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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈
@taplingzines.bsky.social
500 followers 48 following 110 posts
LGBTQ+ zines and community artbooks 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
Run by @tapiocawizard.bsky.social + @sacredsapling.bsky.social

Current project: We've Always Been Here (Unseen Queer History)
Status: Art creation period

https://taplingzines.carrd.co/
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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · Oct 12
We're tired of LGBTQ+ content being censored.

Tired of people pretending that being queer or trans is a new "fad", and not something that’s existed, perfectly naturally, for as long as people have been around.

Check out our mission, and join us in fighting censorship. 🏳️‍🌈
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Rainbow stripes with a white text box over it, and an image below of a person holding the intersectional pride flag over their back. The text box reads: "As a team of two trans (Sapling is nonbinary and Felix is two-spirit!) husbands, we’ve felt exhausted online lately, with censorship closing in on us all. Queer content is being banned, restricted, under fire, and we’re sick of it. So we’re creating something offline, a physical art book, a collaborative community project. Something to give us all hope. Something to connect us through our many cultures, all across the world. With our first zine, “We’ve Always Been Here,” we aim to show just this: that we’ve always been a part of history, and we’ll always be a part of the future too." Rainbow stripes with a white text box, and an image below of two Black men getting close, with one kissing the other on the cheek. The text box reads: "'We’ve Always Been Here' focuses on the 'unseen' queer history of the world. There’s plenty of names we all know of real people who have made their mark: Marsha P. Johnson, Alan Turing, Audre Lorde, Oscar Wilde, Frida Kahlo, and many, many more. But what about those that didn’t ‘go down in history’? What about the woman down the street from your great grandmother, who lived with her ‘best friend’ for decades until she passed? What about the medieval king who kept his lover secret his whole life? What about the cowboys who used the wide, open ranges with no one else around to keep their relationships a secret?" Rainbow stripes with a white textbox, and below are three circular images of two Korean women walking together, two African men laughing as they talk, and two Indian women chatting and laughing. The text box reads: "Our zine focuses on this, on the everyday people that no one knew about, that no one wrote about. The people that modern society wants to pretend never existed. LGBTQ+ people just living their lives, throughout all of history and all of the world. We want to show one simple thing to the world with this collaborative zine: We’ve always been here. And we always will be." Rainbow stripes with a white text box, and below is a colorful image from a pride parade, with rainbow flags waving high into the sky. The text box reads: "How to support our mission. Share us on social media! @TaplingZines on BlueSky, Instagram, and Tumblr. Join our email list! Sign up form at taplingzines.carrd.co And tell all your friends!"
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Thank you all for 500 followers!! ✨

We're so glad you're here with us as we work to fight queer erasure through this collaborative art zine.

We also hope you all will LOVE the gorgeous, multi-cultural illustrations our artists are making to celebrate queer history with us! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Our first merch artist for We’ve Always Been Here is Lisondraws ( @lisondraws.bsky.social )! They will be making a limited edition sticker sheet representing LGBTQ+ symbols of the 1800s, along with some trans lesbian representation.

#Trans #TransFem #QueerArt #ArtZine #QueerZine
A photo of a sticker sheet of Ace Attorney characters in pastel colors, with each sticker made to look like a postage stamp. The colorful banner across the top of the image says "We've Always Been Here" and the white box at the bottom says "Merch artist."
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Wenn ( @windwenn.bsky.social ) will be depicting Western European medieval cow- or goatherds, peacefully being themselves, showing how queer people throughout history have always been able to find safe spaces in nature.

#ZineProject #Zines #ArtZines #LGBTQArt #QueerArt
Fanart of Witch Hat Atelier, with Qifrey, a white-haired male witch kneeling on the ground, and Olruggio, a black-haired male witch crouched over him, gently holding him while Qifrey hides his face behind a handful of flowers. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small white box that says "Page artist."
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Jan Falk ( @thistlearts.bsky.social ) is planning to bring us a European, Rococo-style piece, with some Achillean and gender-nonconforming representation. Expect decorations like silk, taffeta, powdered wigs, and other fashion of the time!

#Rococo #QueerArt #QueerZine #QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory
A digital illustration of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come: Deliverance, standing surrounded by foliage while posed cozily together. The top of the image says "Page artist" in a white box, and a colorful banner across the bottom says "We've Always Been Here."
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Meg Hyland ( @womenof1000.bsky.social ) will be illustrating pre-colonial Ecuadorian queer history, focusing on the Tolita culture of 350 BC to 400 AD, with her stunning colored pencil skills!

#Ecuador #Indigenous #QueerHistory #QueerZine #LGBTQZine #TraditionalArt
A colored pencil art piece of an older Indigenous woman wrapped in a blanket, sitting by a fire at night as she looks up at the stars. At the top is a white box that says "Page Artist" and on the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Get ready for some gay cowboys with Matthew Spencer's ( @mspencerdraws.bsky.social ) upcoming illustration, featuring two POC cowboys riding across an open landscape, painted with stunning traditional media.

