Dear readers! There has been a surge in newcomers on this page lately, so let me introduce myself again for Pride Month.
I am Sophie, the neurodivergent author of these comics. I'm from Montreal, Quebec, and English is my third language (French is my first, which probably makes everything I say sound more sarcastic, sorry about that - or not). And yes, Labelle is my real, actual last name.
I started this project 11 years ago as a way to give a break to my queer and trans friends at school, who were constantly re-explaining the same stuff ad nauseam, and because of how little representation I was getting as a young trans girl. I soon started to get invitations to talk about my work around the planet, and that's when I decided to quit school to focus entirely on this project!
A lot has happened since, between getting my address posted on 4chan, having my books banned in Texas schools, being stalked 24/7 by an alt-right forum, having British MPs going to the media and calling my comics an affront to civilisation, or having an actual neo-n*zi group storm a library I was speaking at in New Zealand. Thankfully, meeting so many of you has made it worth my while!
That's how, during a speaking tour in the Nordics, I met my Finnish husband, who is also an artist. We now live in the subarctic forest (in an old house that keeps flooding) with our cat and a flock of ducks. We've been busy trying to expand our family through IVF!
As an independent artist, the work that I do is entirely made possible by you! Without your support, I wouldn't be able to turn so many Texan school librarians into smugglers. It's thanks to people who get me a coffee here and there that I'm able to focus on creating art that pisses off as many TERFs as possible (link in the comments if you want to participate). You can also become a patron of this comic, which gets me closer to my dream of one day causing the downfall of civilisation!
I will now be taking your questions, if you have any.
Love you!
xx Sophie Labelle (for real)
