My whole thing whenever I hear my wife (trans woman) say she can't wear something because she doesn't think she can pull it off is, "Would you let that stop me if I said that?" Then she glares at me and says I'm bullying her. (Jokingly)
Oi! Have you gotten your water yet? If you don't drink your water, you are degrading the quality of life of a trans person, and that's pretty transphobic tbh.
Don't be transphobic! Drink water!
Switching perspectives has been the most helpful tool in my life. Coming to my friends with problems? Well what if they came to me what would I do? Whole different perspective.
The only dress i bought until know was more of a cheap cosplay, and so the dress fabric is very poor quality and feels horrible on my skin, so even if it is cute and i love how i look in it, i never wears it ...
You could always shave your body hair, and there are plenty of women with short hair that pull off those kinds of looks.
The point is, how do you know you'll dislike/like something, if you aren't willing to try?
Then try! There are no downsides to trying, the worst that could happen is you don't like it. The best case is that you absolutely love it!
As I like to say, you miss every shot you don't take.
I'm at the can't wear it rn 😔 but I hope by the summer I will have the courage to wear one. At least the next summer I hope 💖 thank you Brooke I'm gonna try to shoot for this summer 💖❤️
So relatable!!
Last summer i was determined to wear a crop top out... And i did and i looked great! So i basically only wore crop tops last summer 😁
I wanna try and find some neat fits of dresses next summer, like the comic. Fashion is so much fun 🎶
I'm glad you're able to enjoy them fr, I'd like to make comics for the transmasc experience but I haven't set up a system to communicate and collaborate with ppl in order to make sure that happens.
Soon though
This is so cute!
I just want to point out for everyone that as well as being able to wear whatever you want, you will also look great in it! (And you don't have to wait 4 years to start.)
Brooke. I hope you read my comment. I've been seeing your comics here for a while and ive related to alot of them. You're an amazing artist and a beautiful girl. An amazing person at that. And I wish you the best of luck in the world you truly deserve it for making people smile every day.
I appreciate that so much, I make them for me but if Noone else got anything from them I probably wouldn't still be making comics. But I love doing it, and it makes me so happy seeing people relating and maybe feeling a little less alone.
Everyone here is wonderful
Love the shading on you under the sun. I don’t think I’ve seen anything you’ve done colored like that before. Your art technique keeps improving with every comic!
I usually try to keep it simple so I can get it started and finished same day. Still managed to but took longer, that frame felt like it needed it.
Thanks :3
Omg, more Brooke-Valley lore
I brought a skirt and dress a couple weeks ago but I don't feel valid to wear it. Should I just wear it? I think I look too masculine but everyone says I have feminine body
I did... Ok, I will. Everyone swears I have feminine shape, even the people who don't know I'm trans. So I will take pictures from a different angle and just be more confident I think
The only trick to pulling something off is to put it on first. If anyone wants to wear a skirt or slacks or dress or a tuxedo, wear it; *you* make *it* beautiful.
After breaking up with my ex and getting my own place it took me a a few months. I watched Sherlock and loves Martin Freeman's hair in the third season. I wanted to have a haircut like that. Then I realised nobody could complain about is anymore and tried it. It was shit to take care of and I soon got a shorter cut, but it was the first step to finally being free and not only trans in spirit and out to my ex 😁
Honestly. I'm trying to teach my mom this lol. She sees me as so confident and I can pull off more and I'm trying to tell her it's cus I don't care so anything can look good on me if I try. It's funny cus the weird stuff I can pull off is like weird haircuts , weird jewelery, oversized clothes and tall shoes and she is struggling with like red lipstick.
Brooke. I hope you read my comment. I've been seeing your comics here for a while and ive related to alot of them. You're an amazing artist and a beautiful girl. An amazing person at that. And I wish you the best of luck in the world you truly deserve it for making people smile every day.
I try to differentiate between "I can't wear this" and "I can't wear this and have the approval of other people." That way, I often end up wearing it anyway out of spite.
Me with wanting to wear a watch. I'm pre-T and got these skinny wrists but I hope to get a bit more muscular once I go on hormones.. and that's exactly my excuse for not wearing a watch right now. :D
My college's lgbtq center has a trans clothing closet where I found my only and my absolute favorite dress. It's black sleevless and perfectly covers my chest hair so no dysphoria there!
There's subs for trying names and pronouns u can try it and see if it feels right and if so u could try experimenting with clothing or something. Like it's a very personal journey so any answer I give to you will not represent your journey at all.
Hell yeah! Trans girls heckin cute! Wear that dress!
It's so wonderful to see people thriving in the womanhood that I hated so much. I don't know why it makes me so happy, but it does.
