Kristin Russo is the author of This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids and currently works with large-scale businesses as a speaker and consultant on topics such as creating equitable and safe(r) workspaces and parenting LGBTQ+ children. She also creates podcasts about '90s genre shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, has two cats named Sam and Gus, and holds a master's in gender studies from the CUNY Graduate Center. Ravi Teixeira is a Cape Verdean American transgender cartoonist. They enjoy telling stories about gay cowboys and gothic romance, and their work has been in such anthologies as Dates 3 (Margins) and Becoming Who We Are (A Wave Blue World). Their work sensitiv reading has been acclaimed, and they've also been featured on right-wing websites as a real terror. They live in Canada with their boyfriend, a dog named Sahara, and a cat named Charlie.