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Queer and How We Got Here

A (Personal) History

Contributors

By Hazel Newlevant

Formats and Prices

On Sale
May 12, 2026
Page Count
352 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Ink
ISBN-13
9780316274227

Price

$18.99

Price

$24.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $18.99 $24.99 CAD
  2. Hardcover $25.99 $34.99 CAD

When Hazel was twelve years old, they came out as bisexual to their parents. At the time, they couldn’t have imagined who they are today: a nonbinary, transmasculine person in a loving queer relationship.

In seeking to understand their own history, Hazel takes readers on a parallel journey through queer history—from the origins of Western concepts of sexual orientation, to the synthesis of hormones, to the evolution of trans health care. They unpack the economic underpinnings of gender roles. They dive into the origins behind our concept of “coming out,” the history of “female husbands,” neopronouns, and the emergence of drag kings.
 
As Hazel grows and changes, so does their understanding of those who came before them, and the interweaving of both narratives gives the reader a powerful entryway into not just Hazel’s journey of self-actualization, but the queer community at large.

Hazel Newlevant

About the Author

Hazel Newlevant is a Portland-raised, Brooklyn-based cartoonist. Their other comics include the graphic novellas If This Be Sin and Sugar Town, and the graphic novel No Ivy League. They also (co)edited the comics anthologies Chainmail BikiniComics for ChoicePuerto Rico Strong, and Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans. Hazel’s work as a cartoonist and editor has been honored with the Ignatz Award, the Eisner Award, and the GLAAD Media Award.

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