thank you very much for your answer! These words that you said are very useful for everyone! As for the one who asked the questions, don’t worry, I’m already 23 years old. I decided to ask you because I needed a reminder. and..I want to ask you one more thing - what things can be created for queer craftivism? I mean, in my country homophobic and transphobic laws have become stricter, and now...even for symbolism you can be imprisoned or fined a huge amount of money. and now I'm looking for any options for queer coding that are not obvious to the narrow-minded creatures that filled the streets of my city....
Before I answer this, I want to invite my followers who may have ideas to also chime in! Let’s brainstorm together!
So as far as symbolism goes, the first thing that comes to mind are lavender flowers and green carnations. Both were used historically to signal to other queer people that one is queer. Specifically, lavender flowers were used by wlw and green carnations were used by mlm, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use either or both regardless of your identity. I personally have a tattoo of a lavender flower and a carnation side by side as a symbol of my queer identity.
As far as queer craftivism in general, I would suggest looking into local social service orgs that may have a reputation for being affirming of queer people, and seeing what needs they have, then going from there.
Here in the U.S. many social service providers have clothing closets, which can be real game changers for all poor people, but especially poor trans people (I was once a houseless trans teenager, so many of my first affirming outfits, including my first suit, came from a clothing closet.) If you do any sort of fiber art, taking the time to make a few pieces would be a lovely way of supporting queer people in your community.
If you’re interested in cooking or baking, and you find an org that serves meals, see if you can volunteer to bring in a meal or two every month.
If your crafts are a little less in the realm of “practically used items” and more in the realm of “fun to make and look at”, maybe see if you could host a crafting group/class for an org (also from my houseless trans teen adventures: a group of my friends at the shelter learned how to make paracord bracelets while I was busy doing something else, and one of my friends found it so enjoyable that they made at least two for everyone in the shelter.)
That’s all I really can think of, anon, but I hope others chime in. Your desire and drive to bettering the world for queer people is beautiful, liberating, and powerful. Keep doing what you’re doing.
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