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A review by ali1311
Be Gay, Do Comics by Matt Bors, Sarah Mirk, Eleri Harris
5.0
I looooved this book! I have pretty much no experience with comics, but this book seemed so fun and engaging when I saw it in the store, so I bought it anyways--and I'm so glad I did! It was not only full of great art and stories, but is one of the most intersectional reads I've ever found. The contribution of so many different queer voices--not centering upon American, white, male, or even just gay identities was a real breath of fresh air. It provided so many perspectives I was unfamiliar with and told such personal stories through great art and storytelling. This book was a great reminder that the term queer is perhaps more diverse than we can each conceptualize on our own, and, oftentimes fun and funny! So much queer content centers upon the trials and difficulties, and although this compilation of stories was not just sunshine and rainbows, it did a good job of balancing queer realities and tragedy with queer joy, silliness, and even just everyday irritants. It was also very digestible to read, but does require a bit of background in LGBTQIA+ terminology and concepts (though nothing a quick Google can't fix). Recommending this to anyone and everyone!