#queerlikeme

[vriskamcelroy]

Comics should be #queerlikeme because queer PoC need more representation, and there is no medium more badass and well-suited for it.

[la-biblioteca-verde]

Queer representation in comics is important, and absolutely necessary, because society needs to be shown that queer people can absolutely save the world too. 

[smashsurvey-blog]

The #queerlikeme talk is getting all flavors of awesome over at @queercomics (with a big thanks to gailsimone). Join the conversation, and show everyone that queer readers are present and accounted for and very, very cool. Learn how you can win free comics through chatting with us over here.

[extremelyheteronormativepants]

The sign reads: "Because popular imaginaries shape the conceivable, it sure would be nice if comics could be a bit more #queerlikeme, and maybe less about pleasing the straight male gaze." The issue of representation in popular media is near and dear to me. Especially lacking, in my view, are representations of queer normalcy, or non-heteronormative characters which can't be hastily summarized by their sexuality. Gay marriages in comics are fine and all, but how about moving the focus to LGBTQ2S characters doing regular comic-book things, like repelling alien invasions? Ellis did it well in Stormwatch/The Authority, in which Midnighter and Apollo were major players whose sexuality was not used as a shortcut to character development. And that was in the 1990s! Two decades ago! So: LGBTQ2S characters? Yes please. Clichés? No thank you.

[queercomicsblog]

Heads up, Friends and Foes!

If you've got questions about #Queerlikeme (or comics in general, whatever floats your boat), our inbox is open. You can also find a bunch of new recommendations for print and web comics on our favorites page; we're always taking suggestions.

[messyfemme]

im a queer superhero and this is my sidekick

[queercomicsblog]

I am bisexual, bigender and feminine, and I read comic books. Gimme comic book characters who are #queerlikeme.