LibGuides: LGBTQIAP+ Resources: Comics and Graphic Novels: Gender Identity

Comics at Marist Featuring Characters with Diverse Gender Identities

Ask Me about Polyamory: The Best of Kimchi Cuddles by Tikva Wolf; Sophie Labelle (Foreword by)
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ980 .W65 2016
ISBN: 9780996460118
Publication Date: 2016
A collection of comics taken from the website, kimchicuddles.com ; a comic about polyamory, queer, and genderqueer issues.
At 30 I Realized I had No Gender: Life Lessons From a 50-Year-Old After Two Decades of Self-Discovery by Shou Arai
Call Number: Graphic HQ78.2.J3 A73 2023
ISBN: 9781427873453
Publication Date: 2023
At age 30, transgender intersex mangaka Shou Arai (he/him) came to a realization; he had no gender. Now he was faced with a question he'd never really considered: how to age in a society where everything is so strongly segregated between two genders? This autobiographical manga explores Japanese culture surrounding gender, transgender issues, and the day to day obstacles faced by gender minorities and members of the LGBTQIA+ community with a lighthearted, comedic attitude.
Be gay, do comics! : queer history, memoir, and satire from The Nib by Sarah Mirk (Editor); Eleri Harris (Editor); The The Nib (Compiled by); Matt Bors (Editor); Matt Lubchansky (Editor)
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6726 .B34 2020
ISBN: 9781684057771
Publication Date: 2020
The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay and Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears apart reality. These are the just some of the comics you'll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib. Be Gay, Do Comics is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA experiences, ranging from personal stories to queer history to cutting satire about pronoun panic and brands desperate to co-opt pride. Brimming with resilience, inspiration, and humor, an incredible lineup of top indie cartoonists takes you from the American Revolution through Stonewall to today's fights for equality and representation. Featuring more than 30 cartoonists including Hazel Newlevant, Joey Alison Sayers, Maia Kobabe, Mattie Lubchansky, Breena Nuñez, Sasha Velour, Shing Yin Khor, Levi Hastings, Mady G, Bianca Xunise, Kazimir Lee, and many, many more!
Bitch planet. Book two, President bitch by Valentine De Landro (Artist); Taki Soma (Artist); Kelly Sue DeConnick
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6727.D43 B58 2015 v.2
ISBN: 9781632157171
Publication Date: 2017
A few years down the road in the wrong direction, a cisgender or transgender woman's failure to comply with her patriarchal overlords results in exile to the meanest penal planet in the galaxy. But what happened on Earth that this new world order came to pass in the first place? Return to the grim corridors of Auxiliary Compliance Outpost #2, to uncover the first clues to the history of the world as we know it...and meet PRESIDENT BITCH. This volume collects issues #6-10, a reader discussion guide and additional bonus materials.
Body Music by Jul Maroh; David Homel (Translator)
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6733.M36 C67 2017
ISBN: 9781551526928
Publication Date: 2017
Set in the languid, European-like neighborhoods of Montreal, Body Music is a beautiful and moving meditation on love and desire as expressed in many different forms--between women, between men, between women and men and gender non-conformists alike, all varying in age and race. In twenty-one separate vignettes, Maroh explores the drama inherent in relationships at different stages: the electricity of initial attraction, the elation of falling in love, the trauma of breaking up, the sweet comfort of a long-standing romance. Anyone who's ever been in a relationship will see themselves in these intimate stories tinged with raw emotion. Body Music is an exhilarating and passionate graphic novel about what it means to fall in love, and what it means to be alive.
Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe (Illustrator); Sarah Peitzmeier
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ18.55 .K63 2024
ISBN: 9780593855829
Publication Date: 2024
Breathe arose from the need for a resource for folks considering chest binding as gender-affirming care. Dr. Peitzmeier interviewed twenty-five people of different ages and backgrounds about their journeys with binding, and then she and Kobabe combined excerpts from those interviews with evidence-based resources on binding into this extremely accessible guide. Breathe is both a practical resource for trans and nonbinary folks and an engaging and perspective-broadening read for anyone interested in what it means to be on a journey of expressing one's gender in ways that are joyful, healthy, and affirming.
