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‘Kate or Die’ and ‘Gooch’ – Bisexual Comics Fight LGBT Stereotypes

Two noteworthy female comic book artists, Kate Lethe and Tara Mavery, use their medium to question and challenge the preconceived notions surrounding bisexuality.

 ‘Kate or Die’ and ‘Gooch’ – Bisexual Comics Fight LGBT Stereotypes

A recent profile of alternative LGBT comic book creators of note on Advocate.com included two noteworthy female artists, Kate Lethe and Tara Mavery. Both women use their medium to question and challenge the preconceived notions, both in straight culture and LGBT communities, surrounding bisexuality.

Lethe, the artist behind Kate or Die tackles sexual fluidity in cartoon form in her much-needed Bisexuality Series — including the myths about monogamy and, well, existence.


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Meanwhile, Tara Mavery, the bisexual trans artist behind Dirtheads, has a spin-off worthy of note: Gooch. Mavery, who is on the steering committee of the Los Angeles Bi Task Force, created Gooch for the group last year, but the fan base became wider than expected.

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Read the original article on Advocate.com

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