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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈
@taplingzines.bsky.social
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Decolonial, celebratory queer zines 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Current project: "We've Always Been Here"
(Multi-cultural queerness throughout history)

🌟 Kickstarter in February

Run by @tapiocawizard.bsky.social + @sacredsapling.bsky.social

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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Perihn ( @perihn.bsky.social ) is bringing us back to Ancient Greece with a sapphic couple stealing a kiss through a window, one wearing chiton garb traditionally worn by men.

#AncientGreece #SapphicArt #WLW #QueerHistory #ArtZines #Zine
A digital art piece of Zelda from The Legend of Zelda, collapsed on the ground and crying while holding the Master Sword, which is stuck deep into a stone on the ground. At the top is a small box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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collophorid.bsky.social
Sneak peak of my art for the queer history project @taplingzines.bsky.social Check it out 🙇
It'll feature my two Ocs, an itinerant sheperd & a barbar princess and their adventures into roman empire ruines...
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Josie ( @icanbelouder.bsky.social ) is taking us to a Venetian Carnival ball with characters in a polyamorous relationship, being their authentic selves under their masks (including a Gnaga mask, a part of cross-dressing history)!

#Venice #Masquerade #Polyamory #QueerArt #Zines
A digital illustration of two characters embracing, with one lifting the other up into the air in a snowy outdoor scene. They both have colorful hair, one with short blue hair and the other with purple dreadlocks. At the top is a small box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here".
December 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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bunbuncita.bsky.social
thats mee!!! im i already in love with my first sketch for this piece so please look forwards to it and support this beautiful project 🩷🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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Bunbuncita ( @bunbuncita.bsky.social ) will be portraying a version of Chile's traditional cueca dance with a sapphic couple, one dressed in the traditional women's dress and one in the typical man's outfit. It's a twist on heteronormative courtship, while celebrating queer history!

#Chile #LGBTQ
A digital illustration of an androgynous character with long green hair in a skimpy beaded outfit, laying in a pond surrounded by lilypads and lotus flowers. At the top is a small box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Bunbuncita ( @bunbuncita.bsky.social ) will be portraying a version of Chile's traditional cueca dance with a sapphic couple, one dressed in the traditional women's dress and one in the typical man's outfit. It's a twist on heteronormative courtship, while celebrating queer history!

#Chile #LGBTQ
A digital illustration of an androgynous character with long green hair in a skimpy beaded outfit, laying in a pond surrounded by lilypads and lotus flowers. At the top is a small box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Betta ( @/faleneee on Instagram ) will be painting a Latina and Black couple in the '50s or '60s United States, focusing on the Rockabilly/Greaser subcultures of the time. Expect both butch and femme lesbian representation!

#LesbianArt #QueerHistory #WLWArt #QueerArt #LGBTQ #Zine
A digital illustration of two women standing close, faces almost touching with one resting her hand on the other's waist. One is in a pink dress and has a flower crown, and the other is in golden armor. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small box that says "Page artist."
December 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
I was finally healthy enough to work on my piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social today!! Here’s a peak into my illustration (featuring gay Muslim men in Al-Andalus).

If you want to get the upcoming art book with dozens of other queer historical paintings from many artists, check the project out! ✨
A traditional pencil sketch of a portrait of two Black men kissing against a wall, one with a full head wrapping draped around his neck too, the other with a tighter head wrapping and a golden band to hold it together. They’re also tenderly and passionately embraced.
December 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Get ready for some gay medieval knights with Wortel's ( @/worteltje7 on Instagram ) illustration for the We've Always Been Here queer history zine! The piece will likely be based around a jousting match, set either just before or just afterward.

#Knights #MedievalArt #QueerHistory #Zines
An illustration of two people laying side by side on a bed placed in a field of grass. One is wearing casual, modern clothing with a large red t-shirt, and the other is wearing a suit of armor, pointing upward at the sky. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small box that says "Page artist."
December 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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carminedeville.bsky.social
Back on my scribbly chaos spaghetti shit, and I feel like I finally have a good sense of direction with this piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social's zine, "We've Always Been Here." Really excited for the lines and big dramatic shadows - you know they're my favorite parts.

#WIP #lgbtq
Digital sketch of two women in an old hole-in-the-wall bar environment, holding hands and making eyes at each other.
December 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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tiffbaxter.bsky.social
Sneak peek of the sketch for my @taplingzines.bsky.social piece!
A crop of a sketch of two Anglo-Saxon era lesbians. One is embracing the other from behind, burying her face in her neck while the other smiles joyfully.
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Ray ( @/_starray.night_ on Instagram ) is making a set of limited edition bookmarks to accompany the Kickstarter for our We've Always Been Here queer zine. Expect two women in traditional hanfu, plus a transfemme flapper applying her makeup!

#QueerHistory #Kickstarter #Transgender #Hanfu #WLWArt
A digital painting of two women in dresses on a beach holding hands and posing intimately. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small box that says "Merch Artist."
December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Tiffany Baxter ( @tiffbaxter.bsky.social ) will be illustrating some Anglo-Saxon lesbians, featuring the decorative style of the time! She'll be showing us a glimpse of life in this less represented medieval period, and the queer love that existed there.

#QueerHistory #WLWArt #LesbianArt #Zines
A digital art piece of two women in fancy dresses holding hands and staring into each others' eyes. There are many intricate details in both the clothing and the background. At the top is a small box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Inky ( @inkythoughts.bsky.social ) will be illustrating a trans woman during the Korean Joseon dynasty, alongside her wife! A mirror will be used as symbolism of their hidden queer identities, while the scene also shows their subtle, but shared, joy.

