‘see me…represented’: a queer collaborative zine

Hi! I’m Drew, one of the volunteers from See Me Proud and I’m proud to say that issue three of our ‘see me…’ zine is here! See Me Proud are a team of LGBTQIA+ Community Champion volunteers based in Scotland seeking to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination within the LGBTQIA+ community. If you’re curious about what we do, find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @SeeMeProud.

This third issue is themed around representation. We know that positive and accurate representation can help to break down stigma. We asked you to reflect on representation of your Queerness and/or mental health within different types of media. Perhaps that first time you saw or heard a part of yourself represented and felt seen. We also know that poor representation can be damaging, so we asked about that too, and how it could be better.

This month we were lucky enough to interview two outstanding advocates who are providing platforms for our Queer community to talk frankly and openly about their Queer identity and mental health. Claudia Collett from the voice cast Angels of Queerdom and Esraa Husain from UBelong Glasgow.

Here’s a preview of the zine, download the full version below

Download the full zine as a PDF

A massive THANK YOU to all our contributors for sharing their stories and creations with us. We love and embrace the zine ethos that we don’t necessarily have to be artistic, a writer or a poet. Everyone can get involved. We’re new to the zine game and learning as we go. Any tips and feedback are most welcome!

We really hope you enjoy our wee zine and maybe read (and send submissions to!) any future zines. Keep an eye on our social media pages for future zine themes.

Much love, the See Me Proud team x