If you still haven’t bought a 2023 Calendar yet then here’s a great queer one that raises funds for an important cause. Created by Jamie Boy King , its an all-trans naked calendar that is celebrating the beauty, diversity, and joy of the community and is an essential fundraiser for FORT.
FORT is a multi-practice, non-profit, sober queer creative space in the heart of London containing a consent-led & trauma-informed tattoo/massage studio, an art/print shop, a print workshop, and a production house. We will tell our own stories and we will celebrate our own lives. On our own terms. By us, for us.
King adds : But we live in a world where property is very inaccessible, especially for those who’ve been writing their own rules. We need funds to secure our space, but we don’t want investors who control and profit from what we do. We don’t want long and uncertain processes and hoops to jump through and boxes to tick whilst seeking funding and grants. We want something that’s truly ours. So we’re finding our own ways to get it.
We needed to raise £20,000 to open our space. Deposits, rent upfront, renovations, etc. And, importantly, we needed a project that demonstrates why it’s so vital. Our community needs to be inspired, rejuvenated, loved, celebrated, glorified even. By us, for us.
So FORT has made an all-trans naked calendar. Celebrating our own bodies, for our own causes — not for the profit of others. We started shooting 12 days after we had the idea. We had 108 applicants from all over the community and the country wanting to model
All the while, they wanted to create authentic, trans joy in a way that honored individuals while making them feel safe.
King sums it up This year, we’re not asking for permission. This year, we are building our own homes and finding our own heavens. This year, we’re building a FORT.
You can buy the FORT CALENDAR HEREP.S. Max Siegel recreates Adam Levine’s Men’s Health cover in this exclusive image, which does not appear in the calendar.
