The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend is My Girlfriend: Advice on Queer Dating, Love, and Friendship

Court’s empathetic and practical lesbian-focused queer relationship guide, illustrated by indie comics darling Wroten (Cannonball) began life as a series of self-published zines. This expanded package includes wide-ranging questions on crushes, first dates, long-distance relationships, open relationships, sexual compatibility, jealousy, breakups, friendship, community, coming out, dealing with conflict, and other challenging situations. For example: when to disclose a chronic condition on a date? Court responds, “You’re worried that your endometriosis will scare away potential partners, but what’s the point of being queer if you’re still stuck with the same rigid, unimaginative blueprints for what sex looks like?” Court invites in guest contributors who handle specialized concerns, such as those touching on disability, as well as trans and nonbinary identities. Wroten’s wonderfully whimsical illustrations enliven each scenario with a loose, energetic line and limited color palette that lends the page a Risograph print style. It’s always easier to give advice than to take it, but heartsick or confused daters may find exactly the support they need in this compassionate volume. Agent: Edward Maxwell, SJGA. (May)