Censorship Destroys Part 2

Here are the lists of email addresses to PayPal, Visa, and Mastercard you can contact!

Change.org - Tell MasterCard, Visa, and Collective Shout to STOP CONTROLLING WHAT WE CAN WATCH, READ, OR PLAY

PAYPAL:

Jcriscoe@paypal.com

Nwyman@paypal.com

Ncassley@paypal.com

VISA: 

Askvisa@visa.com

MASTERCARD PR Team:

Seth.Eisen@mastercard.com

William.Tsang@mastercard.com

Jennifer.Erickson@Mastercard.com

Censorship Destroys

There is a transphobic activist group called Collective Shout that has convinced Visa and Mastercard to retract independent creators' ability to make a living from their work on websites such as itch.io! This can and has already impacted small-press, indie authors/artists, and small business creators! Black, brown, LGBTQIA+, women/other diverse genders, and Disabled creators have already been negatively affected by this ready-made compliance. Collective Shout claims it forced Visa's and Mastercard's compliance in the name of "decency" and to "protect women and girls" from "pornographic material", but, we know who it will truly hurt: Black/brown people, POC, women/diverse genders, QUILTBAG+ communities, and disabled communities. 

Happy Pride Month 2022!

This is the first Pride Month I'm celebrating by posting characters from my SUMMER TO WINTER cast who are part of the LGBTQIAP2S community.

So many attacks against Transgender folks, so many anti-trans bills, and other hate bills against thr LGBTQ community in recent years. 

To give some happiness and joy in these moments, and for my own mental health, I decided to use Pride Month as the impetus to work on more of my comic's cast and in color since the comic may be in black and white.

As promised, while these illustrations are being posted on my Twitter and Instagram, all Pride artwork will be made available on this blog! 

Since officially beginning the comic back in 2018, some of these characters have either popped up, been mentioned, or have been scripted in my comic journals for further/future side stories.

All these characters ARE canonical to the story and most will become involved in their own love stories. SUMMER TO WINTER is a romantic comedy after all!