Category Archives: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues

Cartoon: If Not Now, Then Never

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Ampersand

There’s a timelapse video of this cartoon being drawn. And for the first time, the video includes Frank Young’s coloring process! (Previous timelapse videos have only been of cartoons I colored myself). This cartoon was directly inspired by a column by … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Tragicomic Compromise

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon was written by Rachel Swirsky, the much-awarded science fiction writer who also collaborates with me writing the scripts to the Wings of Fire graphic novels. This, by the way, is the second Shakespeare-themed cartoon Rachel and I have done together; … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: They Walk Among Us

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon was cartooned by Becky Hawkins. One oddity about the internet age is that there are famous people with tremendous audiences who most of us haven’t even heard of. Chaya Raichik, also know as Libs of Tik Tok, is like that. … Continue reading →

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Ohio Passes School and College Trans Bathroom Ban

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Ampersand

My alma mater Oberlin, and all schools and colleges in Ohio (private schools and colleges included) is going to be forced to ban trans students from using bathrooms aligned with their gender. The Ohio legislature just passed House Bill 183, … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Transphobes Are The Real Victims

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Ampersand

Once again, there’s a timelapse drawing video! Go watch me change my mind again… and again… and again! Sometimes, the drawing of a comic is just stuck in a low gear. This one, for example, took FOREVER to draw. I’m … Continue reading →

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Comic: New Solutions To The Trolley Car Problem

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: I had way too much fun with the details in this cartoon! In panel 4, the script said: Nearby, either on the ground or on the other end of the … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Gender Affirmation Isn’t Just For Trans People

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Ampersand

Note: This one got revised a lot after I first posted it. If you’re curious, you can see the first version here. It’s unusual for me to do a single-panel cartoon, and when I first wrote this cartoon it was … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: The Celestial Politics of Trans Bans

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon is a collaboration with Becky Hawkins. And Becky wrote the text for this Patreon post, too! Take it away, Becky! This script seemed like a natural fit for me since I’ve been doing autobio comics with a shoulder … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: “Sex Is Real” Is A Euphemism

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon was drawn by my frequent collaborator Nadine Scholtes. The video blogger Natalie Wynn, also known as “Contrapoints,” years ago made an observation that’s stuck with me. “Sex is real” is a euphemism designed to present… transphobia as a … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: HOMOPHOBIC WOKE PARENTS ARE TURNING GAY KIDS TRANS!

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Ampersand

This cartoon is drawn by Becky Hawkins – back on the set of The JAQ Off, which she created, and which may be the only purposely repeating setting in Leftycartoons. (Not counting repeating settings like “Barry is drawing characters walking … Continue reading →

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