The Bride Was a Boy by Chii
Call Number: Graphic Novels - 2nd Floor ; HQ77.8.C45 A3 2018
ISBN: 9781626928886
Publication Date: 2018
Chii and her husband are like any other happily married couple, except for one thing: Chii was assigned male at birth. Chii details her autobiographical account of growing up with gender dysphoria and ultimately deciding to transition in her early adult years. Shortly after Chii starts transitioning, she meets a man who is instantly enamored by her, and although he is surprised when Chii eventually tells him she used to live as a guy, he still wants to go out with her. As Chii continues to transition, her boyfriend supports her through the process, culminating in their marriage once her transition is complete.
Dear Body by Léa Bordier; Carole Maurel (Illustrator)
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6747.B67 D43 2023
ISBN: 9798985927832
Publication Date: 2023
For years, Lea Bordier has interviewed over 70 women and non-binary people from all walks of life about themselves and their bodies on her YouTube channel. With the help of 12 female and non-binary cartoonists, Lea has adapted hundreds of hours of interviews into a graphic novel packed with 12 powerful and emotional stories. This is a journey into the lives of twelve women and non-binary people and their relationship with their bodies, in their own words.
Drawing Power by Diane Noomin (Editor); Roxane Gay (Foreword by)
Call Number: Graphic Novels HV6556 .D73 2019
ISBN: 9781419736193
Publication Date: 2019-09-17
More than 60 female comics creators share their personal experiences with sexual violence and harassment through new and original comics Inspired by the global #MeToo Movement, Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival is a collection of original, nonfiction comics drawn by more than 60 female cartoonists from around the world. Featuring such noted creators as Emil Ferris, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, MariNaomi, Liana Finck, and Ebony Flowers the anthology's contributors comprise a diverse group of many ages, gender and sexual orientations, and races--and their personal stories convey the wide spectrum of sexual harassment and abuse that is still all too commonplace.
Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing
Call Number: Graphic Novels - 2nd Floor ; PN6727.E98 F56 2022
ISBN: 9781631496806
Publication Date: 2022
As graphic artist Rhea Ewing neared college graduation in 2012, they became consumed by a question: What is gender? This obsession sparked a quest in which they eagerly approached both friends and strangers in their quiet Midwestern town for interviews to turn into comics. A decade later, this project has exploded into a sweeping portrait of the intricacies of gender expression, with interviewees from all over the country. Questions such as How do you identify? produced fiercely honest stories of dealing with adolescence, taking hormones, changing pronouns--and how these experiences can differ, depending on culture, race, and religion. Amidst beautifully rendered scenes emerges Ewing's own story of growing up in rural Kentucky, grappling with their identity as a teenager, and ultimately finding themself through art.
First Year Out : a Transition Story by Sabrina Symington
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6733.S96 F57 2018
ISBN: 9781785922589
Publication Date: 2017
Based on the author's experiences, this graphic novel depicts the life of a transgender woman in detail. Typical everyday thoughts, emotions, struggles, and interpersonal interactions that trans people face on a daily basis are depicted, as well as practical and medical aspects involved in a full gender transition, from start to completion.
Gender: a Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker; Jules Scheele (Illustrator); Julia Scheele (Illustrator)
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ18.55 .B37 2019
ISBN: 9781785784521
Publication Date: 2020
An essential comic-book journey from the creators of Queer: A Graphic History that will change the way you think about gender. Is masculinity 'toxic?' Why are public toilets such a political issue? How has feminism changed the available gender roles - and for whom? Why might we all benefit from challenging binary thinking about sex/gender? In this unique illustrated guide, Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele travel through our shifting understandings of gender across time and space - from ideas about masculinity and femininity, to non-binary and trans genders, to intersecting experiences of gender, race, sexuality, class, disability, and more. Tackling current debates and tensions, which can divide communities and even cost lives, Barker and Scheele look to the past and the future to explore how we might all approach gender in more caring and celebratory ways.
