In 1969, Betty Friedan described the lesbian threat to the National Organization of Women as a Lavender Menace. I am reclaiming this term to create, curate, and distro printed works that fortify activists and marginalized people in my community. This project draws imagery from history, philosophy, nature, and pop culture to create zines that give fire, inspiration, and hope. All of the works from Lavender Menace bring context to our present moment using references to the history of activism.
Rainbow Crayons Zine started as a Comic in the Boston Compass newspaper and has since expanded to multi-edition comic zine exploring experiences of queer and trans teachers.