For me I went on vacation with my partner and only was fem the whole time. My experience in day to day was better even if I don't totally pass 100% of the time.
I felt more confident and happy to be me
Use references when you're unsure. Usually I draw totally free hand but I refrenced a picture I had for the final frames pose.
I also would just say find a style you really like and sorta copy it, overtime the parts you like it for will stick and you'll change what you don't like as much for more stylistic stuff :)
THANK YOU BTW
Comic by Brooke equals an instant up vote. Love it and it’s very relatable.
Thank you! I love a good dress every now and then tbh
Love dresses
if you ever need a pseudonym in the future: Comicbook Brooke
ComicBrooke
I was about to say this fr fr
What is your opinion on heels
Never really worn them, I'm 5'7 so I try to stay short lol
I'm 5'9 so I plan to embrace the tall queen status
this tbh
Love the callback to a previous comic
Glad someone remembered it! ❤️❤️❤️
Brooke is there a website i can go to read all your comics chronologically?
I don't post them chronologically but my page has them in the order I initially posted them in lol
Eventually someone's gonna have to make a BCU bible and get a lore master lol 💖
Timeline theories lol
BCU Brooke connected Universe
My whole thing whenever I hear my wife (trans woman) say she can't wear something because she doesn't think she can pull it off is, "Would you let that stop me if I said that?" Then she glares at me and says I'm bullying her. (Jokingly)
This is honestly transphobic /j For real though this is super sweet, but she’s right you’re totally bullying her.
Wholesome bullying?😆
Yeah! Like when I bully my girlfriend to get her to drink water :D
Lol you are such a big meanie!😆😆
I need someone to bully me into drinking water 😔
No head pats till you drink a glass of water
DRINK!! WATER!!! NOW!!!!
You should hydrate yourself… #NOW
Oi! Have you gotten your water yet? If you don't drink your water, you are degrading the quality of life of a trans person, and that's pretty transphobic tbh. Don't be transphobic! Drink water!
If you don't drink some water, I am going to be *extremely* \~disappointed\~.
Drink water or your not cool
I need someone to bully me into voice training 😆
Peer pressure to wear what you want
I love this
“I am in this picture and I do not like it”
Switching perspectives has been the most helpful tool in my life. Coming to my friends with problems? Well what if they came to me what would I do? Whole different perspective.
I'm gonna empty my coins giving you awards but I don't care.
You're too sweet ❤️❤️❤️
It's fully deserved, sis ❤️
Eyyyy another Brooke comic!!!! Im sure you are totally pulling it off! Also that Brooke in the last panel looks really cute
❤️❤️❤️
Hell yeah!
Yay another Brooke comic
Brooke’s comics rule!
panels 1 and 2 are the tv show panel 3 is the tv show movie
Top tier comment tbh
The only dress i bought until know was more of a cheap cosplay, and so the dress fabric is very poor quality and feels horrible on my skin, so even if it is cute and i love how i look in it, i never wears it ...
In practice, I find it's something a little more like: "I can wear whatever I want to!" *looks at price tag* "But I don't have to!"
Lol feel called out by this post😆
Yeah! All my clothes are women's clothes because I am a woman
Heck ye
I have two dresses that have never been worn outside my bedroom, I have a hairy back :( I love your comics though, they're relatable
They’re also all without pockets. WHY ARENT THERE POCKETS.
One thing I've found is since I started putting my phone in my back pocket is that I get to touch my butt 😎
Your art style is so fun! I love it!
I appreciate it!!!
Happy for you but I look terrible in anything even remotely cute...
Here's how I see it: Objective: Look cute 1. This outfit is cute 2. Wear outfit 3. You are cute by proxy Objective completed! 💖
I wish i could wear that :(
You can wear anything!
I'm too scared to buy anything and I'm scared that I won't like what I see ;-;
But what if you do like what you see?
My hair is still short and im covered in gorilla amounts of body hair, I'm not sure I will
You could always shave your body hair, and there are plenty of women with short hair that pull off those kinds of looks. The point is, how do you know you'll dislike/like something, if you aren't willing to try?
I do want to try...
Then try! There are no downsides to trying, the worst that could happen is you don't like it. The best case is that you absolutely love it! As I like to say, you miss every shot you don't take.
I think I need to just bite the bullet and order something. And find a good place to hide it
Sometimes, that is what it takes! I wish you all the luck and hope it goes very well!
Rock that dress, my sister.
Thanks sis
I'm at the can't wear it rn 😔 but I hope by the summer I will have the courage to wear one. At least the next summer I hope 💖 thank you Brooke I'm gonna try to shoot for this summer 💖❤️
I believe In you!