Gender Queer: a Memoir by Maia Kobabe
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ18.55 .K62 2019
ISBN: 9781549304002
Publication Date: 2019
In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears. Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity--what it means and how to think about it--for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ77.8.K625 A3 2022
ISBN: 9781637150726
Publication Date: 2022
In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears. Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity--what it means and how to think about it--for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.
Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw by Ajuan Mance
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6727.M355 G46 2024
ISBN: 9781732638860
Publication Date: 2024
When you're the only Black kid in the honors program or (any program) at your mostly white high school, or one of a handful of Black graduate students in your PhD program, or one of two African American women on the faculty at your Pac-10 employer, it's not your gender non-conformity that sets you apart from your peers. In those environments, your Blackness is the first thing people notice about you. Still, there are other ways of being different--and feeling different--that can't be attributed to race, especially if you're one of the people whose awareness of the unwritten rules of what it means to be a boy or a girl (or a man or a woman) is tempered by the fact that most of those rules don't feel quite right. In Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw, Ajuan Mance gives comic treatment to the challenges, complexities, and occasional absurdity of life at the crossroads of race, gender, and geekiness. This graphic memoir answers important questions like: How many preschoolers have to mistake you for your dad before you actually start to forget your own name; if a Black girl is awful at double-dutch jump rope is it a reflection on her gender identity, racial identity, or both; and is viola player a gender or just a sexual orientation? Ajuan Mance's comic Gender Confessions take up each of these questions and more, as it invites to share in those moments that mark the path of a gender explorer.
Gumballs by Erin Nations
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6727.N38 G86 2018
ISBN: 9781603094313
Publication Date: 2018-06-26
Discover the pioneering new comic from transgender cartoonist Erin Nations! Called by critics "funny, sincere, and just generally brilliant," Gumballs is a one-man variety show spanning graphic memoir, observational comedy, razor-sharp character studies, and so much more. Gumballs dispenses an array of bright, candy-colored short comics about Erin's gender transition, anecdotal tales of growing up as a triplet, and fictional stories of a socially inept lovestruck teenager named Tobias. The wide-ranging series is filled with single-page gag cartoons, visual diaries of everyday life, funny faux personal ads, and real-life horror stories of customers at his day job. This book collects Gumballs #1-4, plus 32 pages of brand-new content!
Hshouma = Shame!: Bodies and Sexuality in Morocco by Zainab Fasiki
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ18.M8 F37 2024
ISBN: 9781912992560
Publication Date: 2024
The women Zainab Fasiki draws are compelling and real--whether naked, wearing the veil, in lingerie, in town or in the public baths. They celebrate the human form and its beauty, mocking a hypocritical masculinity that is afraid of bodies, and challenging one of the pillars on which patriarchal societies rest--whether in North Africa or in Western countries. Part artistic project, part educational initiative, but also playful and humorous, this graphic novel breaks down the taboos associated with sex education and gender identity and exposes everyday misogyny.
I'm a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De La Cruz
Call Number: Graphic Novels - 2nd Floor HQ75.4.D45 I43 2021
ISBN: 9781951491055
Publication Date: 2021
In this delightfully compelling full-color graphic memoir, the author shares her process of undoing the effects of a patriarchal, colonial society on her self-image, her sexuality, and her concept of freedom. Reflecting on the ways in which oppression was the cause for her late bloom into queerness, we are invited to discover people and things in the author's life that helped shape and inform her LGBTQ identity. And we come to an understanding of her holistic definition of queerness.
Invisible Wounds: Graphic Journalism by Jess Ruliffson
Call Number: Graphic Novels U52 .R85 2022
ISBN: 9781683961901
Publication Date: 2022
Shares the stories of veterans from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations, who struggle to reconcile their wartime experiences with their postwar lives, revealing how America's endless entanglement in wars has affected the psyches of the people who wage them.
