Trans Girl Next Door
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Trans Girl Next Door is an autobiographical
transgender woman
. Wu started her webcomic shortly after starting her transition in 2013 in order to express and process her feelings. Trans Girl Next Door covers Wu's transition, her love life, and the more mundane parts of her life. Wu was listed in the Trans 100 in 2015 for her webcomic.
Synopsis
Trans Girl Next Door is a
death of Leelah Alcorn in 2014, Wu wrote about how devastating she found the situation.[2] Regardless, Autostraddle described Trans Girl Next Door as "sugary sweet, almost to the point of being saccharine, but not quite there."[3]
Development
Kylie Wu grew up in
Bustle.com, Wu stated that after she started her transition, she "naturally gravitated towards drawing comics to have a creative outlet to express myself and process all my feelings."[5] After Trans Girl Next Door launched in late 2013, the webcomic has gained a large fanbase and it has been translated in various languages.[2]
In 2014, Wu stated that she was planning to publish a physical release of her webcomic in the form of a comic book and that she would like to create animated shorts as well, though she noted that the latter would use up a large amount of time and that paying rent came first.[4] Wu is financially supported through Patreon.[1]
Impact
In 2015, Kylie Wu was listed in the Trans 100[6] and was listed by Elite Daily as among "prominent millennials making a difference in the transgender community."[7] Trans Girl Next Door was syndicated in SF Weekly in 2016 as part of Transgender Awareness Month.[8]
References
- ^ a b Marie, Tara (2016-06-13). "Surf, Sun, and the California Sea: Should You Be Reading 'TransGirlNextDoor'?". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ MTV.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Mey (2014-08-19). "Drawn to Comics: Meet the "Trans Girl Next Door!"". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ PrideSource. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- Bustle.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- Out.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Isaad, Virginia (2015-05-14). "10 Prominent Millennials Making A Difference In The Transgender Community". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Joseph, Channing (2016-11-03). "Notes From the Intersection: On Trans Lives (and Cartoons!)". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2022-07-04.