Many of the experiences recounted between the covers will be familiar to queer readers across generations. A parade of pop cultural icons (Cher, Alanis Morisette, Sandra Oh and Eileen Grey from Grey’s Anatomy) and other references (Grease, My Little Pony, Jem & The Holograms for example) are woven throughout as we tag along on Ebensperger’s journey from pre-school to his youth and his adult life.
Drawn in bold strokes and bright shades of fuschia and pinks contrasted here and there with shades of gray, the appearance of a snarky Frida Kahlo (tagged with “Not copied from Google”) juxtaposed with the above quote of hers about the value of laughter alerted me of the goodness to follow.Īt the heart of Gay Giant is an existential question central to queer people: Have you ever had the feeling that even if you wanted to you’d never blend in? Ebensperger answers it with unwavering irreverance, charm, humor, thoughtfulness, and compassion. Gay Giant is the title of Chilean artist Gabriel Ebensperger’s graphic memoir about growing up gay and finding his own place in life largely surrounded by a heteronormative and often macho culture. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Click here for other contests to enter.Nothing is worth more than laughter. This contest expired on Tuesday, Jul 05, 2022. His work has been featured in several Chilean and international publications. He works as an illustrator, a graphic designer, and an art director. Gabriel Ebensperger is an artist and a writer who lives by the sea in Chile. The author, along the way to becoming an adult, realizes that the scrutiny of the world never ends, and that true acceptance must come from within yourself.
The vibrant bright pink pages of Gay Giant paint a picture of what it was like to grow up being gay in the '90s.
In this colorful and endearing story, Gabriel Ebensperger shares with us his struggles with his own inadequacy, his feelings of guilt, and above all, his fear that his "difference" will be discovered.
Enter to win Gay Giant graphic novel! To enter the contest, fill out the form below between Tuesday, June 14, and Tuesday, July 5.
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