Julia Kaye

Julia Evelyn Kaye (born June 15, 1988) is an American artist, illustrator, and voice actress. Kaye currently works as a storyboard artist and revisionist at Disney Television Animation, and is the creator of the webcomic Up and Out. She has also done work for Maxim, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, GoComics, College Humor, along with other graphic design work. She provided the voice of Snapdragon in the animated series High Guardian Spice.

Personal life

Kaye is transgender and was raised in San Jose, California. She is currently based in Los Angeles. She is Jewish.

Recognition Julia Kaye was nominated for Outstanding Collection by the Ignatz Awards in 2018 for Up and Out.

Works

Up and Out Up and Out was started in May 2013, but it wasn't until October 2016 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. The comics share her major milestones as a trans woman, while also documenting her moments of insecurity and self-doubt. 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.

Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition

Kaye's first collection of comics was released on May 1, 2018. The comics tell her story through her first year on hormone replacement therapy and her social, physical, and mental changes during that time. They follow Julia's life now three years into her transition journey.

Television credits