QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project

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LGBTQ+ zines, comics and print ephemera; queer history; queer arts; queercore subculture, zine librarianship, archives, and overall community building through storytelling and zucchini waffles. 🖥️ 📚

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QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jul 10

Up the Academy – From the Punked Out Files of The Queer Zine Archive Project #4 is the newest edition of our ”research publication” zine that explores scholarship and research about queer zines done by folks working at or visiting QZAP. Available here: gittings.qzap.org/qzap-swag/up...

Zine cover for Up the Academy - From the Punked Out Files of the Queer Zine Archive Project #4. image has the title and a photo of a cat looking at the viewer.

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jul 3

We're back with a Zine of the Gay! This time June is talking about Oi Boy! No.7 from 1993 and the lost art of letter writing in zines. gittings.qzap.org/digging-thro...

Cover of Oi Boy! picture shows an indigenous statue or idol with the text Oi Boy! No. 7 Sex and Plugs and Rock and Role 50¢ or One Kiss

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jun 29

We were reminded over the weekend that the Dirtybird 96 Queercore Festival happened 30 years ago in San Francisco! Check out Larry-bob's website chronicling the bands, films and venues of a bi-gone era: holytitclamps.com/dirtybird/

rubber duckie toy rendered in low resolution halftone style

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jun 24

Our friends at Laughing Grackle Zine Distro are seeking submissions of quarter-size zines to add to their new-to-them spinner rack. Quarter-size here is 4.25"x5.5", or ¼ U.S. Letter-sized paper

CALL FOR
MIDWEST ZINE MAKERS

SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR QUARTER ZINES (4.25"X5.5" IN SIZE)
Laughing Grackle Zine Distro has recently obtained a spinning magazine rack that is perfectly sized to hold quarter zines (4.25"x5.5"). A big part of what inspired us to start the Laughing Grackle project was the desire to support public print media in Milwaukee. We want to use this opportunity to open up slots to zine-makers in the Midwest, with priority given to authors from Milwaukee. We have up to 62 available slots for zines, so please feel free to submit multiple zines! This call will remain open until all available slots are filled. Please share this information with any zine-makers you know!
If you are interested in submitting your zine(s) or if you have questions, please contact us at laughinggrackle@proton.me

image is of a pair of scissors, an X-Acto knife, pen, book labeled IDEAS, and scraps of paper and photos like for a collage.

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jun 19

Part of teaching about queer zines and queer history is talking about the affair between Secret Heart Ken and Earring Magic Ken in the mid 1990s. This officially licensed post card was produced in 1994, just one year after Ken came out. Happy Pride, Y’all

Secret Heart Ken and Earring Magic Ken in a white Barbie Corvette

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· May 15

We are super excited to announce that we’re collaborating with our friends at SEEN and Cactus+ to bring The Lollipop Generation by one of the pioneers of Queercore, filmmaker, artist and zinester G.B. Jones, back to Milwaukee.

Image is a black box with a white skull and crossbones. The skull has pigtails, and the crossbones are lollipops.

Queer Spotlight presents: The Lollipop Generation - A film by G.B. Jones. With opening shorts curated by SEEN. Sunday, June 7th, 2026 at 6:00pm. Cactus Club. 2496 S. Wentworth.
First Milwaukee Screening in 18 Years!

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· May 8

New Zine of the Gay!! This time Rowan wrote about Raptor Fancy out of southern California from the 2010s (and finished their BFA in the process!!* Go Rowan!) gittings.qzap.org/raptor-jesus/ #raptorfancy #zineofthegay #gaydinosaurs *unrelated to ZotG

Raptor Fancy #1 cover. image shows a picture of white Jesus holding a dinosaur

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Mar 9

Woke up thinking about this sticker folio from ACT-UP Chicago circa 1990ish. archive.qzap.org/index.php/De... #actup #actupfightback #nowar #fightaids

Escalate the War on AIDS - ACT-UP Chicago

The AIDS War is a just war - ACT-UP Chicago

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Mar 8

Happy Sunday! A new Zine of the Gay dropped this morning. Rowan vs The Volcano 🌋 gittings.qzap.org/eruption-imm...

The Volcano #3 - A Subversive Dyke Reader. zine cover shows an erupting volcano and a person in a bathtub full of fruit.

cover text says:

Yeast:
Lesbo cunts fight back!

