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09/20/2023

Before we part, we asked members of Team Lily past and present to share fond memories and heartfelt farewells. From all of us: Thank you for reading 🖤

09/20/2023

For six years, it’s been our pleasure to share and discuss essential stories about gender and identity with you on Instagram. Every day, we’ve sought to curate a space that not only examined the most consequential events shaping our lives but also elevated your voices. We handpicked stories that would inform, captivate and surprise you — and along the way, we hope we’ve sprinkled a little joy in your daily scroll.

We’re so proud of what we have accomplished with your support: An award-winning documentary, nearly 500 published comics and dozens of book readings together. More recently, one of our former team members, Caroline Kitchener, won a Pulitzer Prize for her abortion reporting — stories that were always a priority for The Lily and its readers.

As the team takes on new roles at The Washington Post, this Instagram account will no longer be active, but our page will remain available as a treasured archive you can access if you ever long to revisit our work. Whether you want to peruse staff recs in our “3 Questions” series or be enlightened and inspired by one of our weekly comics, they’re all tucked in here for you.

Don’t worry: Our comics will have a new home. @‌washingtonpost will feature comics that touch on the same personal, funny and meaningful topics you’ve loved for six years. You’ll also find more reported, news and investigative comics there and on @‌postclimate (led by former Lily staffer Hannah.)

Until then, we hope you’ll support some of our team members — Anne, Janay, Samantha and María — who will still be dedicated to gender and identity reporting for the Style section at The Post. You can find their work at @‌poststyle, which will also include coverage of fashion, culture and entertainment. Thank you for helping us build a community that we’ll forever cherish and remain committed to serving in all the work that we do.

09/17/2023

During the pandemic, artist Sólveig Eva Magnúsdóttir worked at a social science research call center where many participants she spoke to were facing instabilities and trauma. “These interviews soon became a powerful example of perspective, humor, hope and resilience in the face of adversity,” @‌solaevadraws writes. “I began taking notes for myself, not wanting to forget beautiful advice and generous insights that came up repeatedly.” In this perspective comic for @‌thelilynews, Sólveig shares the lessons that have influenced the way she approaches and values things in her everyday life. “I hope it serves you, like it has done for me,” she writes.

09/10/2023

Learning a new language can be equal parts stimulating and exhausting, writes comic artist Kate Wheeler. It’s a feeling she has experienced acutely since moving abroad. “The move from the U.S. to Italy to the Netherlands has been a series of culture shocks, but more importantly, it’s made me examine language in a new and different way,” @‌kagwheeler writes. “How does language interact with culture or vice versa? How is one’s view on LGBTQIA rights affected by their mother tongue?” In this perspective comic for @‌thelilynews, Kate explores the role of language in gender equality.

09/03/2023

Breastfeeding and everything that comes with it can be difficult, easy, beautiful, impossible, and painful for parents, writes illustrator Cat Willett. As with many women’s health topics, it’s not always black and white. A broken health system, minimal paid parental leave, and lack of support are all reasons that breastfeeding can be tough on new parents. On the other hand, it can be a wonderful and natural part of life that many mothers celebrate. In this perspective comic for @‌thelilynews, reflected on her breastfeeding journey with her new son, and shares her personal feelings on the experience.

08/27/2023

For illustrator Fabiola Lara, being a true crime “fan” can be complicated because you’re often wrestling with consuming it as a form of entertainment and as a form of self-preservation — a quasi-survival guide — from those who often didn’t make it themselves. “Every new Netflix docuseries, competing Hulu show, and behind-the-scenes companion podcast sobers me to the dark realities of the world and drives my sense of hypervigilance — for better or for worse,” @‌fabiolitadraws writes in this perspective comic for @‌thelilynews. “If you look hard enough, anything can look like the scene of a crime.”

08/20/2023

Disabilities are usually categorized as visible or invisible – but what about the in-between? Artist Cheyenne Smith was born with a congenital foot deformity that affects the muscles, bones, and tendons. “But thanks to early surgeries and years of casting, I look pretty normal to the average person,” she writes. The only catch? Chronic pain, limited mobility and a “special occasions” wheelchair that her friends and family have never seen. In this perspective comic for @‌thelilynews, reflects on the “identity paradox” of her outward appearance and inner experience.

08/13/2023

Being a married woman of a certain age means it’s probably inevitable that you’ll be asked, “Do you think you’ll have kids?” Comic artist Susannah Hainley and her wife Rachel don’t have an answer yet, but in the meantime, they’re embracing auntie life. A flexible work schedule, some disposable income, and having no kids of their own means they can make a big effort to connect with their nieces and nephews who live far away. In this perspective comic, reflects on the special relationships not only to the kids in her life, but to the aunties and uncles in her own.

08/13/2023

Being a married woman of a certain age means it’s probably inevitable that you’ll be asked, “Do you think you’ll have kids?” Comic artist Susannah Hainley and her wife Rachel don’t have an answer yet, but in the meantime, they’re embracing auntie life. A flexible work schedule, some disposable income, and having no kids of their own means they can make a big effort to connect with their nieces and nephews who live far away. In this perspective comic, reflects on the special relationships not only to the kids in her life, but to the aunties and uncles in her own.

08/06/2023

Artist Gemma Correll remembers when her mom gave her a book about puberty. “It was called ‘The Body Book’ and she left it tactfully on my bedside table, where it quickly became engulfed by a pile of trash and other books that I had more interest in reading,” writes @‌gemmacorrell. “Eventually, I grew curious – prompted by the changes I was beginning to see in my own body — and discovered that it had (slightly cringey, ’90s slang-filled) answers to questions that I was too embarrassed to ask the adults in my life.”
Now as an adult in her late 30s, Gemma feels like she needs a new “Body Book” to explain all of the weird things that are happening as she gets older. In this perspective comic for @‌thelilynews, she imagines what such a book would look like.

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