Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder, Elliott Stewart. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restrictions applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Elliott Stewart, Author, Porch Beers and Other Zines, A&M 4556, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia

Scope and Contents

Published issues of the zine Porch Beers and other smaller zines created by queer author Elliott Stewart and Porch Beers Press. These zines cover a variety of topics relating to specific aspects of Appalachian culture through a queer and transmasculine perspective. Topics include fandom, food, radical, unapologetic queerness in Appalachia, anti-fascism, and many more. Nine zines of varying sizes are included within this collection, being published from the early 2010s onward. Stewart grew up in Huntington, West Virginia, and then moved to Tennessee. Stewart has been making zines since age 14, and continues to make musings on his life and the world around him through the eyes of a queer trans man.

Includes the following issues of Porch Beers :
"Porch Beers" Issues #1: Fandom,
#4: All the Bacon and Eggs You Have,
#4.5: A People's History in the Food Revolution,
#5: Radically and Unapologeitically Queer,
"A Porch Beers 40 oz: Video Images" mini zine.

Other zines by Stewart in the collection are:
"Many Gods, No Masters."
"Alternatives to White Sage Smoke Cleansing."
"Sadness or Euphoria: Billy Joel, Queer Joy, and Taking Down Fascism."
"600 Cigarettes: 3 Tales of New Year's Eve."

Additional information can be found at the Porch Beers Press website .

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Queer Culture
• Stewart, Elliott
• Transgender Authors
• Transgender autobiographies
• Transgender people
• Transmasculinity
• Zines