Queer Expansive Tarot Project
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Reimagining Rider-Waite-Smith with the words, colors, and minds of the LGBTIQA+ community.
Backers: 97
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58
Funded: $5,670 of $5,000
Dates: Jun 25th -> Jul 25th (30 days)
Project By: American Kestrel Projects
Backers: 97
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58
Funded: $5,670 of $5,000
Dates: Jun 25th -> Jul 25th (30 days)
Project By: American Kestrel Projects
$5,670
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 25 @ 12:06 -0400 GMT
113%
of goal
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Latest News
Stretch Goals & GiveAway! 
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Let's look at a more detailed description of our stretch goals for the last 18 hours of the campaign!Stretch Goal: $5500 - LOCKEDPhysical Stretch Goal: (2) 4x6in postcard art prints (Asexual & Aromantic), (1) Die-cut sticker (AroAce), (1)... (Read More)
106% FUNDED!!!
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED US GET FULLY FUNDED!!! Funding Goal: $5000 - FUNDED!!!The unstretched physical tiers include (78) 2.75x4.75in 310gsm cardstock cards with linen finish and same-sized folded booklet with reading information. The... (Read More)
Interconnected Memories
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
“The suit of Memories was intended to show connections between sexuality, romantic attraction, and gender. For some of us, the nuances make all the difference in how we see ourselves and our relationships. This suit is also intended to start... (Read More)
Dreams of Romantic Love
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
“The suit of Dreams was intended to show a vast range of ways individuals experience romance. We know that romance, much like sex, isn’t necessary for a relationship to be serious, though many of us still desire it. Queerness is constantly... (Read More)
Gender Identity Expression
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
“The suit of Expression was intended to show a vast range of identities having to do with gender. We know that gender is much more complex than man or woman, because every individual person is much more complicated. I’m pretty sure the many... (Read More)
Insight into Sexual Attraction
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
“The suit of Insight was intended to show a vast range of identities having to do with sexual attraction. We want to acknowledge that it is a spectrum, and how we view ourselves is just as much if not more important to who we are attracted or not... (Read More)
Definitions & Contradictions - Asexual, Agender, & Aromantic
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
“I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge a deliberate choice to begin 3 of the 4 suits with what could be seen as counter-defining identities; a suit about sexual attraction starting with a lack of it, a suit about gender identity with an ace that... (Read More)
What Does It Mean to be Free? - Coming Out (The World) - Queer
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
“I always tell people that being safe is more important than coming out. That said, being seen by the world is both terrifying and freeing. And also, it means that you find out how you were never as alone as it seemed.” -Kes Queer (kwɪɹ):... (Read More)
Gender is Ethereal (The Sun, The Moon, & The Star)- Questioning, Hope, & Euphoria
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Questioning“The moon has quite the journey around our earth, even to eclipse the sun and pull our tides. But not knowing and having questions is a sign of growth. Who ever said the road would be a straight one?” -Kes Questioning... (Read More)
Both, Both is Good - Patience (The Hanged Man) & Fluidity (Wheel of Fortune)
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Intersex“This one was hard for me to place but in the end I settled here. The Hanged Man is one of those cards that makes you pause in a reading, usually because, while you already know how you got here, you are too revved up to do anything but... (Read More)
Learning to Love Ourselves - Council (Temperance) & Support (The Lovers)
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
AroAce“This was another hard one for me. I knew how I always thought of temperance being a balance. I knew that it felt like a card to go after “a death” and hope that the scales equalized. Or maybe it’s better described as preparing for a... (Read More)
Coloring Outside of the Lines - The Guide (The High Priestess) & The Crossroads (Judgment)
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Nonbinary“It always struck me as odd that Rider-Waite gendered this card. Maybe the idea was that being a priestESS removes one from material distractions? Well, whether that is true or not, defining oneself outside of being defined has never felt... (Read More)
A Place Where Everyone Can Belong - Loss (The Tower) & Community (The Hierophant)
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Philadelphia Pride Flag“The tower is my least favorite card to draw. For me it has always symbolized an unavoidable path of destruction. But that is the thing with being queer, isn’t it? It comes with the knowledge that there are people who not... (Read More)
More than Stolen Land - Self Care (The Hermit) - Two Spirit
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
“The care-takers of the planet are native and there is no living world without them. I write this on stolen land. I write this knowing that I cannot speak for them and even the space I yield to them won’t be enough to erase the devastation... (Read More)
Lesbian “Feminism” - The Closet (The Devil) - Labrys Lesbian
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
“This card took me to a place where I felt it best to pay respects to a younger me. The Labrys flag was created at a time when being a lesbian meant something different than it does now, in that it mostly meant a woman who didn’t fit the status... (Read More)
This Isn’t the End - Transition (Death) - Transgender
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We have reached over 80% of our funding goal and wanted to get input on which flags backers would most like to see merchandise items of. Such items include, but are not limited to: mini prints, stickers, digital wallpapers, and emotes. You can fill... (Read More)
You Should See Me in a Crown - Resistance (The Chariot) & Riot (Justice)
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
“Pride started as a riot and the face of justice is queer, black, and slaying in those heels.” - Kes Drag Queen/King (drág kwɪ́jn/kɪ́ŋ): a person who uses clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate gender signifiers and roles for... (Read More)
Expanding the Community - Identity (The Magician) - Bisexuality
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
“I think one of the key parts of being bisexual is struggling with being bisexual “enough” to count. Finding or creating your identity is a journey that most of us go through, and reaching the place of accepting that you are enough for yourself... (Read More)
We are all Protagonists - Self Worth (Strength) - Butch Lesbian
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
“Nobody should ever mess with a confident butch; they have all the respect for themself when the rest of the world has none for them.” - Kes Butch (bʉ́ʧ): a woman whose gender expression and traits are present as typically 'masculine.' In... (Read More)
The Controversy over the “Official” Lesbian Pride Flag - The Mother (The Empress) - Sappho
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I'm happy to report that the end of Pride Month saw us over 50% funded! That's so exciting but we still have 22 days left of the campaign so let's do this! - “We all have people who embody “mothers” in our lives. These are people who create in... (Read More)
Are They Just Playing Cards with Symbolism? - The Father (The Emperor) - Gay/MLM
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Tarot, first known as trionfi and later as tarocchi, was a pack of playing cards used from the 15th century onward. They made their first appearance in northern Italy and more or less resembled what we think of today as a poker deck: Fool or Joker... (Read More)
A Brief History on Queer Pride Flags - Naivete (The Fool) - Gilbert Baker Rainbow
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! After 2 days we are almost 50% funded! Please keep boosting this project; we have so much more to share with you going forward!- “We all have to start from somewhere and “being the fool” didn’t quite have the same nuance as being a... (Read More)
Wow! What an incredible start!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
As I am writing this, it hasn't even been 12 hours yet and we have raised a little over 30% of the base goal! From the bottom of my heart, thank you to the 23 backers! Most of the updates will be more history and clarification on that deck itself and... (Read More)
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