Queer Clicks: July 11, 2016 | Artist Creates An Imaginary History Of Queerness From Found Photos, In New Video, Adam Lambert Wants Fans ‘to take pride in your queerness’, & Other News

Check, Please! – Illustration by Ngozi Ukazu

Tyler Glenn’s Viral Video on Mormon LGBTQ Youth Suicide Asks: ‘How Many More?’

“Tyler Glenn, lead vocalist of Neon Trees, posted a powerful video on his Facebook page where he addressed “members and leaders of the LDS [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints] Church” and pleaded with church president Russel Nelson and other church leaders to not let this be ‘a summer of more gay suicides.’ ” Towleroad

Artist Creates An Imaginary History Of Queerness From Found Photos

“Two women posing for a photograph, hands casually intertwined. Two men donning swim trunks and a lei, their arms draped across one another. These moments, forever immortalized through the snap of a camera, didn’t necessarily capture queer life in the early 20th century. In fact, most likely, they did not. But for artist Kris Sanford, these found photos provided a space to carve out a queer visual history where one did not before exist, transforming her own narrative from one of otherness to togetherness.” Huffington Post

‘Check, Please!’ A Queer Hockey Webcomic That Has My Attention.

“Check, Please! is a wildly popular webcomic about gay hockey players at a fictional New England college. It contains a mix of elements that have proven irresistible to its many fans: thrilling hockey moments, fun college humor, and queer romance.” Instinct Magazine

In New Video, Adam Lambert Wants Fans ‘to take pride in your queerness’

To Adam Lambert, the single Welcome To The Show is more than a song. He describes it as ‘an anthem about facing exactly who you are and OWNING it. It’s intended as a mantra to inspire strength and PRIDE.’ Lambert wrote the song with Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh.” Gay Star News