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Lucky for you, we've curated a list of some of the best tarot decks that represent the LGBTQ+ community. All of these stacks are incredibly different, but they share an overall message of love and acceptance. You have to appreciate the care, compassion, thought, energy, and empathy from the the illustrators and writers designing these tarot decks.
Gary D'Andre, author of Tarot for You and Me: A Queer Deck and Guidebook, tells Cosmopolitan that tarot decks are a way for people to search for guidance, and "seeing yourself represented in the cards allows you to feel some sort of kinship to what it is that you’re looking for advice from." Today, most tarot decks are based on the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck, which was first published in 1909. It features a cast of white characters, and the cards that portray romantic and familial situations (such as the Lovers card or the Ten of Cups card) show straight couples only. D'Andre and other creators were inspired to make tarot decks that they can see themselves in.
"It’s important for queer people to see themselves represented in the same cards that our heterosexual counterparts have the opportunity to see themselves represented in," D'Andre tells Cosmopolitan. "There are opportunities for us to feel kinship within our communities as we see ourselves showing up in the cards that we pull, or the situations that are coming to light through the readings that we do for ourselves and for our queer brothers, sisters, and people."
You should pick up a copy of one (or all) of these to add to your collection, not just because it's Pride month, but because they are exceptional. Take it from me—I’m a professional astrologer and tarot card reader.
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Lisa Stardust is a NYC-based astrologer, tarot card reader, energy healer, and manifestation guide known for her pop culture horoscopes. She is the author of Saturn Return Survival Guide: Navigating This Cosmic Rite of Passage, The Astrology Deck: Your Guide to the Meanings and Myths of the Cosmos, and Love Deck: 70 Cards to Ignite Attraction, Passion, and Romance. In addition to Women's Health, her work and writing has been featured in The Today Show, Oprah Daily, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, and InStyle. Hailing from a long line of spiritual healers, Lisa has been practicing astrology professionally for over 15 years but has been studying the stars all of her life.
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