Let's Talk about It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen; Matthew Nolan
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ35 .M64 2021
ISBN: 9781984893147
Publication Date: 2021
Is what I'm feeling normal? Is what my body is doing normal? Am I normal? How do I know what are the right choices to make? How do I know how to behave? How do I fix it when I make a mistake? Let's talk about it. Growing up is complicated. How do you find the answers to all the questions you have about yourself, about your identity, and about your body? "Let's talk about it" provides a comprehensive, thoughtful, well-researched graphic novel guide to everything you need to know. Covering relationships, friendships, gender, sexuality, anatomy, body image, safe sex, sexting, jealousy, rejection, sex education, and more, "Let's talk about it" is the go-to handbook for every teen, and the first in graphic novel form.

Comics at Marist Featuring Characters with Diverse Gender Identities

Liberated: The Radical Art and Life of Claude Cahun by Kaz Rowe
Call Number: Graphic Novels N6853.C34 R69 2023
ISBN: 9781947440074
Publication Date: 2023
This graphic biography chronicles the life of Surrealist artist Claude Cahun, from their childhood and experiences of antisemitism in France, through the development of their artistic practice in Paris, to their resistance against the Nazis in Jersey, and includes photographs by Cahun and artistic and romantic partner Marcel Moore.
Meanwhile... : Graphic Short Stories About Everyday Queer Life in Southern and East Africa by Qintu Collab
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ76.25 .Q56 2019
ISBN: 9780620852630
Publication Date: 2019
The lived realities of young queer people in African contexts are not well documented. On the one hand, homophobic political discourse tends to portray queer people as 'deviant' and 'unAfrican', and on the other, public health research and advocacy often portrays them as victims of violence and HIV. Of course, young queer lives are far more diverse, rich and complex. For this reason, the Qintu Collab was formed to allow young queer people from a few African countries to come together, share experiences and create context-specific, queer-positive media that documents relatable stories about and for queer African youth. We see this as a necessary step in developing a complex archive of queer African life, whilst also personalising queer experiences and challenging prejudicial stereotypes. The Collab is made up of eighteen queer youth from Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe, two academics, three artists and a journalist. We first worked in small groups in each country through a range of creative participatory methods that focused on personal reflection and story-telling. Young people created personal timelines, and made visual maps of their bodies, relationships, and spaces. We then had group discussions about themes that emerged to help decide what to include in the comic works. At the end of 2018, we all came together in Nairobi, Kenya, for a week to collaborate on this comic book, and a set of podcasts on similar topics. We worked through various ways of telling stories, and developed significant themes, including family, religion and spirituality, social and online queer spaces, sex, and romantic relationships. Each young person created a script and laid out the scenes for a comic that told a short story from their lives. They then worked one-on-one with an artist to finesse those ideas into a workable comic, and the artists thereafter developed each story through multiple rounds of feedback from the story's creator and the rest of the group.
Messy Roots: a Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao (Illustrator)
Call Number: Graphic Novels - 2nd Floor ; F395.C5 G365 2022
ISBN: 9780063067776
Publication Date: 2022
After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where their hometown is as foreign as Mars--at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates their coming-of-age as the kid who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make their heart flutter. Insightful, original, and hilarious, toggling seamlessly between past and present, China and America, Gao's debut is a tour de force of graphic storytelling.
Mothballs by Sole Otero; Andrea Rosenberg (Translator)
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6790.A73 O84 2024
ISBN: 9781683969617
Publication Date: 2024
In this moving family saga, a teenage woman uncovers the hushed history of sexual violence that shattered her grandmother's life. San Martín, Argentina, 2001. Upon her estranged grandmother Vilma's death, 19-year-old Rocío moves into a house haunted by memories. Seeking a deeper understanding, Ro delves into her family history and uncovers the episodes of violence and betrayal that shattered Vilma's dreams. All the while, the familiar scent of mothballs permeating the estate serves to remind Ro of the ineluctable spell of the past that she must break in order to forge her own path in life. Tender, heartrending, and leavened with biting humor, Mothballs is at once a moving family saga and a poignant reflection on the need to hold fast to one's identity, despite how painful it can be.
