{"id":18223,"date":"2026-06-02T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpl.ca\/?p=18223"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:08:33","slug":"queer-graphic-novels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wpl.ca\/?p=18223","title":{"rendered":"Queer and How We Got Here: 2SLGBTQIA+ Graphic Novels for Pride Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Header art by Hazel Newlevant<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pride Month is\u00a0a great time\u00a0to explore books created by and featuring characters from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.\u00a0It is also\u00a0a great time\u00a0to learn about queer history and support authors and artists sharing their stories!\u00a0Graphic novels and comics provide diverse visual representations of\u00a02SLGBTQIA+\u00a0characters and experiences.\u00a0They are a fun, engaging way for readers of all ages to learn\u00a0about new topics and see themselves represented in the stories they are reading.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are some great non-fiction graphic novels highlighting the experiences, resistance, and resilience of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Header art by Hazel Newlevant Pride Month is\u00a0a great time\u00a0to explore books created by and featuring characters from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.\u00a0It...","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":18224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[183,182],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-watch-list","category-review"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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