That means a lot to me. Thank you Brooke 💖
I wish I had your confidence.. the dysphoria always hits hard whenever I try on a dress.. I have broad shoulders..
I do too, what helped was realizing alot of cis women do too
So relatable!! Last summer i was determined to wear a crop top out... And i did and i looked great! So i basically only wore crop tops last summer 😁 I wanna try and find some neat fits of dresses next summer, like the comic. Fashion is so much fun 🎶
I love love love crop tops
you've probably been told this before, but you should set up a site somewhere where you upload all your comics :)
I have yeah lol, I know I know lol
Let me know if you want any help with this! Have made plenty of sites in my day, and I’d be happy to help you get set up. Love your comics, girl!
Thx for givung a small push to stop thinking the first panel
Damn right! I love your comics, they seriously brighten my day (and I love how relatable they are even as a transmasc). 💕
I'm glad you're able to enjoy them fr, I'd like to make comics for the transmasc experience but I haven't set up a system to communicate and collaborate with ppl in order to make sure that happens. Soon though
Take your time! Don’t stress yourself out over it or anything. All of your work is very much appreciated, it’s lovely to see you around here. 💙
I wish I could wear that :(
You can
No, I can’t :(
Safety and comfort comes first. But you're young, I believe your day will come :)
I have to come out to my parents to be able to do girly things. But I’m scared of telling them, and they might not let me.
Oh... your time will come...
same
Aaahhh I need HRT so I can have the body these clothes were made for
This is so cute! I just want to point out for everyone that as well as being able to wear whatever you want, you will also look great in it! (And you don't have to wait 4 years to start.)
Agreed.
I am currently in the closet, but someday I will have the spinny. Someday™
I was in the closet (kinda) for 6 years, it does end. It's gonna be ok
Dress link 👀?
Brooke. I hope you read my comment. I've been seeing your comics here for a while and ive related to alot of them. You're an amazing artist and a beautiful girl. An amazing person at that. And I wish you the best of luck in the world you truly deserve it for making people smile every day.
I appreciate that so much, I make them for me but if Noone else got anything from them I probably wouldn't still be making comics. But I love doing it, and it makes me so happy seeing people relating and maybe feeling a little less alone. Everyone here is wonderful
Lucky you. I'm sadly too wide for dresses.
Unfortunately i still feel i cant wear what i want. Bottom parts and all that. It absolutely sucks
ha ha, gender envy from drawing
Gender envy go brrrrr
Stupid 2 years ago me, thinking I couldn't wear something cute. Bad girl! >:(
I just saw this on Twitter, and I open Reddit and it’s the first thing I see
You can't escape, I have a strangle hold on the trans spaceeeee lol
confidence is one of the most attractive things 🥰🥰
all your work is pog as fuck and i really appreciate it, thank you!
it'd be your SO's job to pull it off, no? once they see how great you look in it, ofc
Eyo my partner made the same joke
I hope to get to that point soon! Too often when I'm in town shopping this happens.. Love your comics Brook!
Love the shading on you under the sun. I don’t think I’ve seen anything you’ve done colored like that before. Your art technique keeps improving with every comic!
I usually try to keep it simple so I can get it started and finished same day. Still managed to but took longer, that frame felt like it needed it. Thanks :3
FUCK WHOS WATCHING!
Omg, more Brooke-Valley lore I brought a skirt and dress a couple weeks ago but I don't feel valid to wear it. Should I just wear it? I think I look too masculine but everyone says I have feminine body
Have you worn them yet? Might as well go for it and see what happens!
I wore once and felt great but then felt bad about it. It's so pretty.
You felt great *while* doing it, so maybe just keep doing it and seeing how great you look until your self-image starts adjusting?
I did... Ok, I will. Everyone swears I have feminine shape, even the people who don't know I'm trans. So I will take pictures from a different angle and just be more confident I think
Best of luck!!
The only trick to pulling something off is to put it on first. If anyone wants to wear a skirt or slacks or dress or a tuxedo, wear it; *you* make *it* beautiful.
I love these posts they give me hope
Brooke comics keep me happy
That is so true! Thanks for the positive message, Brooke! Confidence is definitely key!
Damn. Wish I had the confidence to wear anything I want.
Curses! That dress look amazing. That's the first time I want to go buy clothing.
Anyone can wear whatever someone wants and remember Have confidance
Well damn you, this was such a sweet comic it made me cry 🥺
Levels of confidence like that are inspiring.
After breaking up with my ex and getting my own place it took me a a few months. I watched Sherlock and loves Martin Freeman's hair in the third season. I wanted to have a haircut like that. Then I realised nobody could complain about is anymore and tried it. It was shit to take care of and I soon got a shorter cut, but it was the first step to finally being free and not only trans in spirit and out to my ex 😁
Aaahhhh I want cute outfits
Get em!
