I got this book in advance of it's August release date because I am one of the contributors :) It's a wonderful collection of short pieces, most previously published on The Nib, a few of which were commissioned new for this volume. I had read probably half of them or so in the past, but the ones that stood out on this pass included Hazel Newlevant's "Queer Uprisings Before Stonewall"; "Queerness has always been part of life in the middle east" by an anonymous author; "Decolonizing Queerness in t...

Actually 2.5/5 BUT HEAR ME OUTBe Gay, Do Comics is a collection of stories about queer experiences from queer authors/artists, ranging from covering history to everyday situations. There's a nice balance in this in terms of both art styles and storytelling, so readers are bound to find at least one comic they enjoy. I didn't have any complaints with the content of this book, and I settled on a 3/5 because like all anthology collections there were some comics I enjoyed more than others.Now, I rea...

(c/p from my review on TheStoryGraph) It's hard to rate an anthology. I loved most of these but a few didn't hit with me. I think it's great to see these works collected because this is the kind of thing I would have loved to have had when I was a child growing up queer and reading comics. For the most reason I really enjoyed reading this. It also made me cry a few times SO THERE IS THATTW for this book include: homophobia, transphobia, racism

I really enjoyed this. 40 LGBTQIA writers and artists telling the whole rainbow of stories, their own and others. Many of them are straightforward testimonies, but not all. Great art and presentation. I was sad there was only one intersex story in the whole collection. #netgalley #begaydocomics

Humorous, painful, fascinating. This anthology covers a lot of ground, coming around most frequently to gender identity, especially in the autobiographical pieces. But there are histories of the Lavender Scare, Pride flag, and queer uprisings; biographies of Gad Beck, Tove Jansson, and Baron von Steuben; and oodles more about haircuts, birth control, Log Cabin Republicans, and Jussie Smollett.Stories range from one to ten pages in length, with around 40 writers/artists contributing. Unlike a lot...

Despite the fact that it took me way too long to finish this, it was a really enjoyable, inclusive collection of comics. I appreciated how immensely inclusive it was, covering topics all over the queer spectrum as well as discussing how many individuals are marginalized beyond their queerness (race, body presentations, place of birth, and much more), and there's such a vastness of creators involved that each piece feels genuinely unique. I strongly recommend this for anyone who enjoys queer nonf...

Be Gay, Do Comics is an anthology with more than 30 contributors, all discussing some aspect of queer life. This was a refreshingly diverse and thought-provoking collection. Most anthologies in this vein that I've read have played it pretty safe: they've usually been very white, and mostly focused on gay cis men, with the overarching message being one of acceptance. Be Gay, Do Comics covers a wide range of topics from a lot of different voices, including many artists of color and trans artists,

Short nonfictional comics about QUILTBAG+ topics: personal narratives, educational strips, etc. I read them with interest, even though I'd already been familiar with a bunch of these from back when they'd been posted online. I personally found the comics which focused on non-Western countries the most interesting, and would have loved an entire volume on that topic, not just a handful of pieces. Maybe a next one?It was a bit sad that with all the excellent personal narratives, there was only one...

Do it. 'Nuff said.

I loved this! Fun styles, amazing stories, and great representation, of course. My only complaints are some stories being too text-heavy, along with a lot of the stories having very small text, making it really hard to understand. I’d recommend to any queer person who loves graphic novels!

I expected some funny gay cartoons. I found a wide range of political, personal, historical, and smart comics that are diverse in every way: in style, portrayed identities and queer topics. I learned a lot - and had fun.

An awesome compendium of comics first published on The Nib. Featuring quite a few friends, so I'm a bit biased, admittedly, but the stories here are varied both in style and content, ranging from intricately detailed art to more abstract representations with appropriately colorful backgrounds. Just reviewing how the different artists approach their panel structure is enough to make this a great collection, but when you add stories of historical queer figures mixed with extremely personal life ex...

I liked this book for a lot of reasons. All the comics are in regular panels and are understandable; no avant-garde splotches of color where you can't tell what's going on. Each piece tells a story, and each story is nicely queer. It brings together a lot of queer and talented comic writers. There's plenty of content from/about trans and nonconforming people. All in all, it's pretty transgressive. It also has a lot of history, which I find worthwhile but sometimes boring (that's on me, not the c...

I love how queer this anthology is: lots of trans content, discussion of community and politics, history, memoir, body image-- really a great range of topics and creators. The colors are gorgeous throughout.My only complaint is that in some of the comics, the text is very small and difficult to read.Content notes: some images of needles. Discussion of anti-queer oppression.

I really enjoyed this comics collection. It was a nice mix of fiction and nonfiction, and I learned a lot about queer journies and queer history. An entertaining and informative read!

Honestly, this was 50% a salt read, and 50% it looked pretty cool, and so I actually wanted to read it. They beat out Dates! (and a few others) for the Ignatz Award, and so I was mildly salty about it since I was a Dates! contributor 😒 However, I can say that, after having read it, Be Gay, Do Comics definitely deserved their award! This was a fun anthology that brought together a bunch of amazing artists and writers to create an impactful statement about what it means to exist as a queer person

Fun collection of short, mostly nonfiction comics about various aspects of queer identity. All previously published by The Nib.Wide variety of styles and approaches. Mostly full color.The one I put a stickie note in was Alison Wilgus' "I Came Out Late in Life and That's Okay." Part of me was wishing there was some kind of taxonomy of the comics. I couldn't suss any kind of organization scheme. But maybe that's my librarian talking. :) It also does the (common) thing where there are Contributor

Really fun and insightful! Learned a lot, and am happy to learn that "Be gay, do crime" was created by queer prisoners.