Gender Fuck
girls, cocks, and cruising

Dykes gettin' laid writing poetry

Naked Ladies,
Masturbation
And Lots Lots More!!

photo by Kati Tobler

The Volcano reminds you that Shopping at yer Co-op is always a good idea:

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Feb 18

New Zine of the Gay post!! This week Erica writes about Pathologize This!, the mental health comp zine by Sarah Tea Rex from 2008. gittings.qzap.org/pathologize-...

image is a grainy photocopy of a photo of a pill bottle with some pills next to it with the words Pathologize This! on it.

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Feb 13

W00t! It's a new Zine of the Gay! This week Rowan takes a look at Queers, Families, and the Squat Community from 2011 Amsterdam. gittings.qzap.org/queer-family...

Queers, Families and the Squat Community front cover. People standing in an open area looking at buildings

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Dec 18

We've got a new post up at QZAP talking about the grant that we just received from @sfsisters.bsky.social ! We're beyond thankful and honored to have been chosen as a recipient this cycle. gittings.qzap.org/sisters-act/

Two sides of a piece of "funny money" from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Image is of a fake $3 note with a drag nun in the center, and the text on it reads:
“The sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Holy Indulgence.

You are hereby pre-forgiven for all sins committed in the next 24 hours. May pleasure be your god, lust your temple, & sex your sacrament.”

“I cast responsibility for my actions into the capable lap of a fully professed member of the sisters of perpetual indulgence, so that i may fully surrender to the charms, ornaments, and wanton whims of desire. I do so with gratitude for existing high enough on evolution's ladder to enjoy the pleasures of diverse senses and opposable thumbs. I acknowledge that all pleasure is sourced in the divine, and ecstatically enter the vast and skillfully debauched company of those who have pleasured before me.”

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Dec 12

When thinking about queer publishing history, we place bar rags in a space adjacent to gay newspapers like The Wisconsin Light, the B.A.R. or The Blade. They seemed to be about building community through lesbian and gay capitalism. Less news, more local... literally meeting people where they gather.

front cover from InStep Magazine, December 6 – 19, 1984. Volume 1, Issue 15

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Dec 12

The other night we were working with our 22yo undergrad intern, and were trying to explain how "bar rags" fit into a broader view of queer publishing. We were showing them some of the copies of InStep and came across these listings of top dance music from the gay bars from this week in 1984.

A Tuneful Holiday
As the holiday "party" days approach us, let's take a look at some serious partying music that you kids had better be restin' your dancin' shoes up for!
Just as '84 is drawing to a close, the obvious, Sylvester, comes along with a gem to say the least. 10:15, Sylvester's current Megatone LP, is a combination of the famous "Patrick Cowley/San Francisco Sound, combined with Eurodisco. The first 12" release of Rock the Box caused some speculation that this would be more "hip-hop" but proved itself otherwise. Sylvester is in perfect voice and along with backups of Martha Wash (Weather Girls/Two Tons of Fun), Jo Carol Black and Lauren Carter (formerly the Patrick Cowley Singers, now Jo-Lo) and Lynette Hawkins Stevens with Nathaniel Best — they all work together to provide perfect harmony! Other standouts include Take Me To Heaven, Sex, Taking Love Into My Hands, and a great remake of Lovin' Is Really My Game. A great album for a major talent.

- Top 10 Dance Hits
Courtesy Of Tyrone (Ty) King — Ze Coet Aux Folles
1) Like A Virgin - Madonna
2) War Song - Culture Club
3) Swept Away - Diana Ross
4) I Feel For You - Chaka Kahn
5) Better Be Good To Me - Tina Turner
6) Centipede - Rebbie Jackson
7) Jungle Love - The Time
8) Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
9) A Night With The Boys - Linda Clifford
10) Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham

- Top 10 Video Hits
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1) Strut - Sheena Easton
2) Let It Blow - The Dazz Band
3) Pretty Mess - Vanity
4) I Need A Man In My Life - Katie Kissoon
5) Homecoming Queens Got A Gun - Julie Brown
6) I Just Called To Say - Stevie Wonder
7) Torture - Jackson 5
8) I Love Men - Eartha Kitt
9) Dr. Beat - Miami Sound Machine
10) I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters

- Hot Picks -
1) Sensual Sensations Lp (All Cuts)- Lime
2) Once Upon A Time - John Rocca
3) Burn For You - Inxs
4) Black Leather - Miquel Brown
5) Baja - Mascara

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Dec 1

It's a little disjointed, but we did manage to get up our annual post about World AIDS Day. gittings.qzap.org/world-aids-d...

