Queer Ancestors Project

Queer Ancestors Project QAP forges sturdy relationships between LGBTQI people & our ancestors. Thank You for your interest, love and support.

The Q***r Ancestors Project is devoted to forging sturdy relationships between LGBTQI people and our ancestors. Using history as a linchpin, we build community by providing young Q***r adults (age 18 to 26) and (occasionally) senior adults (50+) free interdisciplinary workshops in printmaking, writing, and Q***r history. Public exhibitions and readings of their work provide a window on the past th

rough which the larger community can glimpse our collective future. The LGBTQI community has a limited visual record, or none at all, of significant Q***r events before the 1970s, particularly in the histories of Q***rs of Color and Gender Q***rs. This lack of imagery makes it harder for LGBTQ people to connect with, learn from, and be inspired by our history. Just as photographs from your early life help to anchor personal memories, a visual record – even an imagined one – can bring historical events to life, creating the kind of indelible connection that enables us to engage deeply with our ancestors and for our supportive and loving "straight" family and friends to learn and grow with us as well.

06/10/2026

Come celebrate with us this summer at UNDER PRESSURE: Art Exhibition & Community Print Party ☀️

Bring your own t-shirt* and get it printed with any artists’ print from the show for FREE 😱

The 2026 QAP Resists cohort have been working hard over the past 6 months in making prints and you can get one of their designs printed on your t-shirt!

*Lighter colors best. No buttons, snaps, or other hardware, no long sleeves, no velour, fleece, terrycloth.
First come first served, limited capacity.

🗓️ Sunday July 12, 2026, 1-4 pm
📍 SOMArts, 934 Brannan St. SF, CA

See y’all there ~

We’re so excited to announce this year’s return of UNDER PRESSURE exhibition and community print party, celebrating the ...
06/03/2026

We’re so excited to announce this year’s return of UNDER PRESSURE exhibition and community print party, celebrating the hard work of the QAP Resists 2026 cohort!

At this event, not only can you admire the prints created by the cohort over the past 6 months, but you can also bring your own t-shirt and get it printed with any artists’ print from the show for FREE! Free food will also be provided. Hope to see you there!

*Lighter colors best. No buttons, snaps, or other hardware, no long sleeves, no velour, fleece, terrycloth. First come first served, limited capacity.
Wheelchair accessible, outdoor venue (masks welcome and encouraged, not required)

Sunday July 12, 2026, 1-4 pm
SOMArts, 934 Brannan St. SF, CA

Congratulations to all of our participating artists, and a special shout-out to Jess and amal (hope) for creating the beautiful prints featured on our flyers and postcards 💗

Featuring the artwork of:
alexandra .e.d.w
amal (hope)
Erynn Lynn Ruiz
Jess Shen .prints
JoJo    
Kieran Trần
Oacchoné Pierrot
Sanya
Sierra Mancia
Sydney Nemetz
and with creative director Katie Gilmartin

This is a show you don’t wanna miss! See y’all there ~

There’s still some time left to apply!!! 😱If you want to be a part of the QAP 2026-27 cohort, get your applications in b...
05/28/2026

There’s still some time left to apply!!! 😱

If you want to be a part of the QAP 2026-27 cohort, get your applications in before the deadline tonight at 11:59pm! Link to apply is in our bio 🔗

This in-person workshop is for transgender, nonbinary, le***an, bisexual, gay, genderq***r, q***r, questioning, and intersex people, ages 18-26, who are interested in exploring their Q***r and Trans ancestry. We’ll spend 6 fabulous months together studying linocut printmaking and q***r & trans history.

The workshop is FREE and supplies are included, regular attendance is required!

Throughout the workshop we’ll share our experiences, encourage exploration, nourish each other’s creativity, and honor one another’s visions. The workshop will culminate in a group exhibition!

Be supported as you develop your creativity, forge relationships with your ancestors, and build community with other Q***r and Trans artists!

