Re: My Mom Had an Abortion– a comic about abortion by teens, for teens! (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Sounds funny.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 09:06:23 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 11:15:58 -0400 (EDT)
 >  > From: PM Press <http://www.pmpress.org/~newsletter>
 >  > 
 >  > A new comic from Shout Your Abortion! Teen author Beezus Murphy chronicles 
 >  > her funny and touching coming-of-age story in this beautifully illustrated 
 >  > short graphic novel. My Mom Had an Abortion is a unique coming-of-age tale 
 >  > told by a self-described dyslexic-asexual-lesbian-feminist teenager and 
 >  > illustrated by body-positive comic artist Tatiana Gill. In this Shout Your 
 >  > Abortion project, we follow our protagonist Beezus B. Murphy as she 
 >  > chronicles her evolving understanding of menstruation, reproduction, and 
 >  > abortion and finds her place in a confusing world. Initially influenced by 
 >  > harmful narratives in pop media such as the “the pregnant teenager” 
 >  > cliche, we watch Beezus’s ideas change as her body changes and as she 
 >  > learns more about the intricacies of her family history and her mom’s own 
 >  > reproductive experiences. She grows from a confused, out-of-place kid into a 
 >  > self-assured, empathetic, and strong-willed activist teen. Sprinkled with 
 >  > pop culture references, hilariously apt descriptions of unwanted body 
 >  > changes and menstruation like the chapter “Blood, Bath, and Beyond,” and 
 >  > instantly understandable revelations of growing-up, this beautifully 
 >  > illustrated short graphic novel crucially fills a cultural gap around 
 >  > complexities of abortion, pop culture, body changes, and finding out where 
 >  > we fit. Your support on this Kickstarter will help us print a full-color 
 >  > initial run of this one-of-a-kind short graphic novel. Books about abortion 
 >  > by teens, for teens are in dismally short supply. With your help, we aim to 
 >  > change that! Learn more, preorder the book, and check out all the rewards. �