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LGBT+ Me – Comics Youth CIC

Comics Youth CIC, L2 2DT

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LGBT+ Me - Comics Youth CIC

Comics Youth was founded in 2015 and is a creative community organisation led by young people, for young people. We aim to empower youth across the Liverpool City Region to flourish from the margins of society: Harnessing their narratives, finding confidence within an inclusive community, and developing the resilience to succeed on their path.

We offer a range of creative services designed to support and amplify the often diminished voices of marginalised young people aged 8 to 25. From zine creation and comic book reading workshops to youth-led publishing hubs and AQA Unit Award Scheme programmes, we believe young people deserve to have their voices discovered, distributed, and elevated.

Comics Youth CIC is excited to launch a brand-new project called ‘LGBT+ Me’, an independent comics label for young people aged 8 to 13, specifically devoted to educating, raising awareness, and tackling the stigma associated with being an LGBTQIA young person today. It aims to educate young people, parents, guardians, and the wider community on how to better support LGBTQIA youth aged 8 to 13 and improve representation within print media.

Our goal is for LGBTQIA young people to work together to develop comic book stories that will be turned into professionally published Comics by our Junior Illustrator and Art Director. It will tackle and shine a light on topics like: