Queer Skate Alliance

If you’re at - come say hi to us up in the vendor area 👽

Our little corner is buzzing with .farts doing tattoos and slinging some reclaimed ***rskatealliance pieces, & ***r getting everyone setup at the booth (which ALSO features the new merch designed by .dredd ) AND the usual deals on .wheels that are currently raising funds for .

Chat with us about community and pick up some skate goodies that also help give back 🔥🖤

Doing TWO markets this Friday & Saturday ⭐️ Come by, say hello, and help support anything BUT a large corporation this weekend:

Friday is the Pink and Black Market which is helping fundraise for (a local team)

And Saturday is the Slay The Holidays Market where you can support Q***r artists and write supportive holiday cards to Trans folks

I’ll have a booth of Q***r Skate Alliance & Radical Wheels goodies at both and all sales continue to raise funds for

See ya there!

It’s true - QSA is putting together a team for the first time in years AND it’s going to be against for their debut game 🖤🔥🏴

If you’re interested in skating for the QSA revival team a signup form is linked below and will remain open until 11/23/25

Lots of announcements ahead - but first is that yall snagged Halloween variants of the QSA tee so quick that I restocked with another fall color favorite - mustard!

💛 crop tops available in the shop now
link in bio & as always stay tuned for more

Photo ID: photo shows a stack of yellow screen printed crop tops with black QSA metal splatter font on them

Dropping another new Q&A for yall today and stoked to announce it’s with .dredd 🔥🖤 checkout what they have to say and leave a comment if something resonates. Then go follow and support all the rad teams they skate for! ✨

Photo ID: the first photo by shows .dredd playing roller derby and so does the last photo. The slides in between are white text on a black background that read: Name: Dreddlightful Stardust
Pronouns: They/Them
 
What inspired you to start skating? Honestly, what got me started was work lol. I got assigned to run the Pregnancy program for soldiers, which meant I was not doing regular fitness and needed something to supplement my lack of working out. Fell in love instantly. 
 
Has playing roller derby helped you connect with other Q***r folks in a positive way? Yes! Before I started roller derby I had trouble connecting with other q***r people outside of bars and clubs. And with teams like TRU and TRA, I’ve been able to meet other q***r folks that get it. 
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& in their matching QSA tees 👽🔥👽

these two have supported QSA since the very beginning 🖤🖤

if you wanna snag a metal tee like theirs, or any other leftovers from some of the first events of the year, they’re available online now! link in bio ✨

Photo ID: photo shows the two folks mentioned in matching teal shirts with orange font that says Q***r Skate Alliance

A stellar human AND a big part of the reason our community gets to enjoy things like and - it’s 🖤👽! Checkout her Q&A here and drop a comment if something resonates ⬇️

Photo ID: the first photo shows Mina playing roller derby and is by .peters.photo - the last shows Mina and her partner. The slides in between are white text on black background and read: “Carmina Piranha aka Mina, she/her. What inspired you to start skating?
As a kid, one of the most joyful things to do was going to the roller rink. I didn’t go often, but I always loved the lights, the music, and the soaring feeling of being on skates (or blades, as was the case at the time). As for derby, when I first saw Whip It, I was completely enthralled. It was clear that derby was something I needed to try at some point in my life...eventually...someday. A close friend and soon-to-be teammate encouraged me to take the leap, which involved a lot of fumbling around on a tennis court to get accustomed to quad skates.

Has being a part of the roller derby community helped you connect with other Q***r Skaters in a positive way?
Most assuredly. I grew up in a town where q***rness was an anomaly, just something completely unseen. Derby was the first real forum for me where q***rness was not only visible, but reveled in. It has provided a beautiful space to not only form strong bonds with other q***r skaters, as teammates and trusted friends, but to explore my own q***r identity. Continued in comments :

Asking Trans folks to be visible without fighting to keep them safe will actively put trans folks in danger.

Listen to Trans folks, fight for Trans folks, protect Trans folks.

Engage in this work for Trans folks while we are still alive.

Help us exist in a future where Trans folks continue to thrive - not just survive.

Coaching and vending the TDOV Triple Header tomorrow 👽🖤🏳️‍⚧️

Hats back in stock in a couple diff colors
Tees and stickers also available

New hats dropped this weekend at tournament 🔥

Snag yours and other goodies at the booth
(leftovers will go online after)

Photo Id: photo shows a hand holding a new black hat with the orange metal logo by

“Trans People Belong In Sport”

Photo ID: photo shows at in a black t shirt with the above phrase on it and also a mask and black brimmed hat

See you this weekend at 🎉

You’ll find .wheels and ***rskatealliance merch in the vendor area and all sales help raise money to send to while they help families affected by the fires in California. 🖤

Photo ID: photo shows a mix of QSA and Radical Wheels pins laid out