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No. 17
DYKE II - She's Back
What's more punk than a dyke? As some of the most powerful people in the world try to turn queer and trans people, women, and people of colour into political playthings, punks fight back, make art, and build community in protest and resistance – an indignant declaration of endurance. For QT's second annual Dyke issue, we sought work that considers the complexity of being a dyke, and connections to punk scenes, art, aesthetics, politics, and organizing. A history of defiance has established dykes as the backbone of queer communities, and in a world gone to shit politically, who couldn't use a little anarchy?
No. 16
Dream State
Enter the Dream State. The Dream State is a realm released from linear timelines and physical constraints. As fluid as people themselves. In the dreamworld we are disembodied, unbound by the restraints of the waking world. How do we define the boundaries of ourselves within a space defined only by possibility? Outside of time, the dream state is the world in transition: when do you feel outside of time? Show us yourself in transition.
No. 15
Say Something
For this special edition pride issue, we are going back to our roots. We asked you to tell us how you protest. Why do you protest? What does it mean to resist? What are you fighting for right now? These issues were printed and distributed for free at Toronto Pride 2024.
No. 14
DYKE
This issue is for the Dykes. We asked artists to consider the history and meaning of the word and how they fit into that history. What we got back was a wide range of differing perspectives on Dyke. We saw quickly that the word does not mean the same thing to anyone. Everyone’s relationship with their Dyke-ness is different. It is individual. But, it is also communal.
No. 13
Love Letter
For this issue, we asked for love letters in all their forms. We invited artists to consider how they record their love, how they communicate it, and how they make it real. What we received was a range of beautiful, vulnerable and intimate moments. It is a joy to preserve these moments through art.
No. 12
Flirt
Flirt. Flirt? Flirt! What does it mean to look across a room at someone and catch their eye? How does it feel when you flirt? What does it look like? In partnership with the Bi+ Arts Festival, the second edition of "Flirt" showcases bi, pan, fluid, queer, or otherwise non-monosexual artists and writers.
No. 11
Forbidden Fruit
In this issue, we sought to recapture the energy of the Renaissance: to flaunt the forbidden. The pieces featured interrogate the forbidden, particularly in its intersection with queerness. Artists were asked to show us the darkest corners of their mind palace. To give us the shadowy recesses they don’t let others see.
No. 10
Bloom
For this issue, we sought pieces that reflect upon, interrogate, and examine the intersection between mental health and queerness. At the end of the issue we’ve provided a list mental health resources, many of which are specifically designed for or accessible to queer people.
No. 9
Flirt
Flirt. Flirt? Flirt! What does it mean to look across a room at someone and catch their eye? How does it feel when you flirt? What does it look like? In partnership with the Bi+ Arts Festival, the second edition of "Flirt" showcases bi, pan, fluid, queer, or otherwise non-monosexual artists and writers.
No. 8
CUTIE BIPOC ISSUE
Being queer and BIPOC means existing at a unique intersection of identities, and exclusions. BIPOC artists drove the creation of this issue — from crafting the initial call for submissions, to designing the final issue.
No. 7
Sex Werk
We sought the perspectives, writing, and art of queer and trans individuals with sex work experience. Queer and trans people with lived experience drove the creation of this issue from crafting the initial call for submissions, to designing the final issue. Sex Werk features 18+ content.
No. 6
Defining Queer Liberation
There is a generational gap in the queer community. To help bridge this gap and build intergenerational solidarity, we sought the perspectives of young people and elders alike. As a result, 50% of the creators featured in this issue are over the age of 50, and 50% are under.
No. 5
Flirt
Flirt. Flirt? Flirt! What does it mean to look across a room at someone and catch their eye? How does it feel when you flirt? What does it look like? In partnership with the Bi+ Arts Festival, this issue showcases bi, pan, fluid, queer, or otherwise non-monosexual artists and writers.
No. 4
Issue IV: A New Hope
Hope is cause for celebration. And in the current climate, allowing oneself to be hopeful is daringly vulnerable. This month, we encouraged creators to capture what feelings of hopefulness mean to them. Suffice it to say, in this issue, hope springs eternal.
No. 3
Fuck 2020
This issue is a program, more specifically, a funeral program. The readings within serve as a laying to rest, a moment to cultivate peace, and an invitation to put the proverbial nail in the coffin of 2020. For this issue, coherence is secondary to expression.
No. 2
Fake News
This issue is dedicated to the art of speculation. Creatives were invited to let loose in imagining the realm of possibility that we may individually cultivate for ourselves. This issue values a simple truth about imagining a future world, in that everyone is equally qualified to do so. There are no rules.
No. 1
Love in the Time of Corona
This issue is a snapshot of the contemporaneous sentiment of queer people during quarantine. It is a celebration of resilience, beauty, and connection during the time of our collective separation. This issue is a love letter to the community that created it.
