Express Yourself - Zine [2021]

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Express yourself zine has been created during the third workshop of the Zine-Making 101 workshop series that took place at the LGBT+ House Riga in September 2021. During the event, young activists from the LGBTQIA+ and allies community living in Latvia met in-person to learn and have a hands-on experience with zine- making, in a collective format. Every participant contributed to the open and brave conversation about gender expression, masculinity, and femininity topics, sharing personal experiences and unleashing their creativity and expression on paper, leaving their imprints and seizing the moment. The event is part of a series of workshops about Zine-making that the Active Rainbow platform and organization hosts and organizes organize in cooperation with their partners and colleagues from the Solidarity Network Y!?. Those are the Baltic Drag King Collective, Apeironas Theatre, Asociacija Lygiai, and the Festival Y. The online and offline events are financially supported by the Guerilla Foundation. Active Rainbow: Solidarity Network Baltic Drag King Festival Y @active_rainbow solidaritynetworky.com @balticdragking @ y_thefestival @ActiveDiversity @BalticDragKing @ Ythefestival 2

CONTENT 04 | Dear diary | Ilze 05 | Equality | Vika 06 | I am more | Roo 07 | Confusion | Lake 08 | Up for interpretation | Līva 09 | | Who to be | Raina 10 | Can’t imprison the unknown | Rolch 12 | Come, my ladies | Mētra 13 | Transgender flow | Teo 14 | Proud to be | Stormy 15 | Be you | Elza 16 | Be you | Kat 3

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