Queer Estuaries

･｡ﾟ This Saturday, May 9th, Queer Estuaries will be presented at Can’t Drag Us Down - a community event and benefit by QUEENs of Houston’s for Save Our Sisters United! Join us and celebrate the artistry and history of Drag and the spirit of the Queer community of Houston! This is an all ages event and will feature special drag performances from @just_juecee , @dominiqueluzon , @yourxstasy , and @brigittebandit , who will also dissect SB12 Queer Estuaries will be launching our banner project and have plenty of crafts for kiddos! We are excited to begin distributing pieces for folks of all ages and ability to add their creativity to our tapestry of the LGBTQ community. We hope you will enjoy the many fun family activities, performances, and learn more about how we can help support the art of Drag! Register now on QUEEN's of Houston's page!

✧ Introducing: Queer Estuaries ✧ a collective multidisciplinary project that invites all members of Houston’s Queer community to engage in collaborative artwork we have an open-call for interviews with intergenerational Queer organizers to examine the outcomes of past LGBTQ activism in Houston and consider the path ahead over the course of 2026, a community patchwork banner will be developed by event attendees and will reveal a hidden message once reassembled. Throughout this process we will compile a zine that will document these community contributions. it is our hope that this project will serve as a reminder that in an anti-LGBT state, Queer people will always belong in the South ☆⁠ if you are interested in learning more or participating, please contact us ｡⁠*ﾟ⁠+ this series is brought to life with the gracious support of @theideafund ☆

Highlighting Round 19 Grantees! 💡 Jesse Spiehler & Logan Tuttle – Queer Estuaries @jesseisthem @dial.808.lo @queerestuaries Queer organizers Jesse Spiehler & Logan Tuttle will produce a collaborative multidisciplinary project that will engage Houston’s Queer community and serve as a reminder that in an anti-LGBT state, Queer people will always belong in the South. The project will explore Houston’s diverse LGBTQIA+ intersections through open-call interviews with intergenerational Queer organizers to create a community patchwork banner with a hidden message, which will be developed by event attendees over the course of the project. The conclusion will be the completed banner and published zine of collected work by community members. Learn more about this project and meet the Grantees at the 2026 The Idea Fund Award Presentation on March 3, 2026, 7:00PM, at Aurora Picture Show, 5601a Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77011 We hope to see you there! 💡 PC: Jesse Spiehler & Logan Tuttle, Queer Estuaries, 2026. Courtesy of the artist. #theideafund #regionalregrantingprogram #warholfoundation #houstonartists @diverseworks @projectrowhouses @aurorapictureshow @warholfoundation