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OutBoisemag.com | Issue 18 | April 2016
Art and Politics
The sale of the t-shirts and the ‘butch’ design
by Ward Hooper and printed locally by Rail Tees. All
made a debut at the Boise Pridefest sponsored
proceeds from the sales of these shirts are invested
Queen B Drag Competition at The Balcony on Febru-
back into the LGBT community. Please visit boise-
ary 20th.
pridefest.org to purchase.
It is community grass-roots efforts that always
change the world. Is this Hooper’s Guernica? Maybe
not but it is unique and powerful. His passion for
human rights and commitment to the whole Boise
community is remarkable and encouraging. Progressive is not a dirty word – it literally means favoring
social reform. Hooper is part of the catalyst that
will change the thought process of this red state.
Desmond Slowe: one
second I’m a Kunst, then suddenly the Kunst is me.
Pop culture was in art.
Now, art’s in pop culture in
This Limited Edition “Butch” T-shirt is designed
me!