"Jeff's radicalism made him fuckin' scary... ...and sexy." A one-panel comic from 1993 by Anonymous Boy. Image shows a person with a mohawk haircut wearing a tank top with a triangle jumping a barrier while at a protest. Around the central person are other figures holding signs and participating in the protest.

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Oct 1

We will be tabling at Beet Street in Milwaukee this Saturday from 1pm - 7pm-ish. This street festival is organized and hosted by our friends at Cactus Club, and looks like it's going to be rad as fuck. Details here: www.visitmilwaukee.org/event/beet-s...

Image is a psychedelic ameboid frame with purple, green and pink flowers and over a black and white image of two male sailors kissing each other.

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Sep 23

Woke up thinking about this sticker that we've got in the archive here: archive.qzap.org/index.php/De...

Sticker depicting actor Divine holding a pistol. Text reads "Destroy Fascism - Eat Shit Nazi Scum" and has a rainbow flag and a black flag in the upper left with the words "Antihomophobe Action"

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Sep 2

It's Fall!!!!! (Almost) Anyway, we're excited to be mostly exciting the melting dome of summer, and are hitting up some events over the next couple of months. First up, on Sept. 14 is the Denver Zine Fest! For a full schedule, check out our post at QZAP: gittings.qzap.org/gross-indece...

illustration of a brown and white horse standing on a hill of green grass with a blue gradient sky above. Text on the image says "I'm A Denver Zine Fest 2025 Exhibitor!!!"

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Aug 2

"sorry this is late..." said every perzinester ever... so even though we missed the end of International Zine Month by a couple of days, we're still stoked to share this "What Kind of Queer Zine Are You" quiz that QZAP intern @bluespringwrites.bsky.social made: gittings.qzap.org/quiz-what-ty...

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jul 20

Zine Librarian’s Code of Ethics zine

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jul 20

11. Shared Authority - Zine Union Catalog for Beginners

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jul 20

6. From Staple to Spine - A Compendium of Books About Zines, 2022 Edition

8. A Pocket Guide to the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jul 20

Here are just a few of the zines ABOUT libraries, info shop, collections, and overall zine librarianship that we’ve collected over the past couple of decades.

1. Bend/Mend/Discard - A Zine About the Brooklyn College Library Zine Collection

2. Blood Orange Infoshop - Demanding The Impossible Tomorrow Since Yesterday

3. A Handful of Librarians Dance in the Empty Caverns of Reactionary Skulls

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jun 27

@miloblue.bsky.social is at #alaac25 this weekend doing stuff with the Zine Pavilion folks. They’ll be selling zines and QZAP swag tomorrow, so stop by if you’re at the conference.

Image shows a sticker with a paper cutter. text reads “If this is the only guillotine you have, use it. Make Zines”

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jun 22

NO WAR!!! This is from the ACT UP - Chicago sticker folio circa the early 1990s. archive.qzap.org/index.php/De... #nowarwithiran #nowar #aidsfundingnow #actup #actupchicago #chicago #stickers #cracknpeel

Money for AIDS / Not for war / ACT UP Chicago

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jun 18

The Zine of the Gay is back!! After a brief hiatus for some torch passing, our intern Lauren is making their QZAP ZotG debut with Butcher Queers #4. gittings.qzap.org/butcher-quee...

Butcher Queers #4 front cover. A man wearing only rugby helmet and briefs points a toy pistol at the viewer.

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Jun 4

An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose! Happy Pride, y'all!! Read the full zine at: archive.qzap.org/index.php/De...

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· May 13

We're so exited to announce that we were interviewed by the amazing @caboosezine.bsky.social for the current issue of Razorcake! It's issue no. 146, and it's sliding scale $3–$6+ USD from their website. razorcake.org/razorcake-14...

QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project@qzap· Apr 12

Hayyyy!!! We'll be tabling at the Milwaukee Zine Fest next Saturday, April 19th, 2025. If you're in Milwaukee please come by and pick up copies of our zines, including Milo's latest "High Fives Are Gay", some of our new buttons, and maybe a Circle-A Archivist t-shirt. See Ya There 🩷🖤🩷