To celebrate Phranc’s fiftieth anniversary of coming out, Queer for 50 Years opens on October 11th, National Coming Out Day. Giving us a glimpse of her underwear drawer, Phranc sculpted boxing shorts, boxers, and socks out of cardboard, kraft paper, and thread, then painted the surfaces with vivid colors and stripes. As a self-described multi-disciplinary “queer artist, Jewish butch lesbian folksinger and cardboard cobbler” Phranc has devoted her life to uprooting patriarchal norms and celebrating uncensored self-expression through various creative endeavors. Showcasing the importance of clothes and undergarments to gender expression, Queer for 50 years is a continuation of Phranc’s ongoing exploration of her own queer identity as she airs out her paper laundry.