Keith Haring’s legacy: Queer art, optimism and activism

Keith Haring’s legacy: Queer art, optimism and activism

The world-famous Keith Haring mural painted on an exterior wall of a school building in Collingwood, Melbourne, turned 40 years old last year.
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Queer Fashion Files: Dance Bigeni! at Australian Fashion Week

Queer Fashion Files: Dance Bigeni! at Australian Fashion Week

For this month’s Queer Fashion Files, we attend Australian Fashion Week and chat with designer Gary Bigeni.
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Archer Magazine #21: the ART issue

Archer Magazine #21: the ART issue

We're thrilled to welcome you to Archer Magazine #21: the ART issue. Join our launch event on 14 June 2025 at LCI Melbourne.
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Gloryholes and art institutions: On censorship, queerness and sex work

Gloryholes and art institutions: On censorship, queerness and sex work

As a trans Filipino sex worker, I’ve been using my gloryhole to create art with my clients, lovers and fellow sex workers.
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Josefine Aspvik’s creations are bold, genderless and speaking their minds

Josefine Aspvik’s creations are bold, genderless and speaking their minds

My characters are genderless, stunning creatures. They are not afraid to talk about what really needs to be talked about.
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Archer Asks: Poet Eileen Myles on pathetic literature, rescue dogs and puppetry

Archer Asks: Poet Eileen Myles on pathetic literature, rescue dogs and puppetry

"There's nothing more pathetic than being at a party, somebody asking what you do, and saying, 'I'm a poet.'" Eileen Myles chats with Alex Creece.
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Archer Asks: Pulp author Monica Nolan on lesbian horse girls

Archer Asks: Pulp author Monica Nolan on lesbian horse girls

"The bond between girl and horse is more like the passionate friendship described in Victorian lesbian narratives." Monica Nolan chats to Alex Creece.
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Nightlife as a queer Egyptian-Australian: Learning how to dance

Nightlife as a queer Egyptian-Australian: Learning how to dance

Meet Daniel Nour: Egyptian and Australian; loud and painfully awkward; conservative and very confused (especially about other boys).
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Archer Asks: Graphic novelist Rachel Ang on desire and the changing body

Archer Asks: Graphic novelist Rachel Ang on desire and the changing body

"Sex is such an interesting mode of inquiry – a petri dish for gaining knowledge about ourselves and our lusts and limits in the world." Rachel Ang chats to Alex Creece.
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Queer and trans improv comedy: Playing with gender

Queer and trans improv comedy: Playing with gender

Almost immediately, improv had become the most powerful tool I had for exploring and affirming my gender expression.
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Archer Asks: Buon-Cattivi Press on queer disability justice and creativity

Archer Asks: Buon-Cattivi Press on queer disability justice and creativity

"Our strength as queer, disabled people is our rage." We chat to the team behind Oh, How We Laughed*, an anthology by queer, disabled writers.
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Zinaida Gippius’ queer allegories: Trans mermaids in Russian literature

Zinaida Gippius’ queer allegories: Trans mermaids in Russian literature

Zinaida Gippius lived a rather queer life – between their affairs with women, highly publicised threesomes, cross-dressing, and more.
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Archer Asks: Author Rae White on gender diversity in children’s literature

Archer Asks: Author Rae White on gender diversity in children’s literature

"Those small acts of support – say, a parent affirming their child's self-expression – create a profound ripple effect." Rae White chats to Alex Creece.
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Queer Fashion Files: Interview with multi-hyphenate artist Kira Puru

Queer Fashion Files: Interview with multi-hyphenate artist Kira Puru

For this month’s Queer Fashion Files, we’re featuring multi-hyphenate queer artist Kira Puru.
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The most read pieces of 2024: Palestinian liberation, dyke erotica and disabled pleasure

The most read pieces of 2024: Palestinian liberation, dyke erotica and disabled pleasure

From drag storytime to intersex solidarity to neuro-inclusive spaces, here are Archer Magazine's most read online pieces of 2024.
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Archer Asks: Author Cavar on madness, abolition and body modification

Archer Asks: Author Cavar on madness, abolition and body modification

"Who is the future already happening to?" Cavar, a transMad author, chats to Keene Short.
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Archer Asks: Musician Magnets on creativity, hearing loss and sapphic glam

Archer Asks: Musician Magnets on creativity, hearing loss and sapphic glam

"I wouldn't be half the artist I am today if I hadn’t lost everything before it." Magnets, aka Siobhan McGinnity, chats to Alex Creece.
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Compulsory heterosexuality in dance: Did the dance studio make me straight?

Did receiving praise for embodying gender norms and heterosexual narratives in dance manifest into falsely identifying as straight?
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Mixed-race drag artistry: Painting with two cultures

Mixed-race drag artistry: Painting with two cultures

Being a mixed-race drag queen, I have been caught with a double whammy of judgment from both the white side and the Asian side of my communities.
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Celebrate the launch of Archer Magazine – The DISABILITIES issue

Celebrate the launch of Archer Magazine – The DISABILITIES issue

Archer Magazine Issue #16 will curate stories, images and art about sex, gender and identity by people with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses.
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It’s Phone-a-Dyke, Archer’s queer advice column. Today’s question: a queer woman is looking to hire a sex worker to explore her sexuality.

For this month’s Queer Fashion Files, we attend Australian Fashion Week and chat with designer Gary Bigeni.

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