Queer Aesthetics is a community project which owes its formation to the individual donors, team members, volunteers, and institutional partners who looked to the horizon and made this work possible. Thank you to each of our Kickstarter donors who fiscally supported the publishing of this issue. We are endlessly grateful for your support and belief in this project.
Thank you to our Top Donors:
Dylan Brock, Karma, Mads & Andrew Hackler, Brandon Giessmann, Michael Frentress, Hailey & Sean Coyne, Monica Mejia, Anonymous Ally
and to all the members of our QA Crew:
Amber Kyle Forgey, The Creative Fund by BackerKit, Mark Spinks, Allison Korenek, Peter Heckler, Morgan Heckler, Zac Fisher, Ross Horstman, Mckenna Vine, Creative Capital x Skoll Creator Fund, Jonathan VanDyke, Daniel WK Lee, Margaret, Samantha Quan, LGBTQ+ Donor, Jen Reck, Alex Coco, Josh Litos, Donnie Kelly, Andrea Zamora, Nathalie O’Brien, Thomas TJ, Shelby Fothergill, أيمن أحمد يوسف, Josedanel Moreno, James Owen, Tracy Hawk, Ernesto Grey, Cameron McIntyre, Haley Houston, Leah Thigpen, Justin Heckler, Carrie Buckalew, Danielle Moore, Jessica Rose, Jori Jekot, Alice, Jose De Los Reyes, Danielle Diaz, Serena Hernandez, Vick Quezada, Sheri Testerman, Emily Gray, Andrew Pearson, Elizabeth Sosa, Jeff Steck, Sam Cowan, Kaylie Nau, Sam Swenson, Brianna K Martinez, Emily Osswald, Adam Fowler, Michael Dean, Jacob Thomas, Monica Kim, Leah Flores, Carisma Nunez Chavez, Zach H., Kevin Strileckis, Lillian J., Henry, Cassidy Holechek, Jackson Gasperecz, Kenneth Walling, Jose Escobar, Ian, Kristin Maxwell, Sydney, Emily Harrah, Katie Rose, Daniel Reed, Lainy McGee, Molly Hickson, Natalie Bones, Spencer Ginsburg, Lauren Hinckley, Joe Moe, Erican Garcia, Elena Nail, Miranda Buechner, Destiny, Victoria Ramos, Marissa Pecevich, Rebecca, Sera Burt, Chandler Radzka, Kate Crowley, Chris Ramirez, A.M. Disher, Michael Ben Silva III, Jamie Kuhlmeier, Chris Hamamoto, Sophia Torres, Anya Zasypkina, Chelsie Marie, Tony Lumb, JacobGoonz, Joey Chapman, Madi Bluhm, Miya Mendonsa, Caleb Cole, Sparrow Elizabeth, Raihana Haynes-Venerable, T F, Samrat Basani, Kaine Carwile, Dana Maxey, Annie Meyer, Nadia Mann, Jason Malik, Noel Bolle, Mary Crauderueff, Mark Spencer, Isabelle, Jesse Egner LM, Lil Miss Hot Mess, Chrysta Giffen, Wesley Cornwell, Shona, Mike Torchia, Marissa Filip, Ashlynn, Delaney Freeman, Marisa, Nancy Pham, Maryann Welling, Lissa Haby, Julia Potter, Blair Thomas, Harli Conatser, Rachel Tucker, Allie Alcala, Colleen Hunter, Anise Lane, Jordan Villemaire, Joyce Bantugan, Chris Covell, Lyndsey Glasgow, Kevin Coffey, Darrell Rebouche, Paul Salgo, Sammie Zonana, Andi Koh, Laura Malone, Rebecca Scofield, Heather Short, Pascual Mendoza, Bryanna Moore, Olive Soupiset, Lauren Harmon, Dylan Dittmer, Natalia Vigil, Jesica Medellin, Riley Morris, Casey Hopkins, Traequese Saunders, Savannah Webb, Valsona, Jeff R, Marcus C, James Bravo, Dino Rocha, Stella Corso, Debby Viles, Jared Christensen, Rylan Reed, Scott Sessions, Mya Pineda, Michael Borowski, Letarik Bekele, Baileigh Jones, Robert Wilson, Skye Rudin, Abhinav Ranjan, Brenda Baxendale, Brenna, Matt Huffer, Daniela Mejia, Shelby Rollings, Lane Schweitzer, Kelsey Rollings, Ginger Testerman, Paul, Juan Valdez, Cate Griswold, Leslie Sauceda, Trevor Lawrence Montgomery, Nore Iknadossian, Ben Stone, Hesiquia Sylvester, Alyssa S, Sandra Ruiz, Andreana, David Getsy, Taylor Danielle, Stephanie Peebles, Kylee Avery, Rebecca Garcia, Nicole, Greg Parkinson, A Johnson, Ed Galloway, Angel Serrata, Larry Wolf, Jon Walter, Holly Doran, Lexi Johnson, Bryan A. Oliveira, Olivia, Shelby Devlin, Bryce Saucier, Zach Hougen, Allison Payne, Kevin Chen, Lara, Hey_Zelda, Paul Davis, Sean Kizy, Michaela, Be Oakley, Ellie D, !tianyi shi, Syd Steck, Forrest Lawson, David Cletto Romero, Edward McCaughan, Caitlin, Kiara Brock, Rich Williams, Chris Nye, Charmin Bland, Senea and Stephen Coyne, Jeffery Byrd, Lauren Wade, Eliza DiDomizio, Godzuki, Angelica Unger, Gregory Ross
We’d like to recognize the labor of the folks behind the scenes who helped establish the unique look, structures, and selections for Queer Aesthetics, issue 01. Countless hours were spent reading, reviewing, and deliberating to bring this work to fruition. The generosity of their time, thought, and feedback has laid the groundwork for this crucial project to take shape and grow.
Thank you to our incredible Editors:
Anaiis Cisco
Juan Carlos
Rivera Rodriguez
Marcel Pardo Ariz
Son Kit
Tina Coyne
Our dedicated Peer-Reviewers:
Edward J. McCaughan
Emeric Kennard
Ginger Testerman
Josh Lewis
Michael J. Mungin
Shannon Reed
TK Svensson
Our tireless Design Team:
But Whole Press: Juan Pablo Rahal, Negash Asegde, Troy Taylor
And to each of our fabulous Consultants, Volunteers, and
Community Partnerships:
The CSU Entertainment Alliance
The Galveston Arts Center
Ikaika Gleisberg
Kevin B. Chen
Haley Seppa
Cheyne Gallarde
Drew Svensson
Lastly, thank you to each of our contributing artists, authors, and creatives. It’s an honor to represent your work in this radical first issue.
Alberto Fernandez Carbajal
A.M. Disher
Ash Verweil
Charlotte Foreman
Dakota Noot
Daniel Lee
Delta Ark
Derek F. Schmidt
Dimitry Saïd Chamy
Sema Semih
Gabrielle Le Roux
José Eduardo Valdivia Heredia
Lindsey Bouchard
Madison Hames
Michael Khuth
Mimi Tempestt
Mirrored Fatality
Nathan Storey
NAXÖ
Ohan Breiding
Rah Eleh
Rebecca Casalino
SNJV
Teresa Fleming
Vick Quezada
Zachary Z. Handler