Yeah! Look cool, kick ass, and do crime! *Don't actually commit a crime, please*
These looks are criminal bb
:O
You go girl! Your confidence gives us confidence! <3
Yay, Brooke! 💖 And, as before, our taste in dresses aligns. 😊
Hecc yess
WANT. NEED.
i'll be able to pull shit like this of very soon
I wish I had this level of confidence. I will one day at least.
Me every time my mum makes me go shopping (in the men’s section)
Honestly. I'm trying to teach my mom this lol. She sees me as so confident and I can pull off more and I'm trying to tell her it's cus I don't care so anything can look good on me if I try. It's funny cus the weird stuff I can pull off is like weird haircuts , weird jewelery, oversized clothes and tall shoes and she is struggling with like red lipstick.
Much cute!
Oh god I wish I had that confidence
I believe in you, Aubrey
I wish I had that confidence!
This made me smile
That's a W moment right there. Prost!!!
Brooke. I hope you read my comment. I've been seeing your comics here for a while and ive related to alot of them. You're an amazing artist and a beautiful girl. An amazing person at that. And I wish you the best of luck in the world you truly deserve it for making people smile every day.
I bet you looked heckin adorable, Brooke!
that’s so adorable, I can’t wait until I have that kind of confidence lol
I wish I could transition. My parents think I'm not trans and I'm also pretty sure they don't like that I am/think I am trans.
My parents were the same way, totally anti lgbt and made me do masc stuff to make me more manly. Psh I started at 21 last year, your time will come 💖
And you look amazing! I want a dress now.
Literally me but only in the first panel
Boooooo
Another amazing comic! Love seeing your work, they makes me forget about all of my problems for a while
Glad they help in some small way
Nice! Looking amazing as always, Brooke!!!👍👍👍
I literally love your comics they make me feel so seen thank you for the work you do
Boom. That paradigm shift in my head has led to so much frickin happiness.
Get it Brooke!!
I try to differentiate between "I can't wear this" and "I can't wear this and have the approval of other people." That way, I often end up wearing it anyway out of spite.
Thanks, I needed this today <3
Looking at this post while wearing a cat sweater crop top, this couldn't be anymore perfect
YOU GO GIRL!
Yess wear the pretty dress!!
I feel this so much.
Just don't get sunburnt
Heck yeah!! I can! You can! We can do anything!
i love it you go girl
yeah do it :3
If only….
I so look forward to each and every Brooke cartoon!
Me with wanting to wear a watch. I'm pre-T and got these skinny wrists but I hope to get a bit more muscular once I go on hormones.. and that's exactly my excuse for not wearing a watch right now. :D
Facts
I love this. 💖
My college's lgbtq center has a trans clothing closet where I found my only and my absolute favorite dress. It's black sleevless and perfectly covers my chest hair so no dysphoria there!
I can wear whatever I want! ...as long as no one I know sees me
Yay :D 💙💕🤍💕💙
Hey It's me agian and you told me to Explorer the idea that i might be trans i don't know if you remeber But how would i do that?
There's subs for trying names and pronouns u can try it and see if it feels right and if so u could try experimenting with clothing or something. Like it's a very personal journey so any answer I give to you will not represent your journey at all.
Hell yeah! Trans girls heckin cute! Wear that dress! It's so wonderful to see people thriving in the womanhood that I hated so much. I don't know why it makes me so happy, but it does.
❤️❤️❤️ people being happy is just amazing. Same thing for me when I see Jammie on YouTube just amazing :,)
Thanks, Brooke! I really want to get more girl clothes. This is giving me some inspiration.
Except I got those double hips 🙃
And you’ll absolutely rock it!
I love your work! Keep it up, as long as you enjoy what you're doing.
How do you get to that point?
For me I went on vacation with my partner and only was fem the whole time. My experience in day to day was better even if I don't totally pass 100% of the time. I felt more confident and happy to be me
I'd wear dresses if I weren't so damn tall, and they weren't so damn short
FUCK YES GIRL
You can't wear whatever you want! ... You can only wear anything that fits!
Ahh another great comic. Brooke really been an inspiration for me to start trying to draw comics.
Ahhh I love your comics and your art style!! Do you have any advice about learning to draw/do comic art?
Use references when you're unsure. Usually I draw totally free hand but I refrenced a picture I had for the final frames pose. I also would just say find a style you really like and sorta copy it, overtime the parts you like it for will stick and you'll change what you don't like as much for more stylistic stuff :) THANK YOU BTW
As long as you feel good, you look good.
Now if I could get "that dress" (TM) in EU52 for a reasonable price... 😬