There’s No Such Thing As ‘Trans Enough’ – And Here’s Why

June 1, 2015 / Ronnie Ritchie

If someone comes out to you as trans, your job is to affirm and validate – not argue. Otherwise, you look like this.

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Ronnie Rene Ritchie is a Contributing Comic Artist for Everyday Feminism, an illustrator, and storyteller working out of Peterborough, Ontario. Since graduating from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon with a BFA in Illustration, Ronnie has had work featured in galleries and sex shops across North America, and their autobiographical webcomic, GQutie, has seen its popularity soar online. Learn more about GQutie, Ronnie’s illustration, or follow them on Twitter @ronithebear.

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