BECOMING WHO WE ARE: REAL STORIES ABOUT GROWING UP TRANS is a nonfiction comics anthology that features a 13-page comic written by Sammy Lisel and illustrated and colored by Cynthia.

​The anthology is a 2024 GLAAD Media Award winner for Outstanding Graphic Novel/Anthology!

Description: 
In a collection of stories from across the spectrum of real-life experience, nine members of the trans community share their inspirational childhood stories.

These are tales of questioning, affirming, transitioning, and growing up; courageous, gripping accounts from musicians, actors, teachers, scientists, forest rangers, and activists of how they overcame their unique challenges to become who they truly are.

Available via:
A Wave Blue World
Bookshop.org
Books A Million
Barnes & Noble

See a preview of the first 6 pages below, featuring the story of Sam Long, a Chinese-American-Canadian scientist and educator: