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. They enjoy telling stories about gay cowboys and gothic romance, and their work has been in such anthologies as Dates 3 (Margins) and Becoming Who We Are (A Wave Blue World). Their work sensitiv reading has been acclaimed, and they've also been featured on right-wing websites as a real terror. They live in Canada with their boyfriend, a dog named Sahara, and a cat named Charlie.
"""Coming out is not necessarily quick or easy, which this reference manual is honest about from Page 1. But Kristin Russo, the writer, and Ravi Teixeira, the illustrator, who appear as characters, narrators and guides, explain what one can expect and give advice on coping.""-- ""The New York Times"""