Our book was banned because it was gay: An illustrated history

Exclusive comic strip for Out Magazine by author Rex Ogle and illustrator Bre Indigo

Recently, a book by author Rex Ogle and artist Bre Indigo (Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy: A modern, graphic retelling of Little Women) was banned from a library in Ruston, Louisiana, because it featured LGBTQ+ characters.

This was a first for the creative team, who had heard about the recent wave of book bans in conservative America but had not yet experienced it themselves. So in response to the ban, they did what they do best: create a story.

Ogle and Indigo published a graphic novella exclusively with Out of about their experiences dealing with and experiencing increasing LGBTQ+ censorship, and the results were eye-opening.

Scroll through to read the exclusive novella. For more work by Ogle, visit RexOgle.com. Follow @thirdrex. For more work by Indigo, visit BreIndigo.com. Follow @breindigo.