Queering Medicine is a grass roots advocacy organization based in the greater Lansing area focused on improving the health outcomes of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. They build coalitions and partnerships, generate new knowledge, disseminate information, and help address barriers to healthcare access.

 

This was an important commission for me as a Queer person and having many family members in healthcare. The organization was heavily involved in the creation process, there was plenty of feedback and ideas to draw inspiration from.

One challenge I had to overcome was moving away from symbols that went against harm reduction principles. Harm reduction principles are sets of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. I created a lot of designs without knowledge of this concept so it was great to have this experience for future design projects.