For my next reflection piece on imposter syndrome, I’m cooking up a collaboration with a certain group of #TeamHB6 members… It’s going to take a little longer than usual to complete but I’m very excited to share more details soon!
In the meantime, here’s a magical Pride Penguin to cheer you on! You are valid and deserving of safety, love, and joy. Let’s celebrate our resilience and together continue striving for progress 365.25 days a year.
Image description: Comic illustration of a grey penguin wearing a purple bowler hat with ‘HB6’ printed on the front. The penguin’s belly consists of the progress pride flag designed by Daniel Quasar. The flag includes six horizontal stripes in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple (for the broader 2SLGBTQIAP+ community) intersecting a five-stripe chevron of the colours white, pink, and blue (for transgender folx) and brown and black (for people of colour). Three pink and purple hearts float beside the penguin’s head and a ring of pink sparkles floats around the penguin’s body. The penguin is standing on a roughly heart-shaped ice floe surrounded by blue water. Around the border of the comic are a series of words associated with the pride flag colours and pride month observation: “Diversity. Inclusivity. Life. Healing. Sunlight. Nature. Harmony. Serenity. Spirit. Safety. Love. Joy. Representation. Visibility. Pride.” Below the illustration are the words, “Happy Pride Month!”
Read more about the progress pride flag design here.
Queer comics you may enjoy:
Rock and Riot, by Chelsea Furedi [Website]
GSA, by Sophie Labelle [Tapas]
A great community-based Gender 101 resource:
The Gender Book (free ebook version available) [website]
Other cute/wholesome/slice-of-life comics I follow:
Chibird, by Jacqueline Chen [Tumblr]
Cat’s Café, by Matt Tarpley [Tumblr]
The Pigeon Gazette, by Jane Zei [Website]
Comics by Dre [Tapas]
Wawawiwa, by Andrés J. Colmenares [Tapas]