Gay Giant
by Gabriel Ebensperger
PUBLICATION DATE: May 2022
6” X 9”
256 PAGES
TRADE PAPERBACK
ISBN: : 9781951491161
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What People Are Saying
“A light, heartwarming journey through the confusion of growing up queer. This book might just soothe the inner child you've been building walls around for years.” —Adam J. Kurtz, artist and author of You Are Here (For Now)
“A smart, sharply funny, perceptive coming-of-age tale about the meaning of queer identity, loneliness, and accepting who you are. A precious work of art.” —Derek Milman, author of Swipe Right for Murder
“A sweet, beautiful, and gently told story about the experience of growing up queer. I wish something like this existed when I was younger, but I'm glad that it exists for people to find now.” —L. Nichols, author of Flocks
“A precious and funny book about what it's like to be gay and feel like a weirdo. Reminding us that even if we are ostracized by other, we can find joy and emotional stability in learning to love ourselves." —Shelby Criswell, author of Queer As All Get Out
“A hilarious, charming, thoughtful, iridescent, cotton-candy-pink gem of a book. Deeply relatable to anyone who's ever felt like they'll never fit in.” —Sarah Mirk, author of Sex from Scratch and contributing editor at The Nib
“A sweet and funny graphic memoir about growing up gay and finding yourself along the way.” —Melanie Gillman, author of As the Crow Flies and Stage Dreams
Synopsis
A gay giant can’t hide. This charming coming of age and coming to terms with oneself story, shows us what it feels like to grow up queer in a heteronormative society in the 1990s.
Filled with pop-cultural touchstones from Cher to Laurie Anderson, Jurassic Park to My Little Pony, we navigate both the joy and pain of puberty surrounded by ignorance and homophobia, the anxiety of casual hookups, and pressure to be more macho. How do you love yourself if you’ve learned so well to hate yourself? For all of us who’ve ever felt bizarre, damaged, or strange, we are shown that all is full of love, and that true acceptance must come from within yourself.
About the Author
Gabriel Ebensperger is an artist and a writer who lives by the sea in Chile. He works as an illustrator, a graphic designer, and an art director. Gabriel’s work has been featured in several Chilean and international publications. Gay Giant is his debut graphic novel.
