Over the years, I've gotten messages from creators, parents, and educators alike asking for advice, guidance, and tips around my work making queer stuff for kids and LGBTQ+ education. I can't post it publicly because I'd like to actually make it one day (soon?) but I've put it on the QKS Patreon if you're curious. I wrote the first episode of the fifth season that never was. I've wondered for a long time about bringing the series back to life and into the *present moment*. I'm seeing that day is much further away than I had originally imagined.Īs I've reflected on the webseries with new perspective over this last year, I found some inspiration. The bittersweetness here is that, when I started QKS, I hoped that it would one day become irrelevant. The community around the series grew and expanded as the series only became more and more relevant. I'm amazed that the QKS audience didn't dwindle and disappear when I ended the show. I feel held by those in my life who are in my circles, on my team, and in my community.
But I feel so much stronger this time-around. It's still something I'm unraveling.Īs I prep for book launch, I'm bracing myself for another wave of hate aimed my way. I haven't spoken about this publicly, but last year my therapist diagnosed me with PTSD due to the years of online harassment I've faced. The online harassment was overwhelming and horrific and I had little to no support or resources to deal with it at the time. I made the hard decision to end the webseries in 2019 because I simply couldn't take it anymore. The last seven years have been far from easy. I've written and consulted for mainstream pre-k TV, I've sold and written two WHOLE-ASS books, I've performed across the country at hundreds of schools, libraries, and orgs, I've met and worked with incredible people in my field many of whom I got to admire before calling friend.īut I'm not going to sugarcoat it. The last seven years have been an absolute ride and I owe it all to QKS.
I made QKS because it's what I wished I'd had when I was a confused queer and trans kid navigating a cisheteronormative world. Wowie today marks Queer Kid Stuff's SEVENTH birthday! I almost can't believe it.
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