharing the campaign, donating, or taking care of the trans people in your own life, including yourself. Also, if any trans people have questions about navigating surgery, I’m happy to share what I’ve learned. The fundraiser only lasts 30 days and can be found at https://igg.me/at/hmelt. #transhealth #transhealthcare #transaffirmingsurgery #transcrowdfund #transsurgery #transcommunity #transfortrans #t4t https://www.instagram.com/p/B4uy6cfFR6aE2yVyNP0ZYs6vixgFYDKFH1h7Zw0/?igshid=glps7q61wotz

It’s been a little over a year since On My Way to Liberation came out with @haymarketbooks and I’m really proud of this very pink chapbook. I’m currently finishing up my next full-length book with Haymarket, THERE ARE TRANS PEOPLE HERE, which we aim to release in fall 2020. Thanks to everyone who read at the launch a year ago, everyone who’s read the chapbook, and everyone who’s supported me on my way to liberation. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4U0RGzFbnH/?igshid=11r3kpr8xcwww

Thank you so much @mercedes_zapata for these incredible new headshots. For experimenting, making me feel comfortable on set & celebrating my boldness. Hire her to take your photos!!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B39k4M9FhKtaPxWsa_cpdK-6o1_nI46T-61MUA0/?igshid=znwys5z0s6t7

Thank you so much @mercedes_zapata for these incredible new headshots. For experimenting, making me feel comfortable on set & celebrating my boldness. Hire her to take your photos!!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B39kqKlF62-duky4FVESVS1nZTrUUnK_mzBYd40/?igshid=1bq6ukb95vgwo

TONIGHT @nifmuhammad @sheer_awe @paige.m.lewis read from their new poetry collections at 7 PM @wcfbook. I cannot wait to see all these incredible writers, and even greater humans who make me feel joyous to be alive & make me proud to be a poet in the world. #poetryinchicago #chicagopoetry #poetryreadings #feministbookstore #womenandchildrenfirst (at Women & Children First Bookstore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xCDu2ledf/?igshid=1al5pkmoyha7n

Support Chicago teachers, staff, students, and families! @ctulocal1 begins their strike today and I fully support it. Chicago educators are some of the hardest working, most radical & impactful people in the city. Chicago students deserve so much better. All schools should have nurses, social workers, librarians, and the tools to work with students with disabilities. Schools should be sanctuaries & protect students from ICE & cops. #onstrike #chicagoteachersunion #chicagoteachersunionstrike #ctustrike https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uNcaQFcp0/?igshid=17ophgx5ongmq

Trans books behind me. I refuse to be silent about transphobic harassment happening at my workplace, to my friends & coworkers. Protecting trans folks & reducing the harm in our lives is my priority. Photo for @chicagotribune by E. Jason Wambsgans. #T4T #webashback #NOTERFs #stopTERFs #fuckTERFs (at Women & Children First Bookstore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3p7sIeh2k2ATy9cxOq-DfRru2RUN8ezQYJf3U0/?igshid=1rchm2bpqch75

It’s been a really hard few weeks, few years really, at work. Thanks to the thousands of people who shared this thread on twitter, sent messages of support, and to the customer who brought a dozen delicious & decadent donuts. Thank you. I’m in awe. To my friends who’ve been listening to me, offering advice, letting me cry and scream and rant and making sure I still have room for joy in my life, I love you. #transinclusivefeminism #feministbookstores #transbookseller #fuckoffterfs #noterfs #noterfsallowed https://www.instagram.com/p/B3f5SRHF0FYqPkseoyfOzRbYqDbUX6CcI8bSW00/?igshid=1rtqg80x7ymf2

Thrilled & humbled to share that this lino cut print I made several years ago will be featured in an upcoming Showtime tv series about Chicago queers. Swipe to see the enlarged version that will appear in the show, which is called Work in Progress. Big thanks to Lilly Wachowski for buying this piece last year & including it. #transart #transbathrooms #transtv #queertv #chicagoqueers #linocut #linocutprint (at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rJK7XF6sV6dMBm1GlOD4Lil1z9oEpdv8p5Eo0/?igshid=6a5d79l7o790