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“ caption: my dad and I both grew up in the same small pennsylvania town. and he was gay, and I was gay. and he killed himself. and I became a lesbian cartoonist. ”

“ I’ve been reading common sense by thomas paine. so men say that I’m intense or I’m insane. you want a revolution I want a revelation. so listen to my declaration.  we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.  and when I meet thomas jefferson,  imma compell him to include women in the sequel.  work! ”

“ it’s the most beautiful gown in all the land ! ”

“ I never even knew a world was waiting.  somehow something awful made that world appear,  and maybe this sounds crazy,  but I'm happy that it happened.  happy that I came.  happy that I'm here. ”

“ anyway, I wasn’t fallin’ for it, but finally I’m invited back to the mayor of appleton’s house. that sounds fancy - but it’s not. ”

“ I think the thing I struggled with is not knowing if I had a place within the industry because I am such a specific ethnicity that there really is nothing. I mean there’s nothing written for me. but I’m able to play these traditionally caucasian roles, so it’s just waiting for someone to take that chance and thankfully creative teams are starting to do it and give women of color a chance to portray these gorgeous characters. ”