Enby Zine Distro
The "Enby Zine Distro" is the Centerpiece for the HER ART/THEIR ART group exhibition at IUAH, celebrating femme-identifying artists. This collection (distro) of "little magazines" is made to help the wider community be the best ally they can be through education and exploration of what it means to be an enby (non-binary) or genderqueer person. We have zine contributions from a number of local generqueer folks available to take home for free throughout the exhibition.
In solidarity, we are also hosting a Genderqueer Panel Discussion on Saturday, March 8 from 3-5 pm. A free event where questions and confusions about what it means to be genderqueer will be discussed, and how to best support your family, friends, peers and colleagues in their gender identity.
PRONOUNS ARE CONFUSING
Steph Roberts, aka Pizza, (they/she/he) is a 33-year-old queer content creator, writer, and artist in Kansas City who began an intentional goal to focus on creative projects in 2023. Their work explores queer identity, everyday magic, and healing through things like zines, art, and storytelling content. They value connection and building community, inviting others to share in the journey and queer joy. Find them on insta @pizzabuttstuff for more of their content and work.
PARENTING NON-BINARY KIDS
Erica Rose Shannon is a marketing nerd, copywriter, social justice advocate, & environmentalist. She's a spiritual explorer of human consciousness, yogi, and generally kind human. Her passions include organic gardening, food preservation, rights for all sentient beings.
BEFORE NONBINARY
Cosmo Crouch (they/he) is an artist and creative based out of Kansas City, MO. They enjoy working in a variety of mediums, with zine making being one of their favorites. Connecting with the local community is very important to them, and they hope to find new ways to accomplish this through their job at The Museum of Kansas City. They are proud of their queer identity and love their found family with their whole heart.
To find out more about Cosmo, as well as see their artwork, please go to cosmonautiks.carrd.com.
PRONOUNS ARE IMPORTANT
Jaydream (they/them) is a Midwestern mixed latinx/white queer nonbinary zinester, yoga practioner, barista and caregiver to critters and kiddos. Dream seeks out magick in the mundane and feels most themself when connecting with nature, art, and humanity from a place of curiosity and playfulness
A FAMILY STORY
Jess Reigle is a non binary queer artist, parent and student in Kansas City. They study about permaculture, herbalism and native plants in their free time and are (slowly) working on a research project about functional communal living. Current passions include reinvigorating the DIY scene in their city, manifesting affordable housing miracles for queer/trans people, dreaming of a childcare co-op, and expanding their cooking repertoire. Find out more about them, and check out their prints and hand dipped beeswax candles at jessreigle.com.
INBETWEEN LANDSCAPES
alej martínez (all, any, and none pronouns) is a poet living and making magical nonsense in the Midwest—Born in Jarocho land, alej was unsettled in the US at a young age. His debut anthology, Disclosure: Confessions of a Queer in Crisis, was independently published in 2018, followed by Concealment, released through Resistencia Press in 2021. Some of alej's work has appeared in the Harbor-Review, Hawaii Review, Semillas Publishing, Immigrant Made Zine, KC Studio, and About A Place Journal, and the documentary MUXE. Currently, they focus on rematriating and expressing themselves in healing ways.
HOW TO ASK AND USE PRONOUNS
LGBTQIA++ HUH?
Nettie Zan is a painter poet fixated on their local habitat. They are currently the Connectivist Resident at InterUrban ArtHouse, a meditation teacher for several local non-profits and also AIMwell Yoga, and have their first solo show in May 2025 at Vulpes Bastille. They most recently attended the Marina Abramovic Institute for a 5 day, in depth workshop in Greece. You can find them in studio at the ArtHouse, or at nettiezan.com.