Founded on the principles of creativity, diversity, and education, Collide Press launched in April 2023 on Etsy. Then on YouTube. Then on Zazzle. And then on...
As my friends got busy with full-time jobs and other passion projects, what began as a collaborative creative collective of LGBTQ creators and makers gradually morphed into what I now affectionately call a "one-man band."
Until yesterday, Collide Press consisted mainly of two online shops, two YouTube channels, and this Substack, which has become my creative home base.
One of my goals for Collide Press has always been to celebrate and spotlight LGBTQ history and stories. However, as I’ve navigated various platform limitations and mixed male-centric (sometimes NSFW) creative work with historical posts, I’ve realized this approach isn’t quite working.
So, long story short—I’m in the process of separating the two.
Last night, I launched a new Substack called Queer Pioneers, where I’ll be posting about the queer heroes, icons, pioneers, and trailblazers who’ve help make history.
I’ve already begun moving some content there and plan to add more going forward.
My hope is Queer Pioneers grows into a valuable resource for anyone interested in exploring LGBTQ history, while Collide Press continues to evolve as the hub for my personal creative work.
While this may not seem like a huge change, it’s an important one to me.
Queer Pioneers will be (primarily) a blog, so emails will be few and far between.
It’s time for me to dive into my Studio Saturday, so keep coloring outside the lines!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Thanks for reading (and watching)!
Clint
NEWS + VIEWS
CHER BACKS KAMALA HARRIS (Rolling Stone)
ANDREW GARFIELD TALKS TO ELMO ABOUT MISSING HIS LATE MOM (People)
THE MET’S SIENA RENAISSANCE SHOW IS A MASTERPIECE (Jerry Saltz/Vulture)
ON THIS DAY = OCTOBER 19
BIRTHDAYS
1932 = Robert Reed = American actor
1937 = Peter Max = American artist
1944 = Peter Tosh = Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 = John Lithgow = American actor
1966 = Jon Favreau = American actor, director, and screenwriter
1969 = Trey Parker = American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter
CELEBRATIONS
EVENTS
1987 = Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
1994 = Clerks, Kevin Smith’s first feature film, is released in theaters.
1999 = Cher releases "Believe" which goes on to become Billboard Song of the Year in 1999 and win a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2000.
PHOTO + QUOTE OF THE DAY
“All day long, I'm creative, and the second I get a little tired of any given medium, I just shut that area down and go to the next room. I just go do something else.”
Peter Max
Best of luck with the new blog.