#Korea #QueerHistory #Transgender #TransJoy
A digital illustration of two people with long hair kissing in front of a full moon, their poses dramatic with one of them nearly upside-down. At the top is a box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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For our We've Always Been Here zine, Julie Vasques ( @julievasques.bsky.social ) is taking us to Ancient Greece with a sapphic illustration, with one woman playing the lyre or phorminx while the other dotes on her.

#AncientGreece #SapphicArt #Zines #WLW
An illustration of two women walking through an ancient city scene holding hands, colored moslty with various shades of pink and purple. At the top is a small box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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To show the longstanding history of asexuality and religion, Void ( @/void_makes on Instagram ) will be embroidering a nun holding her habit, as a symbol of chastity, during the Renaissance period.

#Asexual #AsexualityArt #ReligiousArt #QueerHistory #Zines #Embroidery
An embroidered art piece of (what I'm pretty sure is) the Beast from Over the Garden Wall. It's a creature with glowing eyes and large antlers holding a lantern, its body made of vines which turn into what look like faces in the circle of lantern light. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a box that says "Page artist."
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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hortensjjja.bsky.social
a little something of my piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social's zine!!!
A digital sketch of two characters dressed in traditional polish costumes from Podhale. They seem to be happy, and one of them is looking dearly at their lover.
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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sacredsapling.bsky.social
I’m SO excited to make this painting! There are going to be sooo many tiny tile details, tenderness, and subtle cultural and faith based parts to show the inclusion of queer people in historical Al-Andalus!! 🥰
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Sapling ( @sacredsapling.bsky.social ) is bringing us to Al-Andalus during the Islamic Golden Age, with two queer Muslim men wandering the royal grounds to the Alhambra, one of which is Tuareg and visibility disabled. It’ll be painted in watercolor!

#DisabilityArt #Tuareg #QueerMuslims #AlAndalus
A watercolor painting of an androgynous person in a flowing robe, surrounded by pink orchids. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small box that says "Page artist."
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Sapling ( @sacredsapling.bsky.social ) is bringing us to Al-Andalus during the Islamic Golden Age, with two queer Muslim men wandering the royal grounds to the Alhambra, one of which is Tuareg and visibility disabled. It’ll be painted in watercolor!

#DisabilityArt #Tuareg #QueerMuslims #AlAndalus
A watercolor painting of an androgynous person in a flowing robe, surrounded by pink orchids. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small box that says "Page artist."
December 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Leeminarium ( @leeminarium.bsky.social ) is bringing us to the Victorian era, with a T4T husband and wife trying on each other's clothes in a private moment of gender euphoria. It'll be filled with decorative details and lots of trans joy!

#T4T #TransArt #TransJoy #QueerArt #Zines
Digital art of two characters, one in armor posing peacefully while holding the hilt of a sword, while the other, a dryad covered in flowers, wraps their arms around them. At the top is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here" and at the bottom is a small box that says "Page artist."
December 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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lyannatropes.bsky.social
a little sketch wip of my piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social ✨ I'm very excited to keep working on it!!
cropped sketch for a bigger work in progress. on the right, a painter leans forward as she brushes some hair away from her muse's cheek. A close up is partially shown in the top left corner of the artwork.
December 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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okenki ( @/okenki on Tumblr ) is illustrating sapphic Senegalese queer love for the We've Always Been Here zine! You can expect a domestic scene of preparing food, with a discrete moment of handholding.

#Senegal #Africa #AfricanArt #WLWArt #QueerZine
Traditional art of a group of friends all hanging out in a bedroom, playing various video games and card games. At the top is a box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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martiwikiwi.bsky.social
Wanted to show you all a little sneak peek of the sketch for @taplingzines.bsky.social I'm working on because I drew the cutest old woman ever:
Cropped grey-scale illustration of a Valencian maxuxa teaching a couple of fadrines how to knit a fishing net.
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Michael ( @linnkyleo.bsky.social ) is painting a sapphic Filipina couple for the We've Always Been Here zine, with one of them wearing a baro't saya and the other in a barong tagalog (traditional feminine/masculine clothing).

#FilipinoArt #WLWArt #SapphicArt #Zines
A closeup of a character with long blonde hair wearing a brown headband, surrounded by multiple ominous black birds. At the top is a white box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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julievasques.bsky.social
#wip pra @taplingzines.bsky.social ✨
Esboço digital de um casal de mulheres, uma está envolvendo os ombros da outra por trás. Ela tem cabelos crespos trançados até o topo da cabeça onde terminam em um pompom decorado com uma coroa de flores; usa brincos redondos com desenho de um sol e um bracelete. A outra tem cabelos ondulados e decorados com folhas de louro, usa brincos de lua e um bracelete com uma serpente de duas cabeças. Ambas estão de olhos fechados e parecem tranquilas
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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itssteffnow.bsky.social
Look mum it’s me! Ahh I’m so happy to be a part of this amazing zine and I hope y’all will like the artwork I’m working on for this project! 🏳️‍🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️
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Itssteffnow ( @itssteffnow.bsky.social ) will be illustrating a 1930s scene in the back alley of a club, with a gay man and nonbinary person sharing a cigarette as they chat. Expect intimate body language, showing their closeness!

#QueerHistory #QueerArt #Nonbinary #Zines #LGBTQ
Fanart of Halsin and Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3 with what I assume is a fan character (I haven't played the game myself so I'm not totally sure sorry). All three are posing suggestively together with wandering hands. At the top is a small box that says "Page artist" and at the bottom is a colorful banner that says "We've Always Been Here."
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM