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What role did zines play in queer activism?

Zines provided a way for creators in marginalized communities, such as the LGBTQ+ community, to challenge gatekeeping in traditional publishing. In queer activism, zines provided a means to share information and resources and a method of civil disobedience to protest the U.S. government’s slow and inadequate response to the AIDS crisis.