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6727.W26 O5 2018
ISBN: 9781250178145
Publication Date: 2018
A ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together. Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love--only to learn the pain of loss.
The Out Side: Trans and Nonbinary Comics by The Kao (Compiled by); Min Christensen (Compiled by); David Daneman (Compiled by)
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ73.8 .O98 2023
ISBN: 9781524880125
Publication Date: 2023
The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics includes 29 creators' tales of self-love and affirmation that detail their experiences with gender and identity. Originally published as a successful kickstarter campaign, this expanded edition includes comics by Dana Simpson (bestselling author of Phoebe and Her Unicorn), Aidyn Huynh (Snailords), Sage Coffey, Kyla Aiko, Coco Ouwerkerk, and many others. As editor The Kao writes in the book's introduction, 'My hope is that this collection will inspire anyone who may be struggling with their own identity and educate those who seek greater understanding'.
Pregnant butch : nine long months spent in drag by A. K. Summers
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ75.53 .S86 2014
ISBN: 9781593765408
Publication Date: 2014
First pregnancy can be a fraught, uncomfortable experience for any woman, but for resolutely butch lesbian Teek Thomasson, it is exceptionally challenging: Teek identifies as a masculine woman in a world bent on associating pregnancy with a cult of uber-femininity. Teek wonders, "Can butches even get pregnant?" Of course, as she and her pragmatic femme girlfriend Vee discover, they can. But what happens when they do? Written and illustrated by A.K. Summers, and based on her own pregnancy, Pregnant Butch strives to depict this increasingly common, but still underrepresented experience of queer pregnancy with humor and complexity--from the question of whether suspenders count as legitimate maternity wear to the strains created by different views of pregnancy within a couple and finally to a culturally critical and compassionate interrogation of gender in pregnancy. Offering smart, ambitious art, this graphic memoir is a must-read for would-be pregnant butches and anyone interested in the intersection of birth and gender, as well as a perfect queer baby shower gift and conversation starter for those who always assumed they "got" being pregnant.
A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings: A Graphic Memoir by Will Betke-Brunswick
Call Number: Graphic Novels - 2nd Floor ; RC265.6.B48 B48 2022
ISBN: 9781953534453
Publication Date: 2022
During Will Betke-Brunswick's sophomore year of college, their beloved mother, Elizabeth, is diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. They only have ten more months together, which Will documents in evocative two-color illustrations. But as we follow Will and their mom through chemo and hospital visits, their time together is buoyed by laughter, jigsaw puzzles, modern art, and vegan BLTs. In a delightful twist, Will portrays their family as penguins, and their friends are cast as a menagerie of birds. In between therapy and bedside chats, they navigate uniquely human challenges, as Will prepares for math exams, comes out as genderqueer, and negotiates familial tension. A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings is an act of loving others and loving oneself, offering a story of coming-of-age, illness, death, and life that announces the arrival of a talented storyteller in Will Betke-Brunswick. At its heart, Will's story is a celebration of a mother-child relationship filled with unconditional devotion, humor, care, and openness.
Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker; Jules Scheele
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ76.25 .B37 2016
ISBN: 9781785780721
Publication Date: 2016
Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel. From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged. Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of what's 'normal'--Alfred Kinsey's view of sexuality as a spectrum, Judith Butler's view of gendered behaviour as a performance, the play Wicked, or moments in Casino Royale when we're invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media.
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G.; J. R. Zuckerberg
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ18.55 .G5 2019
ISBN: 9781620105863
Publication Date: 2019
Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!
A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni (Illustrator); Tristan Jimerson
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ18.55 .B66 2018
ISBN: 9781620104996
Publication Date: 2018
Archie, a snarky genderqueer artist, is tired of people not understanding gender neutral pronouns. Tristan, a cisgender dude, is looking for an easy way to introduce gender neutral pronouns to his increasingly diverse workplace. The longtime best friends team up in this short and fun comic guide that explains what pronouns are, why they matter, and how to use them. They also include what to do if you make a mistake, and some tips-and-tricks for those who identify outside of the binary to keep themselves safe in this binary-centric world. A quick and easy resource for people who use they/them pronouns, and people who want to learn more!
