Mattazine Society is a Los Angeles-based queer zine collective created by Mark Timothy Hayward and Jose Tinoco. Mattazine Society is cross generational and diverse in scope promoting old-school techniques and queer-core/punk rock aesthetics. Their zine series, “For the Love of..,” highlights queer personalities on the edge of mainstream culture. They have profiled personalities such as Dennis Cooper, Kristian Hoffman, Cookie Mueller and Julius Eastman. Mattazine Society, is a play on the Mattachine Society, an American gay rights organization founded in 1950. Their zines are available in bookstores across the United States including Atomic Books, Quimby’s and Printed Matter. Mattazine Society is dedicated to preserving an old-school analog aesthetic.
Where to Find Mattazine Society
Store: https://mattazinesociety.com/
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