equal opportunity

As rape is to consent.

decolonize is my safe word.

It is really exciting to have the first issue of Smart Tart out in print! I have been looking forward to sharing with you all the stories, creativity and information between these pages. This has been a collaborative process over the summer with the intention to continue publishing additional issues. The call for submissions has brought together voices from New York, the Bay Area, Sri Lanka, San Diego, Lancaster, New Hampshire, Seattle, Baltimore, and the U.K.

Smart Tart #1 is largely written by women and queers; focusing on their experiences of sexual health. The continuity in voice reflects a response to an open call. Not an intended outcome; though, an interesting and exciting one! Setting out without a specific focus was in an effort to generate diverse interests and open dialog.

Contributions made by all the writers and illustrators provide information that is relevant for everyone. The aim is for each issue to build on the next and hope the distribution of Smart Tart #1 will generate additional interest in the collaboration process among men, trans people and LGBTQQI allies (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Tansgender, Queer, Questioning, Innersex).

Please remember that while this zine is educational, non of the collaborators on Smart Tart #1 are Sexual Health Professionals, Nurses or Doctors! Smart Tart should not be seen as a comprehensive sexual health guide for diagnosis or treatment. “[Each] piece intends to encourage communication and support. Remember that being supportive doesn’t mean taking unnecessary risks; our bodies are lovely and let’s keep them as healthy as we can,” Sarah Tea-Rex.

We all hope you want to learn more about safer sex practices, STIs, your sexual health, and the sexual health of your partners and loved ones. Please seek out a doctor or nurse you feel comfortable discussing this with. Ask a friend if they know of a doctor or nurse, if you haven’t found one; check-out a local sexual health clinic; and research and learn on your own.

You can now make an order to have a zine(s) sent to you. The zine is a 100 pages and illustrated. You’re contribution makes it possible to print and distribute more for free; to send to schools, clinics, community centers, libraries and so on.

Please send your request with $3.00 plus shipping (example: each zine weighs 8 oz – first class rate for 1 zine $2.23 in US): Smart Tart Press 1601 Hyde st. San Francisco, CA 94109

or pay by Paypal (Priority mail – flat rate)

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Please make checks and money orders out to Jenny Haley, it will take about a week to get to you once the order is processed. If you are with a collective, a health promoter, a non-profit, clinic, school or library – please e-mail your info to: dignityandjustice@gmail.com and I’ll send some off to you for free.

Keep your eye out for the next call for submissions….

please go to zine submissions for current calls for submission.