The Gay Tarot is a unique and significant variant of the traditional tarot that focuses on depicting and exploring the experience and identity of gay people. Unlike the conventional tarot, where the images tend to focus on heterosexual couples, the Gay Tarot uses images with people of the same sex to symbolize and understand concepts related to the couple and self-discovery.

This tarot was conceived by Lee Bursten, a seasoned tarot practitioner with over 25 years of experience. Lee Bursten, who identifies as gay, felt the need to create a tarot that reflected the reality and experiences of homosexual people in a social context where attitudes towards homosexuality varied from indifference to hostility. His intention was to provide a tool that would allow gay people to feel comfortable with images and explore the relationships and behaviors of their identity.