Julia Kaye

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|06|15}}

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| nationality = American

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| occupation = Artist, illustrator, voice actress

| years_active = 2013–present

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Up and Out
Super Late Bloomer

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| website = {{URL|https://www.juliakaye.com/}}

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Julia Evelyn Kaye (born June 15, 1988){{cite tweet|last1=Kaye|first1=Julia|title=The day we found out we shared a birthday Happy birthday @SarahCAndersen you {{sic|hide=y|absolutly}} incredible lady you! pic.twitter.com/AZdkl1KTac|number=875384355119431681|user=upandoutcomic|language=en|date=15 June 2017}}{{Cite web|title=Kaye, Julia 1988-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2018073564/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-08|website=WorldCat Identities|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908161351/https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2018073564/}} is an American artist, illustrator, and voice actress. Kaye currently works as a storyboard artist and revisionist at Disney Television Animation,{{Cite web|date=2021-08-02|title=Meet Julia Kaye {{!}} Comic Artist & Storyboard Revisionist at Disney TV Animation|url=https://shoutoutla.com/meet-julia-kaye-comic-artist-storyboard-revisionist-at-disney-tv-animation/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=SHOUTOUT LA|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909203356/https://shoutoutla.com/meet-julia-kaye-comic-artist-storyboard-revisionist-at-disney-tv-animation/|url-status=live}} and is the creator of the webcomic Up and Out.{{Cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/up-and-out-reading-guide/|title=Away We Go! Should You Be Reading 'Up and Out'?|website=Comics Alliance|date=30 December 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041357/http://comicsalliance.com/up-and-out-reading-guide/|url-status=live}} She has also done work for Maxim, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, GoComics, College Humor, along with other graphic design work.{{Cite news|url=https://unicornbooty.com/trans-comic-artist-julia-kaye/|title=Trans Comic Artist Julia Kaye Has a Message: 'You Are Not Alone'|date=March 25, 2017|work=Unicorn Booty|access-date=March 4, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225220045/https://unicornbooty.com/trans-comic-artist-julia-kaye/|archive-date=2017-02-25|url-status=unfit}} She provided the voice of Snapdragon in the animated series High Guardian Spice.{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/10/10-1/high-guardian-spice-soars-to-crunchyroll-with-new-trailer-and-premiere-date|last=Luster|first=Joseph|title=High Guardian Spice Soars to Crunchyroll with New Trailer and Premiere Date|website=Crunchyroll|date=October 10, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010182237/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/10/10-1/high-guardian-spice-soars-to-crunchyroll-with-new-trailer-and-premiere-date|archive-date=October 10, 2021|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Kaye is transgender and was raised in San Jose, California. She is currently based in Los Angeles.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/transgender-artist-comic-transition/#gs.null|title=Transgender artist creates amazing online comic strip about her transition|date=December 21, 2016|work=Gay Star News|access-date=March 4, 2017|language=en-GB|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305042447/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/transgender-artist-comic-transition/#gs.null|url-status=live}} She is Jewish.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Recognition

Julia Kaye was nominated for Outstanding Collection by IGNATZ in 2018 for Up and Out.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smallpressexpo.com/spx-2018-ignatz-nominees|title=SPX 2018 Ignatz Nominees {{!}} SPX: The Small Press Expo|work=SPX: The Small Press Expo {{pipe}} America's Premiere Independent Cartooning and Comic Arts Festival |date=21 March 2018|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-14|archive-date=2019-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627213327/http://www.smallpressexpo.com/spx-2018-ignatz-nominees|url-status=live}}

Works

= ''Up and Out'' =

Up and Out was started in May 2013,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/up-out-comic-series-about-life-during-gender-transition-is-deeply-personal-25689|title='Up And Out' Comic Series About Life During Gender Transition Is Deeply Personal|last=Warner|first=Claire|website=Bustle|date=December 22, 2016|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305042335/https://www.bustle.com/p/up-out-comic-series-about-life-during-gender-transition-is-deeply-personal-25689|url-status=live}} but it wasn't until October 2016{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2016/12/14/transgender-comics-instagram/|title=Transgender artist bravely chronicles her transition in simple comics|last=Dupere|first=Katie|website=Mashable|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305040831/http://mashable.com/2016/12/14/transgender-comics-instagram/|url-status=live}} that her comic series began to focus on experiences specific to her transition. She originally intended for her autobiographical comics to remain unreleased, but she saw her online following for gag comic strips as a chance to raise awareness about the experience of transgender individuals. Her comics also aim to provide content for transgender individuals and others questioning their gender identity to connect with.{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trans-comic-artist-julia-kaye_us_584ab066e4b0e05aded3658b|title=Artist Chronicles Her Transition In Hilarious And Heartfelt Comics|last=Frank|first=Priscilla|date=December 9, 2016|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114643/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trans-comic-artist-julia-kaye_us_584ab066e4b0e05aded3658b|url-status=live}} The comics share her major milestones as a trans woman, while also documenting her moments of insecurity and self-doubt.{{Cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/12/17/this-cartoonist-is-illustrating-her-transition-6329304/|title=This cartoonist is illustrating her transition|last=Scott|first=Ellen|date=December 17, 2016|website=Metro|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609192900/https://metro.co.uk/2016/12/17/this-cartoonist-is-illustrating-her-transition-6329304/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url= http://www.refinery29.com/2017/06/161095/transgender-transition-comics |title= A Transgender Woman Documented Her Transition Through Moving Comics |first= Kimberly |last= Truong |work= Refinery29 |date= June 27, 2017 |access-date= June 27, 2017 |archive-date= June 29, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170629164709/http://www.refinery29.com/2017/06/161095/transgender-transition-comics |url-status= live }} The three-panel comics cover a variety of topics, such as the experience of being misgendered and undergoing hormone replacement therapy, while utilizing a range of tones from comedic to serious.

Kaye's comic is updated every Thursday on her website and various social media accounts that include Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter. She originally started posting the comic on her Twitter in July 2016. The comic was first posted on Instagram in October 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BL-GerqDP5o/|title=Instagram post by Julia Kaye|date=October 25, 2016|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324213424/https://www.instagram.com/p/BL-GerqDP5o/|url-status=live}}

= ''Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition'' =

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Kaye's first collection of comics was released on May 1, 2018.Kaye, Julia. Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition. Andrews McMeel. 2018. {{ISBN|978-1-4494-8962-5}}."[https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4494-8962-5 Comics Book Review: Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321063159/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4494-8962-5 |date=2018-03-21 }}". Publishers Weekly. March 19, 2018. The comics tell her story through her first year on hormone replacement therapy and her social, physical, and mental changes during that time.

Publishers Weekly called it "blunt yet precise; straightforward but nuanced; simple but beautiful. ... Kaye skillfully and effectively relates the daily indignities borne by trans women and the triumphs and quiet joys as well. Her tenacity in this hopeful story will be resonant for readers going through personal transitions of many kinds."

= ''My Life in Transition: A Super Late Bloomer Collection'' =

Kaye's second collection of comics was released on February 1, 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-07|title=Comics Book Review: My Life in Transition: A Super Late Bloomer Collection by Julia Kaye|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5248-6046-2|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-08|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908163742/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5248-6046-2}} They follow Julia's life now three years into her transition journey.