#ArtZine #Cowboys #QueerArt #QueerZine #Zines #TraditionalArt #TraditionalArtist
A traditional illustration of multiple fantasy characters and animals with various rainbow motifs on clothing, accessories, and other decorations. A white box at the top says "Page artist" and a rainbow banner on the bottom says "We've Always Been Here."
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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xoma-arc.bsky.social
I'm so happy to be a part of this project! Can't wait to see all the other great ideas!
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Xoma ( @xoma-arc.bsky.social ) plans to paint two women sitting on a sandstone temple or city walls, set in the ancient Arab world, overlooking the desert at sunset as they lean in to kiss.

#QueerZines #ArtZines #Zines #ZineProject
A digital illustration of several people flying on the backs of bird-like creatures over a desert, their faces obscured by masks. On the top is a colorful banner that says, "We've Always Been Here", and in the bottom left is a text box that says "Page artist."
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Xoma ( @xoma-arc.bsky.social ) plans to paint two women sitting on a sandstone temple or city walls, set in the ancient Arab world, overlooking the desert at sunset as they lean in to kiss.

#QueerZines #ArtZines #Zines #ZineProject
A digital illustration of several people flying on the backs of bird-like creatures over a desert, their faces obscured by masks. On the top is a colorful banner that says, "We've Always Been Here", and in the bottom left is a text box that says "Page artist."
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Ida ( @tujiux.bsky.social ) is bringing sapphic love into this zine with two vibrant Peking Opera singers absolutely enamored with each other! Peking is the prior name for modern-day Beijing. Expect some gorgeous fashion with this illustration!

#ArtZine #QueerArt #Beijing #SapphicArt
A digital illustration of a feminine knight with long black hair in front of a vulture. There's a colorful banner across the top that says "We've Always Been Here" and a small box at the bottom that says "Page artist."
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Let's start some artist intros! 🥳

For We’ve Always Been Here, Hortensjjja ( @hortensjjja.bsky.social ) will be illustrating two queer men in Polish folk costumes, with both trans and disability representation, as they celebrate the first day of Spring to capture the symbolism of transition.
An art piece by Hortensjjja of two masculine characters leaning in for a kiss, with a colorful banner across the top that says "We've Always Been Here." In the bottom right is a small box that says "Page artist."
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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chubby-shark.bsky.social
Ahhh excited to say that I was accepted to the @taplingzines.bsky.social We've Always Been Here zine, coming out in 2026.

Can't wait to share my boys in an historical setting! :>
taplingzines.bsky.social Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · Oct 17
Applications are now closed! Thank you so much everyone!

For those that applied, we'll be in contact soon! 💕

#Zines #ArtZine #QueerArtists #LGBTQArt
A graphic with a rainbow stripe background, a white text box, and a circular image of several people creating art together on mini canvases. The text box reads, "Thank you for over 300 incredible applications! We’ll be reviewing them shortly, and everyone who applied will be contacted by mid-November. Emails will be sent in batches, so don’t worry if someone else receives an email and you haven’t been contacted yet. To make sure our email arrives, please add hello@taplingzines.com to your email contacts or safe sender list."
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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We’ll be starting our artist announcements later this week, along with some teasers of the settings and themes they’re currently planning to make!

We’re so excited to start sharing all this with you! 🥰
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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carminedeville.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joining @taplingzines.bsky.social's zine, We've Always Been Here, a celebration of queer existence throughout history, which - in the face of increasing global crackdowns and erasure - is so important to highlight right now.

This is so near and dear to my heart. 🌈😭
taplingzines.bsky.social Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · Oct 17
Applications are now closed! Thank you so much everyone!

For those that applied, we'll be in contact soon! 💕

#Zines #ArtZine #QueerArtists #LGBTQArt
A graphic with a rainbow stripe background, a white text box, and a circular image of several people creating art together on mini canvases. The text box reads, "Thank you for over 300 incredible applications! We’ll be reviewing them shortly, and everyone who applied will be contacted by mid-November. Emails will be sent in batches, so don’t worry if someone else receives an email and you haven’t been contacted yet. To make sure our email arrives, please add hello@taplingzines.com to your email contacts or safe sender list."
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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vexnir.bsky.social
This is exciting, turns out I’ve accepted to join the We’ve Always Been Here zine by @taplingzines.bsky.social ! I’ve never taken part in anything like this so I feel a little nervous to work alongside so many amazing artists!!! 🫣

The theme of the zine really resonates with me, I’ll do my best!
November 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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claremccanna.bsky.social
So thrilled to be included in this project!! Not sure if I’m more excited to get going on my piece or to see everyone else’s 🥰
taplingzines.bsky.social Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · Oct 17
Applications are now closed! Thank you so much everyone!

