"At Queers’ Gambit, chess is inclusive, with a dedicated learners’ table and a general willingness to share knowledge."

"Queer’s Gambit has always made organizing for queer, trans, and anti-imperial causes a core aspect of the club. At the very first meetings, percentages of the bar tab were donated to Black Trans Liberation. Since then, the club has raised money for various local and global causes, such as gender-affirming surgery funds for club members and evacuation funds in Gaza. Alexander created a zine to raise money for GLITS, a Black trans-led advocacy and direct services organization fighting systemic discrimination against marginalized communities."

“[Toni Cade Bambara] said, ‘the job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible.’ That should be the role of any artist or organizer because these are our modes of communication and gathering. This is how we get to know each other, work together and learn from one another. These are really important spaces and tools for things bigger than us.”

“It’s critical for healing,” says Cross. “Joy and pleasure don’t detract from the movement.”

The “queerest anti-imperialist chess club on earth” is using chess to build a community and provide an entry way into radical politics.