Death Threat: Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee Spotlight
Moderated by Kelly Frazier, Vivek and Ness discussed why they did the book about Vivek’s online death threats for being transgendered and what they hope people get out of it, why they did the book in that particular style, horror and humor, using comics to tell this story, how the book fits in with Vivek’s work in other media, social responsibility when you are part of a marginalized group, the roles of allies, getting “trapped” in your brand/identity and the struggle to break out of it.
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