Gaybortion! F.A.Q.

1. What the shit is this?
A. It’s Gaybortion! My hastily-drawn and utterly silly web comic.

2. Do you make them yourself?
A. No. I draw upon the collective memory and experiences of countless artists, writers, and ordinary folks throughout history. There’s no such thing as individual ownership of art. (In other words, yes. That’s why it says, "by missnegativity" at the top.)

3. What does Gaybortion! mean?
A. It’s a word engineered and produced especially to drive conservatives batshit by cleverly combining two words, "gay" and "abortion," both of which seem to have a triggering effect on the progressively-challenged. The exclamation point really drives it home. On that note, try saying, "Ward Shiavo" to conservatives and see what effect it has. I've never tried, so I don't know.

4. How did this madness start?
A. Some time ago nostalgia_lj posted a variation of a meme in which the idea was to take two or more user interests and combine them into a craptastic drawing, preferably using PaintShop Pro. People seemed to dig my responses. I then posted a poll about whether this should be an ongoing thing, and the response was an overwhelming yes. The first strip to actually be called Gaybortion! was "Fur Coat."

5. Do you actually do them in PaintShop Pro?
A. Fuck, no. I don’t even think they have that for Macs. I draw them in Photoshop.

6. Why do they look so shitty?
A. Refer to question 4. It's intentional. Here’s a link to my serious art for those of you who don’t have a sense of humour.

7. Did someone actually ask question 6?
A. Yes. I even still talk to him.

8. Is everything that happens in Gaybortion! real?
A. Short answer: Yes. More truthful answer: More or less. I take the same amount of artistic license that I do with my LJ posts, which means that quotes aren't word for word, people sometimes get combined or don’t look like they do in real life (Hint: Only one of my friends is actually a stick figure), and I tend to have much better hair. Also, my cat doesn’t talk. Sorry about that.

9. Can I link to your posts?
A. Please do.

10. Can I syndicate it?
A. Yes.

11. Can I take the image and put my name on it instead of yours?
A. No. Why would you want to, anyway?

12. Why is your hair a different colour in every strip?
A. Because I keep dyeing it.

13. Where can I find more Gaybortion!?
A. Look, I archived them all!

14. Eep! This one’s locked!
A. If you can’t read it, it's because you're not on my friends list. Either add me, or believe me when I say that you're not missing much. The locked ones are depressing and unfunny, and have to do with events in my life that might be triggering if a member of my family stumbled upon my LJ. The good ones are all public entries.

15. OMG! I’m so offended by [blah blah blah]!
A. Yeah, that’s kind of the idea.

16. Why do you hate the culture of life?
A. It gets really smelly if you let it sit for too long.