America

The United States of America, with its long history of socio-culturally entrenched violence and increasingly wide gap between conservatives and liberals, is the broad strokes setting for the narrative. In more literal terms, there is the sense that virtually all the comics in the collection are set within the geo-political boundaries of the U.S.

Orlando, FL

This is the city where the Pulse nightclub is located. Several pieces of text within several of the comics suggest that it was / is a place of safety, refuge, and freedom for members of both the LGBTQ and Latinx communities, both deeply affected (if not outright targeted) by shooter Omar Mateen.

The Pulse Nightclub

This is the gay-and-lesbian community bar where the shooting took place. It, like bars and LGBTQ clubs in general, was viewed as a place of sanctuary, safety, joy, and freedom. Several comics in the collection profess that...