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The creators hoped that by raising issues like HIV/AIDS, gay bashing, and domestic violence, it would help start a conversation within the LGBTQ community about the challenges they face.

Due to the success of the comic strip, the characters Doc and Raider were featured in safe sex education campaigns in the late 1980s and 1990s, as well as popping up in several magazines around the world.

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Heartstopper

An LGBTQ webcomic turned graphic novel turn hit-Netflix series – there is no stopping the power of Heartstopper.

The story follows Charlie, a nerdy outcast who falls for dashing rugby player, Nick. She loves dancing and hanging out with her best friend, Tara.

His distinct photorealistic drawing style proved popular with gay men for how risqué and scandalous they were. The issue became so popular that Archie Comics had to do a reprint for the first time in its history – what a serve!

We meet Kevin when he becomes the object of Veronica’s affection.

Gender Queer

Delving into the comic with the knowledge that it has become one of the most banned books of our time, we were expecting quite the scandal.

We couldn’t have been more wrong. In the film adaption, Ethan Green lives with his friend, Charlotte, in an apartment in West Hollywood.

As it grew in popularity, Oseman decided to self-publish the tale into physical copies…and the rest is herstory.

Heartstopper has won praise for not only celebrating gay youth but by representing bisexuality and trans identities in a positive light. It appeared in several LGBTQ publications between 1987 to 2004, including Swerve, Perceptions, and the Washington Blade.

After warding off her advances, they both become fast friends once Kevin comes out.

The creators introduced Kevin as a way of bringing the series “into the 21^st century” and to portray the town of Riverdale as a place that was accepting of everyone.

Kevin had his comic book series that ran for 2 years and 15 issues, exploring his quest to become class president.

He is portrayed by Casey Cott in the bonkers TV series Riverdale.

But rather, a focus on friendship and how important the community is for LGBTQ people. It is decades before Hanao returns to face his past and confront his true feelings for Ryuuji.
Created by Gorou Kanbe, Don’t Call Me Daddy is both heart-warming and heart-wrenching. Total strangers becoming fast friends over their shared love for all things gay.

They are lightweight and don’t require Wi-Fi. And who raised him from the dead?
O Human Star takes a deep dive into the dynamics of a relationship and challenges its readers to question their perception of gender and the need “to fit in”.
This webcomic was lauded at the 2012 Prism Comics Queer Press Grant and was nominated for the Ignatz Outstanding Online Comic award in 2015 as well as a Lambda Literary Award in 2016.
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Dykes to Watch Out For
Hailed as one of the most important representations of lesbianism in pop culture, Dykes to Watch Out Forfollows the lives of a group of friends living in the USA. It originated in the humor newspaper, Funny Times, then went on to be published in several LGBTQ magazines.
Over 25 years, readers watched them grow into maturity, dealing with a string of issues like homophobia, participation in Pride parades, and the evolution of lesbian culture.
Each character is unique, so readers will have at least one person they can relate to.

Wimmen’s Comix
Wimmen’s Comix was an all-female comic anthology that featured a range of stories on love, sex, feminism, and societal beauty standards.
The idea for the collection started in 1970 when the iconic cartoonist Trina Robbins helped put together the first-ever comic book produced solely by women.

They were just written more subtly, using innuendos and suggestive language.
Thankfully, gay themes in comics have become a lot more predominant, to the point where we have comics with fully-fledged queer love stories (we’re looking at you Heartstopper!).
With the progression of LGBTQ rights, as well as the increase of queer characters in film, television, and theatre, it’s only natural that more gay issues would be explored in comic books.
Plus, a lot of gays LOVE comics!

It got so popular that it even appeared in a mainstream publication called Geist.
It follows four characters: Kenneth-Marie and Weed, a lesbian couple who don’t feel the need to put a label on their relationship, and their friends, Puddin' Head and The Straight Chick Upstairs.
Later in the series, Kenneth-Marie and Weed adopt two children together, which brings its own set of exciting new challenges.
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Over the years, they become close friends, which leads to Bitty feeling comfortable with coming out to him, and they eventually start dating. Miro on the Wall is where design discipline meets vulnerability - where pop aesthetics carry emotional weight, and intimacy and desire become visible.

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It appeared in several LGBTQ publications across the US, Canada, and the UK.
In 2015, the creator, Eric Orner, compiled all of the strips into one book, which received rave reviews.

Nevertheless, it was one of the first comics to represent those living with HIV in a sympathetic light.
It isn’t all doom and gloom!