Surviving the city. Vol. 1 by Tasha Spillett-Sumner; Natasha Donovan (Illustrator); Donovan Yaciuk (Illustrator)
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6733.S65 S87 2018 v.1
ISBN: 9781553797562
Publication Date: 2019
Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape - they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't? Colonialism and the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People are explored in Natasha Donovan's beautiful illustrations.
Surviving the City. Vol. 2, From the Roots Up by Tasha Spillett-Sumner; Natasha Donovan (Illustrator); Donovan Yaciuk (Illustrator)
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6733.S65 S87 2018 v.2
ISBN: 9781553798989
Publication Date: 2020
Dez and Miikwan's stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City. Dez's grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she's living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel, but doesn't really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best friend? Elder Linda is doing her best to be supportive, but she doesn't know how to respond when the gendered protocols she's grown up with that are being thrown into question. Will Dez be comfortable expressing her full identity? And will her community relearn the teachings and overcome prejudice to celebrate her for who she is?
We're still here : an all-trans comics anthology by Jeanne Thornton (Editor, Illustrator); Tara Madison Avery (Editor, Illustrator)
Call Number: Graphic Novels PN6726 .W47 2018
ISBN: 9780997048773
Publication Date: 2018
The first anthology of its kind, We're Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology offers dozens of new stories that render trans experiences in comics form: some fiction, some nonfiction, some sad, some thoughtful, some funny, some bizarre, all authentic.
What's Wrong?: Personal Histories of Chronic Pain and Bad Medicine by Erin Williams
Call Number: Graphic Novels RA563.M56 W55 2024
ISBN: 9781419747342
Publication Date: 2024
What's Wrong? is author, illustrator, and scientific researcher Erin Williams's graphic exploration of how the American health-care system fails us. Focusing on four raw and complex firsthand accounts, plus Williams's own story, this book examines the consequences of living with interconnected illnesses and conditions like: immunodeficiency; cancer; endometriosis; alcoholism; severe depression; PTSD. Western medicine, which intends to cure illness and minimize pain, often causes more loss, abuse, and suffering for those Americans who don't fit within the narrow definition of who the system was built to serve--cis, white, heterosexual men. The book explores the many ways in which those receiving medical care are often overlooked, unseen, and doubted by the very clinicians who are supposed to heal them. What's Wrong? is also a beautiful celebration of nontraditional modes of healing, of how we become whole not because of health care but despite it.
The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kate Ashwin (Editor); Elijah Forbes (Contribution by); Rhael McGregor (Contribution by); Maija Ambrose Plamondon (Contribution by); Alice RL (Contribution by); Izzy Roberts (Contribution by); Kel McDonald (Editor); Alina Pete (Editor); Milo Applejohn (Contribution by); Mercedes Acosta (Contribution by); Jordaan Arledge (Contribution by)
Call Number: Graphic Novels - 2nd Floor ; PN6790.N72 W66 2022
ISBN: 9781945820977
Publication Date: 2022
Loup Garrou, trickster rabbits, and spirits with names that can't be spoken--the plains and forests of North America are alive with characters like these, all waiting to meet you in this collection of folklore retold in comics! This fifth volume of the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" anthology series features updated takes on ancient stories from tribes spanning the continent, bursting with bedside tales that are thrilling, chilling, and most of all inspiring.
X-Gender Vol. 1 by Asuka Miyazaki
Call Number: Graphic Novels HQ18.55 .M59 2022 v.1
ISBN: 9781638583998
Publication Date: 2022
Living life and finding love as an X-gender person in Japan. At 33 years old, Asuka Miyazaki realizes that they like women! Asuka, however, is neither a woman nor a man--instead, they're X-gender, (a non-binary identity). Follow Asuka through the pages of this autobiographical manga as they record the ins and outs of their journey to finding love with a woman.