Guest review by Katie Laing A.K Summers in Pregnant Butch provides a realistic, relatable and humorous narrative into her experience of pregnancy as a butch, lesbian woman. The non-fictional graphic novel is the first by A.K Summers, “written in 2005 after the birth of her son” [1]. Written in first person, she challenges themes of societal norms, masculinity and gender roles whilst living in New York in the 1980s. Teek Summers uses comic form to accentuate and visualise the journey and struggles of the common yet underexpressed phenomenon that is queer pregnancy. Teek and her girlfriend Vee experience social pressure, as a result… Read More
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