“It’s actually a remarkable moment for teaching comics right now. The medium is finally getting the interest it deserves from academia…”… read more

“[…] it’s embarrassing to love something that doesn’t love you back. You don’t want to seem naive, or self-loathing. You don’t want to be a bad lesbian. So I think even acknowledging faith is a very vulnerable act for a queer person. Writing about it is even harder.”… read more

“Many of the wins for migrant undocumented communities have been as a result of undocumented femme/women/gnc leadership. Don’t believe the hype that it was done by cis straight men.”… read more

“I find that the way I define and feel happiness keeps changing. Going through the worst time of my life definitely lowered the bar, which is actually a good thing.”… read more

“Everything I believe in will come out in my books […]”… read more

“It’s interesting to me how much of an ’80s revivalism is going on right now so it definitely is not only me who’s intrigued and inspired [by the era].”… read more

“[…] I’ve lived long enough to know I’m susceptible to acts of evil as well as moments of the purest compassion.”… read more

“I remember in the 90s and even early 00s, the idea was still prevalent in popular culture and the media that gay sex equaled death. When you’re in this religious environment, it complicates it even further.”… read more

“It was very challenging to write this, about such a sensitive subject as sexuality and shame, knowing that it would be read both by a Western audience and an Arab audience. So I kept telling myself: Just tell the truth.”… read more

Writers Gabrielle Bellot and SJ Sindu discuss art vs. activism, marginalized identities, and being labeled a queer author… read more