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Drake (he/him)
Len (they/them)
Mack (they/he)
Maxi (they/them)

Anarchia is a Black Queer Disabled Girl. Star’s a lesbian, who relies heavily on their Black Feminist ancestors. She is a sickle cell warrior who is focused on furthering disability justice. This means centering covid cautious practices in the midst of a global pandemic that is disproportionately affecting Black and transgender people. This means centering disability justice principles and thinking critically of the anti-Black brutality that occurs in medical facilities. This means centering neuro-expansive people and critiquing the anti-Black, police-centered mental health system in the western world. Anarchia is deeply aware of how white supremacy infiltrates our most intimate systems. She is constantly searching for ways to build networks of community love and accountability. Star is heavily grounded in the religious traditions of Black women and mothers. She reveres pleasure and the erotic as tools for healing.

Jade is a queer graphic design student at Webster University. Recently their practice has involved exploring queer joy and using design as a tool to bring communities together.

Forest has a degree in cultural anthropology and comparative literature. They work as a cook in St. Louis. Forest’s work is forthcoming in Jelly Bucket. In 2021, Forest’s visual poems were selected for the Lit Show by Infinity’s Kitchen. Their work also appears in Pier To & Flat Ink Magazine.

Jeremiah is an autistic queer transman currently on his way to art school. He is 18 and currently working between jobs and commissions. He uses portraiture as a space to house identity, particularly ones that haven't historically been able to exist with dignity within fine art. He also works in many other mediums, non-visual included.

Drew Ryherd is passionate about fostering community, encouraging accesible public transportation, and talking about mental health. In their free time, they enjoy reading, exploring, and spending time with their snake, Lady. You can follow them on Instagram @Drew_ryherd

Lenna is a queer, genderfree therapist, creator, activist, & friend. They're a St. Louis transplant who has come to really love this city and especially the stl queer community. In their free time (what is that lol) they like to cook, host friend hangouts, cuddle with their cats este & nox, binge media, and connect with nature and weed.

Julianne is a queer writer who examines the intersections of faith and identity, family and mental health through the lens of Midwestern values and hypocrisies. King lives with her partner and six children just outside of St. Louis.

Sam is a queer, nonbinary Midwestbased writer and creator with years of experience in writing, digital content creation, and community organizing. Their book, UNTIL TENDER, is forthcoming with Game Over Books in August 2023. You can find their work in Insider, Swift Wellness, and at samslupski.com

Rylee is a genderqueer (trans, enby, etc.), pansexual novice artist from the swamps of floribama, who receives the best ideas for expression past 2am, as is customary. They love walking everywhere throughout St. Louis, casually psychoanalyzing themself, and cuddling their two cats.

David moved to Saint Louis in 2007 to attend Saint Louis University, which has been his home ever since. At SLU he studied English, Psychology, and Women's Studies, and later earned his Master of Public Health. While at SLU, they came out as a gay man and was lucky to find a welcoming queer community in Saint Louis. Over the past few years he has reflected on his experiences and channeled them into song lyrics and poems. Currently, he is a communicable disease epidemiologist for the City of St. Louis.

Julia consistently pursues the relationship between the built environment, nature, and how we hold relationships in these spaces while also reconciling the historical context of the space we find ourselves in. The artwork speaks to the living and the forgotten environments.

Darrious, known professionally as DDare Bionic, is a Black, Queer playwright, singer/songwriter, and performer here in St. Louis. Most of DDare's work deals with Mental Health, specifically in the Black community. It is my mission to address and heal how Black people approach Mental Illness.

Samantha, aka Sihn Starr Cartia, is a transgender mixed media artist, musician and writer that was born in the Bronx, NY and resides in St. Louis. Sihn draws her inspirations from her dream journals and works of science fiction, fantasy, horror and comic books/graphic novels. These are folded into Sihn's own life experiences to connect with the viewer or listener in a intimate way to show that Love is the only power that can keep the forces of Life and Chaos in balance. You can buy Sihn's Book, The Cosmos Of Us, as an ebook at tinyurl.com/Cosmos-of-Us or in-stores at discardedtoymedia.store

Abby, also known by their musician name Alee Scarlet, is a twenty-something-year-old, “gender weird” / “gender agnostic” indie artist, educator, and advocate from St. Louis, MO who has been writing songs since age 10. When she isn’t busy with an artistic endeavor, nerding out about gender theory, or otherwise working at Metro Trans Umbrella Group (a local non-profit that serves transgender communities), Abby is likely hanging out with their cats Mr. Skimby and Dellie.

Jay was born and raised in St. Louis. He knew he was gay from a very young age and was teased growing up for his feminine qualities. He came out to his family when he was 15 and discovered a love for fashion. Fashion helped him develop confidence as he was complimented for his outfits. And finally, there was less focus on his sexuality and more on how he looked. As he has gotten older, he is still becoming more comfortable with his sexuality and developing a better appreciation for his Black and queer identity.

Brittany, a created of transition & transplant, put roots in St. Louis in the winter of 2016. It was here that she found herself, found community, and keys to all that she was looking for. A world of doorways, opportunity, and acceptance. She spends her days writing, reading, dancing, connecting, & healing collectively. Simply put, she is here to have fun and wants to get to know you as much as she knows herself.

pax (@quantum.alien) is a queer writer, philosopher, artist, musician, breathwork practitioner and energetic healer who infuses lived cartographic studies of ecology, Life, Love, and the desire of cathartic rawness into both the conceptual and the Real.

Kara is a proud queer STL photographer. Both they and their wife are masculine presenting and enjoy showing the world that love doesn’t have a norm. It comes in every human form and they’re all beautiful. Their hope is to photograph more of our community and all forms of love.

These photos represent who they are… queer and very much in love. Both came out late. Kara after 4 years of religious trauma therapy and losing their remaining immediate family in that process. It was worth it & chosen family played a key role in our world. Their only regret is not coming out sooner. They wasted a lot of time being afraid.

ripple is a somatics coach, bodyworker, and facilitator trained in the Skills for Change lineage which extends from The Radical Therapy Collective and the Strozzi Institute. Learn more about Ripple's work at withripple.com

“Transness is Godly. At my masculine, at my feminine and at the intersection of two, is God, is me.”

Lorry is a non-binary cartoonist based in St. Louis. A 2019 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, their past local illustration clients include WashU, the Public Design Bureau, and Widmer Botanicals. Their debut graphic novella will be released this spring through Kraven Comics. They can most often be found drawing in their studio space with their cat, Sunny, sitting in their lap.