Chaotic Queer Dodgeball
Chaotic Queer Dodgeball was the first queer community group the artist ever joined. They felt anxious about making friends and fitting in, yet they have fond memories of so many people being welcoming right off the bat. It is casual, yet sport focused, and it was nice to play an activity while making pals. It was a place they built relationships slowly with people they are still friends with. Chaotic Queer Dodgeball’s organizers work tirelessly to create a space for folks to meet and find their place of belonging in the city’s queer community.
The CHOSEN FAMILY series is an unlimited and ongoing series about 2SLGBTQIA+ community groups from Toronto to speak to themes of belonging, queerness, and community. Each illustration depicts the community members that organize these initiatives, the spaces in which they are conducted in, and the attendees. This series is meant to promote and support the ongoing efforts of these groups so that they can continuing providing designated queer spaces that create places of belonging for many folks in the city.
For each print sold, 20-25% of sales will be donated to the community group that inspired the piece, to help support the organizer and the continuation of their events, activities or spaces.