"It's such a gift to be queer," Nicole Georges says, putting a bow on our hour-long chat.

"It's such a gift to be punk. It's such a gift to be queer and to be in these alternative spaces, and to have so many friends who are also in this community, and also have shared backgrounds, shared therapeutic practices, where we can all connect to each other in a really deep way."

The Calling Dr. Laura/Invincible Summer has spent a long time learning to love herself. Now she's sharing those tools in the form of Emotional Support Animals, a combination comic/workbook, designed to deliver a bit of compassion when it's needed most.

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