Supporting LGBTQIA+ Artists
Hey Tumblr!
We’re so excited to introduce some amazing LGBTQIA+ artists for you to support on Tumblr. As part of our Educate. Advocate. Celebrate. theme for this year’s pride, we asked some of the best artists on Tumblr about the role their art has played in forming their identities. Whether it be a follow, sharing their work, or even buying their products, check them out!
This is by no means an exhaustive list. Feel free to use #Tumblr Pride to share other artists that we should support. Let’s spread the love!
Milomars (he/him)
Milo of @Milomars is a queer trans artist and plant enthusiast working out of the Boston area. He says, “Creating art has been a way to explore the human figure as well as the gender spectrum. Through art, I have been able to discover what type of person I am, as well as what I want my art to represent for me. I was able to find comfort in my identity and in my trans-ness through my work.”
Browse his collection of handmade products here.
YoMeryl (she/her)
@YoMeryl is a dynamic art + animation duo based in Los Angeles, consisting of Bronwyn Lundberg and Sarah Zucker. Bronwyn is an animator and painter known for her iconic work Lesbian Last Supper, and Sarah is a writer and artist who is also a Jeopardy! Champion. Sarah says, “Art reminds me that I am the architect of my own identity and that my notion of myself is as fluid and malleable as any artwork I’m creating.“
Check out their prints, shirts and pins over here.
Cat the Frazier (she/her)
Cat Frazier of @AnimatedText is a proud Black queer woman, also known as the internet meme queen. “Art has allowed me to create a world in which I wish I lived. It also helps me process anxieties, and connect with other people.”
Looking for the perfect baseball cap to say it how it is? Head over here!
Kylie Wu (she/her)
Kylie is the creator of @TransGirlNextDoor, where she shares comics about her life as a trans girl in her 20s. “I’d say my identity, personality, and beliefs, etc. influence my art and keep providing new ideas for my comics.”
Want more? Of course you do! Here you go!
Topher McCulloch (he/him)
Designer, developer, and illustrator Topher is based in Chicago and loves to @makesomethingawfuleveryday. “Through art, I’ve been able to explore queer identity, gender norms, aesthetic appropriation, nostalgia, and the internet. Art has helped me investigate and come to terms with my own identity.”
Grab some of his work here.
Tumblr, what other LGBTQIA+ artists have you supported recently? Make a post and use the tag #Tumblr Pride to tell us how.
