Gay graffiti
Below are some of the queer street artists and activists featured in the film. Avram Finkelstein, Hugo Gyrl, New Orleans Hugo Gyrl, Brooklyn New Orleans-based graffiti writer with a witchy, almost carnival drag aesthetic that embraces themes of feminism and queer liberation. EDES painting in Copenhagen, EDES train in Copenhagen, Copenhagen-based artist pushing the boundaries of homoerotic graffiti with explicit yet amusing vignettes.
Sam Lo, Singapore Sam Lo mural in Singapore, Photo by artist. Paris-based artist who deconstructs gender and aesthetic codes of beauty through their Street Art and graffiti.
Queer Graffiti
Portrait of Aloha, Italy Mural by Aloha in Rome Roman street artist Aloha creates work that often features queer friends who inspire him. Aloha's art can be found in the streets, as well as at various self-managed social centers centri socialithroughout Rome. David Puck painting a mural in Brooklyn David Puck's mural feature Miss Peppermint in Brooklyn David Puck.
Originally from the United Kingdom, Puck is a non-binary muralist who celebrates drag and gender non-conforming people as a reflection of queer values, acceptance, and a rebellion against social norms. Suriani pasting in New York City Brazilian street artist, currently in Montreal, Suriani explores gender expression with his vibrant life-size wheatpaste portraits of drag queens and other g ender nonconforming people.
Little Ricky pasting up work in Brooklyn Little Ricky's graffito gay Los Angeles Little Ricky. Los Angeles based artist known for his whimsical pink SHEEP series and witty messages that celebrates queerness in a playful way. For over a decade, this LA-based artist has used aggressive, overtly homoerotic imagery as a political tool to make viewers confront their own homophobia while instilling a sense of pride in queer people.
Jilly Ballistic at work, NYC Jilly Ballistic, NYC Jilly Ballistic.