#queerzines

Today we're excited to welcome @elwhyart to Vol.III of Broads and Broadswords!

"fun fact? i apply for these projects because i have no one pushing me to draw otherwise"

FAT ASS is a queer and trans zine that centers on the experiences of queer and trans fat folks and celebrates the artistry, activism, and work of fat activists. For issue #3 of FAT ASS, we’re looking for submissions related to HEALTH TROLLING. FAT ASS zine recently received a grant from the NAAFA Fat Community Project Fund (naafa.org), enabling us to focus on HEALTH TROLLING in this issue. Submit your work to: [email protected] by February 28th, 2021. We are currently accepting submissions that explore the following topics under this theme: § Concern trolling/health trolling and social surveilliance of fat bodies;

§ Intersectional essays on fat trans and queer experiences with health trolling.

§ Health trolling clapbacks via art like doodles, rants, drawings, collages, paintings, photography etc.

§ Racist, classist, ableist, homo/bi/transphobic undertones of health promotion culture;

§ Fat bodies and food consumption practices;

§  Representations of fat bodies and consumption in the media;

§ Impact of fat and consumption-based stigma on queer and trans folks’ livelihood;

§ Activist efforts to counter health trolling, concern culture, and toxic diet industry messages for our activist spotlight section. Nominate a friend or yourself for this section! §  Have an idea that’s not listed above? Send it anyway! NOTE: We do not condone the empty promises of diet culture so please do not send us diet regimens, “weight loss stories,” before/after pics or other fat-shaming bullshit! It is a myth that you must be a “good writer” or “good artist” to submit to a zine. We welcome many kinds of writing and artwork: essays, poetry, short stories, photography, doodles, rants, drawings, cartoons/comics, collage…and more! For written submissions, please use Microsoft Word and submit your writing in .doc or .docx format. (Please try to limit submissions to 2500 words. We are flexible. Let us know if you need a little extra space.) For artwork, please attach high resolution .jpg images to your email. Please include a title for your artwork and any information you think would be pertinent for readers to know about your piece (i.e.: medium, location, tools used). Contributors have the option of sharing a short bio or publishing their work anonymously. All contributors will receive a free color copy in the mail! We rigorously support the work of Black, Indigenous, People of Colors’ (BIPOC) and prioritize submissions from these communities.

Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a zine making workshop organized IHLIA LGBT Heritage in collaboration with the Black Archives. It was a dream to work in depth with the Black Archives, and to investigate Black queer/trans history in the Netherlands and abroad.