For those that applied, we'll be in contact soon! 💕

#Zines #ArtZine #QueerArtists #LGBTQArt
A graphic with a rainbow stripe background, a white text box, and a circular image of several people creating art together on mini canvases. The text box reads, "Thank you for over 300 incredible applications! We’ll be reviewing them shortly, and everyone who applied will be contacted by mid-November. Emails will be sent in batches, so don’t worry if someone else receives an email and you haven’t been contacted yet. To make sure our email arrives, please add hello@taplingzines.com to your email contacts or safe sender list."
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Thank you for over 300 amazing applications! All decisions for the “We’ve Always Been Here” zine have officially been sent. 💕

Keep an eye out for our official artist announcements starting soon!
An image with a rainbox background and a photo of paintbrushes laid out on a table. The text reads, "All application decisions for the 'We’ve Always Been Here' zine have officially been sent! Thank you for so many wonderful applications, with ideas from all over the world! If you’re an accepted artist, please make sure to reply to our email to officially confirm your participation!"
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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artiodaktyl.bsky.social
guess who's joining this very very cool queer history zine from @taplingzines.bsky.social! can't wait to work with so many cool artists, please look forward to it! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🍂✨
taplingzines.bsky.social Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · Oct 17
Applications are now closed! Thank you so much everyone!

For those that applied, we'll be in contact soon! 💕

#Zines #ArtZine #QueerArtists #LGBTQArt
A graphic with a rainbow stripe background, a white text box, and a circular image of several people creating art together on mini canvases. The text box reads, "Thank you for over 300 incredible applications! We’ll be reviewing them shortly, and everyone who applied will be contacted by mid-November. Emails will be sent in batches, so don’t worry if someone else receives an email and you haven’t been contacted yet. To make sure our email arrives, please add hello@taplingzines.com to your email contacts or safe sender list."
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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shapelytimber.bsky.social
Hehehehe I'm part of the selected artists !!
Get ready for some provençal yuri <3
taplingzines.bsky.social Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · Oct 17
Applications are now closed! Thank you so much everyone!

For those that applied, we'll be in contact soon! 💕

#Zines #ArtZine #QueerArtists #LGBTQArt
A graphic with a rainbow stripe background, a white text box, and a circular image of several people creating art together on mini canvases. The text box reads, "Thank you for over 300 incredible applications! We’ll be reviewing them shortly, and everyone who applied will be contacted by mid-November. Emails will be sent in batches, so don’t worry if someone else receives an email and you haven’t been contacted yet. To make sure our email arrives, please add hello@taplingzines.com to your email contacts or safe sender list."
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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tujiux.bsky.social
Hello. Guess who is joining @taplingzines.bsky.social ‘s We’ve Always Been Here, a historical queer art zine (ITS ME) 🥺💖

Get ready… for more sapphics.
November 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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hortensjjja.bsky.social
i am super excited to let everyone know that i've been accepted for the queer history zine by @taplingzines.bsky.social!!!

it's my first time joining the zine and can't wait to work with other artists to create this important zine 💗
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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lyannatropes.bsky.social
super excited to announce that I'll join @taplingzines.bsky.social as a page artist for the "We've always been here" queer history zine ✨✨✨
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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mspencerdraws.bsky.social
Super excited to share that I'll be joining @taplingzines.bsky.social 's We've Always Been Here queer history zine! 👀🏳️‍🌈

Keep an eye out for it in 2026!

(I already have an idea and it's going to be so much fun)
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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nooskadraws.bsky.social
overjoyed to say i'll be joining @taplingzines.bsky.social's We've Always Been Here queer history zine coming out next year! ✨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 excited about my pitch and i can't wait to get started!
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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womenof1000.bsky.social
Very excited to announce that I've been accepted as one of the artists for the zine 'We've Always Been Here
(Unseen Queer History)' by @taplingzines.bsky.social!

This will be my first time doing a zine. I can't wait to see what all the different artists contribute! 🥳🏳️‍🌈

Stay turned for more info!
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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thecojsz.bsky.social
get ready for some old queers everybody, because i was accepted to contribute to this lovely project :> i'm super excited!
taplingzines.bsky.social Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · Oct 17
Applications are now closed! Thank you so much everyone!

For those that applied, we'll be in contact soon! 💕

#Zines #ArtZine #QueerArtists #LGBTQArt
A graphic with a rainbow stripe background, a white text box, and a circular image of several people creating art together on mini canvases. The text box reads, "Thank you for over 300 incredible applications! We’ll be reviewing them shortly, and everyone who applied will be contacted by mid-November. Emails will be sent in batches, so don’t worry if someone else receives an email and you haven’t been contacted yet. To make sure our email arrives, please add hello@taplingzines.com to your email contacts or safe sender list."
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM