Your Favorite (for me to discover)
What’s your favorite queer*/LGBTQ* book/novel/graphic novel/comic/film?
What would you recommend that I check out/read/watch this Holiday break?
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LGBTQ* History You Might Have Missed
Trans* Religious History 101
(Catharina Margaretha) Linck - FTM Transgender Person, executed for sodomy in Prussia in 1721
Above Graphics from Words Without Borders
A selection of art from the biography of Catharina Margaretha Linck
by Elke R. Steiner
Translated by Edna McCown
*Note:
At this time the KNOWhomo team is digging deeper into the story of Linck. There have been too many opposing stories to share any accurate information at this time. We wanted to share the graphics above and start a conversation about how we research and compile information for our posts. If you have more information on Linck, please pass it our way.
Keep On, Keeping On!
-Rebecca
LGBTQ* Comic Artists You May Be Interested In
Erika Moen - artist/writer
Some of Erika’s illustrations/dialogue is NSFW. Please be advised. Also, some of Tumblr has been really harsh about Erika’s marriage to a cisman and her views of queer politics. If you would like to hear some responses to Erika’s work within the comic industry and her feelings about sexuality as it evolves, I highly recommend watching her visit to Yale video below.
Some of Erika’s Work:
LGBTQ* Tumblrs You Should KNOW
Adventures In Gay follows at mid-twenty something as he comes out, while living in NYC and working towards a career in animation.
*Please note:
Some of the comics are NSFW
LGBTQ* Graphic Novels to Keep on Your Radar
(AKA, LGBTQ* graphic novels the KNOWhomo team is currently reading)
TRANSPOSES by Dylan Edwards
“Transposes will teach you something about what it means to have a body and to feel desire. About what it means, in short, to be human.” - Alison Bechdel From the foreword by the New York Times bestselling author of FUN HOME and ARE YOU MY MOTHER
TRANSPOSES separates gender from sexuality and illustrates six fascinating true stories of transgender men who also happen to be queer. The result is a laugh-out-loud, funny, heartbreaking, challenging, inventive, informative, and invites the reader to explore what truly makes a man a man.
Interested? Read some of the first pages HERE.
Note from Rebecca:
I ordered TRANSPOSES after running into it time and time again online. (I am an avid comic book and graphic novel reader.) I ordered it from NORTHWEST PRESS and had it in my hands within 2-3 days (at regular shipping price). If you are unfamiliar with NORTHWEST PRESS and enjoy queer graphic expression and fiction, I highly recommend spending some time on their site.
*LGBTQ Comics To Watch For
(following from Buzzfeed LGBT)
Archie comics wrote an awesome George Takei biography and disguised it as Kevin Keller #6. Buzzfeed got an exclusive advanced sneak peek of the issue. More celebrities should write their life story in comic book form!
After a long tease, Sulu is finally making his Riverdale debut. Kevin and Jughead go to the local convention to help Kevin meet his idol, unaware Mr. Takei is in Riverdale just to meet the blonde teen. What follows is a comedy of errors.
And, if you happen to live in New York, Mr. Takei is going to be at Midtown Comics on December 5th [today!] to sign copies!
LGBTQ* Deviant Artist You Should Know
creator of The Traveling Twinks! and (one panel of) Leaping Lesbians! - Your Illustrated Gay/Lesbian Homo Historians
LGBTQ* Authors, Illustrators, and Writers You Should Know
(following text and above photo from Out 100’s list)
Out100: Alison Bechdel
11.1.2012
BY OUT.COM EDITORS
Photography by M. Sharkey
While many know Bechdel for her stripDykes to Watch Out For, the cartoonist has turned to autobiographical territory in her latest projects and received even more mainstream attention in the process. Following her 2006 graphic memoir, Fun Home, about her father, this year she published Are You My Mother? Subtitled A Comic Drama, it weaves in psychoanalysis to interpret dreams and Bechdel’s relationship with her mom.
Photographed at Sun Studios in New York City on October 1, 2012
LGBTQ* Random Facts About
Thems & Characters in Comics and Graphic Novels
(Graphic and Info from Tres Sugar)
Did You Know?
The Comics Code Authority (CCA) censored and removed all LGBT themes in comics until 1989?
DC Comics released a statement in the 1950s announcing that Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson (Robin) were NOT homosexuals after numerous complaints and speculation?
In 1966, after Smurfette was introduced to The Smurfs franchise, rumors spread that her creation was to settle debate about the Smurfs being a village of gay characters?
Gay Comix (shown above) was a semi-autobiographical comic published from 1980-1998 featuring queer* artists and writers?
DC reintroduced Kate Kane (Batwoman), as a Jewish lesbian, in 2006?
In 1993, Lynn Jonston received hate mail and death threats after her character Lawrence Poirier came out in her comic strip For Better or For Worse? She went on to win a Pulitzer Prize that year.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (photo above) comics featured the lesbian relationships of Willow, Tara and Kennedy. The comics also featured same-sex sexual experiences of their leading lady, Buffy. After her one-night stand (which occurred twice), writers called Buffy’s actions experimentation, not coming out.
Northstar married longtime partner Kyle in Astonishing X-Men #51 in 2012. (pictured above)
Reading Between The Lines
KNOWhomo Question of the Week:
Your favorite book/comic/graphic novel/short story with a LGBTQ* character?
Favorite LGBTQ* novel?
**Remember: You can check the comments for recommendations for future reading. You can also check in with the KNOWhomo hashtags #Book(s) and #Comic(s)/Graphic Novels
LBGTQ* Comic/Graphic Arists You Should Know
Intro comic from Alison Bechdel’s The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For
LGBTQ* Comics and Graphic Artists You Should Know
Tim Barela’s Leonard and Larry
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