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Tell Me More!

Last YD&Q episode of the year! It's a cute little minisode that took a surprising amount of time to finish. It's been a while since we've had a proper interaction between Pearl and Faith so I figured we'd stop by on this cute little bonding moment through Pearl's fandom side.

One of the goals I've always had for Young, Dumb & Queer is for the comic to be a comfort for queer people, whether they're still figuring things out or have been out for years. Even as we've made progress throughout the years, our rights are still constantly in jeopardy and our basic humanity is questioned for diverting from the heteronormative structure we've lived under for centuries. This month has been an awful reminder that we can never be truly safe from our oppressors. It's hard not to feel hopeless as we see Donald Trump once again elected as president of the United States, and all the Democratic party can do is shrug their shoulders and shake hands with fascists, on top of being complicit in the genocide occurring in Palestine. These are going to be a difficult and trying four years, but I'm not going to back down from being myself and expressing my queer art. What has kept me living this long has been the communities and solidarity I found with other people who are willing to show up and be there for someone, however they can. Even when things are bleak, we have people to fall back on. They'll fight for us as much as we fight for them. Young, Dumb & Queer is about those people. The ones who encourage us to keep going, even at the worst of times. I hope you do the same for your own communities.

We'll see you next year for more Young, Dumb & Queer. We're not going anywhere.

With love, Al

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Happy Halloween! (BONUS)

A bonus episode to the Halloween episode of Young, Dumb & Queer! One last update to this episode that somehow lasted three years haha. You saw this bonus ending early if you bought Happy Halloween on print at SPX this year! If not, here you go! Just a silly little way to end the episode haha. Got one more minisode to post before the year ends. See you then!

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day 3: defendant 🐋

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Once again I have posted on the wrong account 😭 Ah well. New YD&Q if you haven’t seen it yet!

Mirror

A one-shot episode for Non-Binary Visibility Day! While Pearl has never been a full-on reflection of me as a person, I do end up exploring a lot of my own complicated feelings of my gender identity through them. Clothing in particular has always been an odd spot for me that I have a lot of passion for, but also a lot of discomfort with as fashion is very gendered in ways that I wish it wasn't. Something as simple as wearing a t-shirt and jeans will still get me clocked as a male and if I was born a woman, I’d probably experience the same thing. The important thing about non-binary expression is that there’s no one way to do it. It can take many forms, whether it plays into gender stereotypes or not. But then again, being comfortable with whatever form you choose can be an adjustment in it of itself. 

Anyway, I plan to do more one-shots like these in the future, so I hope you like this style as much as the longer storylines!

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"Hate My Ex" (4/4)

Thanks for reading! More YD&Q coming very soon :)

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"Hate My Ex" (3/4)

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"Hate My Ex" (2/4)

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i miss this old man.. hope he's having fun

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Hate My Ex (1/4)

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We're back! The next episode of Young, Dumb & Queer, "Hate My Ex", begins tomorrow! It's a shorter comic revolving around Leslie and Tyler, but it's a fun one! Stay tuned every Friday, 1:00PM Mountain Time to see the story unfold!

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"Happy Halloween!"

Hi everyone! So funny story, when posting these comics to other platforms, this one kinda sorta slipped my mind. Obviously, Halloween is over, but who says you can't extend spooky season just a little longer while everyone else jumps straight into Christmas?

This is a follow-up to my Halloween comic last year, one I made on a whim and didn't initially think about expanding upon until much later. I'm really happy with how this one came out, so I hope you enjoy this belated, but no-less heartwarming little Halloween comic!

Young, Dumb & Queer will return next year!

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"Date Night" (12/12)

Thanks for reading!

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"Date Night" (11/12)

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"Date Night" (10/12)

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"Date Night" (9/12)

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Hi everyone! Today’s YD&Q will unfortunately be delayed til tomorrow cuz I’m on vacation. However, you can still read it on Webtoons if you’re impatient!

https://webtoons.com/en/challenge/young-dumb-and-queer/date-night-912/viewer?title_no=466519&episode_no=63…

Other than that, see you tomorrow!

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"Date Night" (8/12)