Buying guide · LGBTQ+ & queer tarot
Looking for queer tarot, LGBT or LGBTQ+ decks, or a lesbian / gay / trans-inclusive Marseille? Here is what to look for—and two studio decks by Rosario Salerno built for that table.
“Queer tarot” is not one aesthetic. The best LGBTQ+ decks treat inclusive representation as craft, pair it with a readable system, and ship with enough guidance that you can practice without a separate library. Use these three checks before you add a deck to cart.
Look for diverse bodies, gender expressions, and relationships as part of the deck’s design—not a rainbow sticker on an otherwise generic deck. Queer and LGBTQ+ readers should recognise themselves without translating every card.
Inclusive art only helps if the structure is clear. Prefer decks with a familiar lineage (Rider–Waite–Smith or Tarot de Marseille) and a real guidebook so you are not guessing at meanings alone.
Indie and studio-fulfilled decks often keep more care in the edition details—numbering, gilding, booklet quality—and put money back with the artist rather than a mass marketplace middleman.
Both decks below are designed by Rosario Salerno, fulfilled from our studio, and sold direct—so you know who made the art and who packed the box. They share inclusive casting; they differ in lineage.
Modern queer RWS-style
Fashion-inspired, scene-based Minors and contemporary queer-friendly casting in the Rider–Waite–Smith tradition. Includes a 120-page guidebook—strong if you want LGBTQ+ imagery you can read at a glance.
Best for: Readers who learned on RWS apps, books, or social media and want a modern queer tarot deck.
Buy The New Voice TarotQueer-inspired classical TdM
Classical Marseille structure with hand-painted watercolour, magenta gilding, and flower language in the Minors. Inclusive, queer-inspired art without abandoning TdM tradition—plus an 80-page guidebook.
Best for: Readers hunting a gay / queer Marseille tarot or classical European structure with welcoming casting.
Buy New Choice Tarot de MarseilleChoose The New Voice Tarot if you want a modern queer tarot deck with illustrated scenes on every card. Choose New Choice Tarot de Marseille if you want classical TdM structure with queer-inspired art—the closer match for “gay Marseille tarot” and traditional European practice.
Still deciding between systems? Read the Rider–Waite vs Tarot de Marseille which-to-buy guide, or browse the full queer & LGBTQ+ tarot collection.
The best queer tarot decks combine inclusive representation with a clear system and a usable guidebook. From our studio, The New Voice Tarot (modern RWS-style) and New Choice Tarot de Marseille (classical TdM with queer-inspired art) are the two decks we recommend for LGBTQ+ readers shopping direct from the artist.
New Choice Tarot de Marseille is our queer-inspired classical Marseille option—inclusive casting with traditional TdM structure, magenta gilding, and an 80-page guidebook. For a modern scene-based LGBTQ+ deck, choose The New Voice Tarot instead.
No. Inclusive decks are designed so queer and allied readers alike see themselves in the cards. Anyone can read with them; the art simply refuses to treat LGBTQ+ life as an afterthought.
Both decks ship from our studio with guidebooks included. Open a product page, or start from the queer collection if you want to compare them side by side.
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