Art Credit: Adrien

There’s still time to apply!!! If you want to be a part of the QAP 2026-27 cohort, get your applications in by tonight b...
05/28/2026

There’s still time to apply!!! If you want to be a part of the QAP 2026-27 cohort, get your applications in by tonight before 11:59pm! Link to apply is in our bio 🔗

This in-person workshop is for transgender, nonbinary, le***an, bisexual, gay, genderq***r, q***r, questioning, and intersex people, ages 18-26, who are interested in exploring their Q***r and Trans ancestry. We’ll spend 6 fabulous months together studying linocut printmaking and q***r & trans history.

The workshop is FREE and supplies are included, regular attendance is required!

Throughout the workshop we’ll share our experiences, encourage exploration, nourish each other’s creativity, and honor one another’s visions. The workshop will culminate in a group exhibition!

Be supported as you develop your creativity, forge relationships with your ancestors, and build community with other Q***r and Trans artists!

Art Credit: Adrien

Time is running out to apply to participate in our QAP Prints workshop! If you want to be a part of the QAP 2026-27 coho...
05/27/2026

Time is running out to apply to participate in our QAP Prints workshop! If you want to be a part of the QAP 2026-27 cohort, get your applications in before the deadline tomorrow, Thursday 5/28 at 11:59pm! Link to apply is in our bio 🔗

This in-person workshop is for transgender, nonbinary, le***an, bisexual, gay, genderq***r, q***r, questioning, and intersex people, ages 18-26, who are interested in exploring their Q***r and Trans ancestry. We’ll spend 6 fabulous months together studying linocut printmaking and q***r & trans history.

The workshop is FREE and supplies are included, regular attendance is required!

Throughout the workshop we’ll share our experiences, encourage exploration, nourish each other’s creativity, and honor one another’s visions. The workshop will culminate in a group exhibition!

Be supported as you develop your creativity, forge relationships with your ancestors, and build community with other Q***r and Trans artists!

Art Credit: Adrien

⭐️ meet alexandra ⭐️alexandra (any pronouns) is an artist and community organizer from massachusetts, currently based in...
05/13/2026

⭐️ meet alexandra ⭐️

alexandra (any pronouns) is an artist and community organizer from massachusetts, currently based in oakland. they are big on thinking and feeling, thanks to their aquarius sun, sagittarius moon, and cancer rising. their art and artistic practice is influenced by everyday life and inspired by the earth.
e.d.w

Tomorrow!!! Join us at the QAP comix reading ⭐️Celebrate emerging q***r and trans artists in a soul-filling reading that...
05/13/2026

Tomorrow!!! Join us at the QAP comix reading ⭐️

Celebrate emerging q***r and trans artists in a soul-filling reading that celebrates the culmination of a month-long q***r comix workshop facilitated by Ajuan Mance at the Hormel Center of the main library 🦄

Artists featured:
alexandra .e.d.w
faustina
isabel 玥 li
Kingsley Song .jh
Kit
and more!

The event will take place tomorrow, May 14th, from 6-7:30pm. It will be held at the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center - 3rd Floor of the San Francisco Library, Main Branch (100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA).

All SFPL locations are wheelchair accessible. For accommodations (such as ASL), call (415) 557-4557 or contact [email protected]. KN95 masks are highly encouraged and provided.

Art by Ajuan Mance

⭐️ meet faustina ⭐️faustina ngô (they/she) is a community-based artist and culture weaver of the past, present, and futu...
05/12/2026

⭐️ meet faustina ⭐️

faustina ngô (they/she) is a community-based artist and culture weaver of the past, present, and future. they were born and raised on huchiun ohlone land (oakland), and they have deep love for oakland and the bay area. their art is a love letter to their q***r trans, vietnamese cantonese, and bay area ancestors who dream and resist towards better worlds built for our communities. faustina is a part of , a collective of QTPOC printmakers based in the bay area.

in the day, faustina works together with organizers, lawyers, interpreters, and media to support tenant unions, and provide eviction defense services to working-class san francisco/norcal seniors and folks with disabilities.

⭐️ meet isabel 玥 li ⭐️Isabel is an illustrator, zinemaker, and poet from Tāmāki Makaurau. Their work has been generously...
05/11/2026

⭐️ meet isabel 玥 li ⭐️

Isabel is an illustrator, zinemaker, and poet from Tāmāki Makaurau. Their work has been generously supported by Now Place SF, Foglifter Press, and Kearny Street Workshop. They laugh easily.
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