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LUNAR BOY IS NOW AVAILABLE WHEREVER AMERICAN GRAPHIC NOVELS ARE SOLD!!
Let's make history today! A book about a moon boy's journey with diaspora angst, finding a queer family, and figuring out what it means to truly belong, is finally OUT! Not long ago I believed queer Indonesian representation like this couldn't even exist in my life time, but here we are! To celebrate, we got a book cake and nasi tumpeng. Culturally tumpeng is eaten to celebrate life milestones.
If you see Lunar Boy in a bookstore or a library, please take a pic and tag me or send it my way! It's my dream to see my book out there, but I likely won't see my book in my home country. Thank you :')
Absolutely beautiful.
As a QPOC myself I can completely get the looming feeling of being isolated in the places you're supposed to belong in.
Ever since coming to terms with my sexuality I'd felt so conflicted about it. At times it even felt as though I was somehow a disappointment to my people for not continuing their practices and traditions in the way they were originally.
But fuck that.
If you're a person of color who happens to be queer, guess what? You belong! You are just as big a part of culture as anyone else and no one can take that from you! Nothing in this world remains stagnant and the ways in which we feel connected to our culture is no different!
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! This year I wanted to celebrate by showing you what Lunar Boy, our upcoming middle grade graphic novel, means to us as queer Indonesian representation: the thought process behind crafting a sci-fi Indonesian future that embraces queer history.
Pre-order Lunar Boy or add it on goodreads! Support QPOC creators and stories!