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Last week for our Pride Month history series, we looked into the past of the Stonewall Uprising and how it helped launch the queer comics movement into what we have today. Now, we'll take a look at queer manga, LGBTQ+ representation, and now to navigate the space with some core genres and demographics. Navigating queer and LGBTQ+ manga is a bit harder due to the different terminology and the stigma being queer has held in Japan. For this article, we'll also be featuring The Flower That Seems to Truly Dance by Tokyopop from their Love x Love line, and a manga I discovered only recently, NOIR by NOIR.

When compared to the United States or the United Kingdom, Japan has been...

Pride Month is here, and it's time to celebrate love in all its forms. We're here to support our LGBTQ+ creators and spotlight LGBTQ+ comics and manga. In this illustrious collection of six comics, we celebrate Girls' Love. These stories perfectly embody the strength, beauty, and resilience of LGBTQ+ women, offering empowering narratives that inspire and uplift.

Indocilis Alchimia, 36 pages - Published by SK6, (cc/ @KohariAsh)

Looking to be with her platonic love Atenea, Shin joins an Alchemy class without even know what that word means. Now she'll have to go through this difficult class, with a demanding teacher and some very annoying classmates in order to...

February is here and being a month of Love, we're kicking off with one of our newer themes, Girls' Love! Don't be mistaken, though, some of these love-birds are tougher than they look! It's adorable, it's wholesome, it kicks butt too! It's the whole package for today's What's Trending, enjoy!

Talon Hunters, 162 pages - Published by Serpyra, (cc/ @serpyra)

Welcome to Granod: a mystical island where people can turn into dragons! Twins Xem and Quill set out to become Granod's best bounty hunters and, in order to do so they must complete all five Legendary Hunts--the most dangerous challenges known to man! Can they overcome great evils and...