The Rainbow Angst is a meeting point between creatives from the LGBTQ+ community, aiming to create a publication from, about and for us. It’s an opportunity to put amazing people and projects on the limelight, giving them a voice when they wouldn’t somewhere else because of being too young, too queer or not having enough resources to come through. It’s a space to express ourselves, experiment, pretend, care, love, hate, protest, scream. To make a statement. 

This magazine is an statement about self expression, diversity, authenticity and, last but certainly not least, representation. Because in today’s world maybe we’ve seen it all, in all colours, shapes and sizes. Everyone and everything is represented in some way in the media. But that doesn’t mean that there’s a good image of it being shown. And representation matters. Good representation matters. And from that idea, “The Rainbow Angst” was born.

Fear. Angst. For centuries, our community has been repressed and punished just by the mere act of existing and standing out from the mould set by the cisheteropatriarchy. This publication wants to fight back. The “angst” in the name of this magazine is a clap back to the unease they make us feel, turning the situation upside-down and returning that angst in the form of creative expression. I think that it’s important to be part of communities where we see ourselves not only represented, but supported and cherished.

Typeface:  Le Murmure By Jérémy Landes and some contributions by Alex Slobzheninov for Velvetyne