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THING Anthology

Begun in 1989 by designer and writer Robert Ford, THING magazine was the voice of the Queer Black music and art scene in the early 1990s. Ford and his editors […]

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About THING Magazine

Thing magazine was founded as a platform for black LGBTQ+ life in November 1989. Robert Ford described his zine as a “black gay and lesbian underground arts journal and magazine […]

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THING 1989-1993 Issues

THING magazine was founded in 1989 in Chicago, Illinois, as a platform for Black LGBTQ+ life. THING‘s original ten issues are full of art, Black and LGBTQ+ culture, camp, commentary, […]

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THING Spring 2022 Commemorative Issue

Get a beautiful, full-color copy of our Commemorative Issue: Celebrating the Fabulousness of THING. Purchase copies online through MagCloud.com

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