We are taught - not born into - the differences between us.
I Knowing Me - a 28-page gender journey autobiography
A firsthand collection of events from my trangender experience, spanning from junior high years to mid-college days.
Available on Simple Goods as a .pdf folder for $5.50. No paypal involved, direct card transaction! (Use the code B&WTRANS for a 50% discount!)
Also available on Storenvy as a quality art book. Preorder ends February 1st, and books will be shipped that very week!
I Knowing Me was a semester-long art project for my comic class, but I also wanted to create something outreaching and long-lasting. Never in my life have I found a trans autobiography that I could relate to. So I decided to make my own. For the sake of myself, and others that might benefit from a more diverse trans visibility.
During the first few months of identifying as trans, I was overwhelmed by the negativity and other people’s presumptions of what it means to be trans. I lacked much of the ‘canonical’ trans experience as popularized by mainstream visibility, so I struggled with the fear that my identity wasn’t legitimate, amongst other worries that bogged up my mind and dragged me down.
That moment when you want to tag an LGBTQA+ post as ‘pride’ but can’t bring yourself to do it because you’ve been feeling anything but proud as of late
You are good at something, stop lying to yourself. You’re good at breaking down comic book plots, cooking ramen perfectly, making your friends happy, knowing the time without looking at a clock, getting the perfect ending at RPG’s, or figuring out the twist ending to movies. Don’t let society tell you your talents are meaningless because they don’t serve an economical purpose. Your talents reflect your interests and passions, and what’s important to you is important.
Debating whether or not I should get one:
Collage project I did at the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year.