Art & Illustration

collage representing trans bodies in nature
Art & Illustration

Recognized Amongst Nature

photo of two queer friends in genderbent clothing
Creative Writing

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

illustration of Angie Xtravaganza, Erskine Christian, Paris Dupree, Crystal LaBeija, and Dorian Corey
Illustration

Portraits of the House

Art & Illustration
Henry and The Fox

Illustrated by Cole Lopez (They/Them) This comic was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 2 print issue “Wanting: A Queer Beauty & Burden.“

black and white comic by steph liu (she/her) titled "tied too tight". top panel depicts two girls, one with a high bun and the other with long hair. the former ties a red string around the others finger, a pool of thread on the ground beside her. text reads "i think i did it wrong". bottom panel depicts the two, bodies made up of the same string, dancing together and holding each other. text reads "i think i took this string that tied us together and wove it into a love story."
Art & Illustration
Tied Too Tight

Illustrated by Steph Liu (She/Her) This comic was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 2 print issue “Wanting: A Queer Beauty & Burden.“

digital illustration of cupid with pale skin, flowing blonde hair, and grand pink feathered wings. he winces and cries, struck by an arrow and bleeding pink glittery blood
Art & Illustration
Love Conquers All

Illustrated by Chrys Marr (She/They) This illustration was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 2 print issue “Wanting: A Queer Beauty & Burden.“

collage of 3 La Loteria cards on a blush colored background. Card 6, La Sirena depicting a mermaid. Card 22, La Bota depicting a tall black boot. Card 4, El Catrin depicting a tall Spaniard in a tuxedo.
Art & Illustration
La Loteria Queered

This project was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 1 zine “Queer Rage, Resistance, & Renaissance.“ The artwork for La Loteria was originally introduced by the Spaniards in 1769 to the Indigenous people of what is now Mexico. It…

Creative Writing
To Be Ugly

Created by Christopher Ikonomou (Xe/He) This project was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 1 zine “Queer Rage, Resistance, & Renaissance.“ I will never be pretty. Most people’s view on “growing up ugly” consists of a nerdy brunette taking…

Art & Illustration
Achilles Lamenting The Death of Patroclus Queered

This series of photos was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 1 zine “Queer Rage, Resistance, & Renaissance.“ This photoshoot queers the iconic painting “Achilles Lamenting The Death of Patroclus” (Gavin Hamilton, 1963). Credits:Photographer: Zoë Collins (She/Her)Editor: Christopher Ikonomou…

digital painting of a phoenix emerging with a flourish. its feathers are colored with the rainbow and trans pride flags
Art & Illustration
Pride Born From Ashes

Illustrated by Cole Lopez (They/Them) This illustration was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 1 zine “Queer Rage, Resistance, & Renaissance.“

digital illustration of a tiger roaring and bearing its teeth against a textured gray background interspersed with yellow chains. Written in red text across the illustration is “SHAKE YOUR CHAINS TO THE EARTH LIKE DEW YE ARE MANY, THEY ARE FEW”.]
Art & Illustration
The Mask of Anarchy

Illustrated by Chrys Marr (She/They) This illustration was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 1 zine “Queer Rage, Resistance, & Renaissance.“

illustration of a pile of dirt. i'm thinking of the seed dropped far from the forest.
Art & Illustration
Uprooted

A comic about feeling disconnected from queer community, history, and elders.

illustration of a black woman with bright blue braids and an 80s outfit dancing. bright pink text reads "let's groove, outwrite newsmagazine's gay disco playlist
Art & Illustration
“Let’s Groove!”: OutWrite’s Gay Disco Playlist

Graphic by Chrys Marr (she/they) Listen to and save our very own Disco Playlist here! You can click the Spotify logo below to be sent there, too.

Welcome to OutWrite!

Established in 1979 at the University of California, Los Angeles, OutWrite Newsmagazine is the oldest queer college publication in the United States. OutWrite strives to build a growing educational platform through a multi-media approach that uplifts and empowers the often silenced voices of the incredibly diverse queer community. We aim to challenge dominant cisheteronormative narratives through an unapologetically anti-queerphobic, anti-racist, and progressive lens.