| This is the fourth installment of a special edition of Lily Lines featuring comics from our archive. Subscribe to get future editions here. I grew up in a small, conservative town in the Midwest. So, for a majority of my life, I assumed my life would go like this: meet a boy, fall in love, get married, buy a house, have kids. I didn't feel any certain way about that, I just thought that's how it would unfold. Once I moved away for college, lived in cities and met people with backgrounds different from my own, I started to question — quite literally — everything. Do I believe in God? Do I want to get married? Do I want to have kids? Do I like men or women or both or neither? Do I even identify as a woman? It didn't occur to me until into my 20s that I could question and choose these things. I didn't even start thinking about that last question until this year. I'm still figuring out who I am, but this is who I am today: I'm a queer agnostic woman who doesn't plan to have kids. I want an unconventional job at some point. I value friendships over relationships. All of this (and more) is something I get to decide. It's exciting. And sometimes scary. But well worth it. Below, you will find eight comics from artists about who they are — whether it's examining their mixed racial identity or trying to find a new name that feels right. These comics are beautiful and honest and delve into the rawest parts of what it means to be human. I would love to hear from you about a comic that resonated with you or if you're a comic artist who would like to work with us. | 
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