Kristin Russo is the author of This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids and currently works with large-scale businesses as a speaker and consultant on topics such as creating equitable and safe(r) workspaces and parenting LGBTQ+ children. She also creates podcasts about '90s genre shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, has two cats named Sam and Gus, and holds a master’s in gender studies from the CUNY Graduate Center.

 

Ravi Teixeira is a Cape Verdean American transgender cartoonist living abroad in Canada. Their work has been nominated for the prestigious GLAAD Awards. In 2019, their work was featured in the Prism Award winning DATES anthology, published by Margins. In 2024, Oni Press published their acclaimed graphic novel A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE TO COMING OUT and their work was featured in the BECOMING WHO WE ARE anthology (AWBW), which was recommended by the New York Times. Ravi Teixeira's comics tackles trans and gay sexuality and grief during tough times. They love cowboys, gothic horror, and telling stories about gay sex.