A Quick & Easy Guide to Coming Out

＂A valuable package, both for young people exploring their own lives as well as anyone wishing to support them.＂ --Booklist

Whether you’re queer, trans, questioning, or anything in between, coming out to the folks in your life can be nerve-racking and stressful. Luckily, writer Kristin Russo (This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids) and cartoonist Ravi Teixeira are here to guide you through the process, no matter where in your journey you are.

From finding supportive resources, navigating awkward conversations, and embracing queer joy and community, this guide explores the twists and turns of coming out as every shade of LGBTQ+, helping you walk the path of sharing the truest you.

Part of the bestselling and critically acclaimed A Quick & Easy Guide series from Oni Press.

Kristin Russo is the author of This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids and currently works with large-scale businesses as a speaker and consultant on topics such as creating equitable and safe(r) workspaces and parenting LGBTQ+ children. She also creates podcasts about ’90s genre shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, has two cats named Sam and Gus, and holds a master’s in gender studies from the CUNY Graduate Center.

Ravi Teixeira is a Cape Verdean American transgender cartoonist. They enjoy telling stories about gay cowboys and gothic romance, and their work has been in such anthologies as Dates 3 (Margins) and Becoming Who We Are(A Wave Blue World). Their work sensitiv reading has been acclaimed, and they’ve also been featured on right-wing websites as a real terror. They live in Canada with their boyfriend, a dog named Sahara, and a cat named Charlie.