Gabby Rivera Explained

Gabby Rivera
Alt:Gabby Rivera
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Goucher College
Occupation:Writer
Known For:Juliet Takes a Breath (2016)

Gabby Rivera is an American writer and storyteller. She is the author of the 2016 young adult novel Juliet Takes a Breath, and wrote the 2017–2018 Marvel comic book America, about superhero America Chavez.[1] [2] Her work often addresses issues of identity and representation for people of color and the queer community, within American popular culture.[3] Rivera is Puerto Rican and from the Bronx.

Early life and education

Gabby Rivera was born to Martha and Charles Rivera.[4] Rivera grew up in the Bronx borough of New York City, she is of Puerto Rican descent and grew up in a religious household of Pentecostal evangelicalism.[5] [6] [7] An early love of reading and writing came from her mother, a kindergarten teacher.[8] Rivera attended an all-girls private school in White Plains, New York. Rivera attended Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, graduating in 2004.[9]

Career

Rivera started her career and love for literature at the age of 17 by attending a local cafe for poetry nights. Starting her career in performance poetry, Rivera grew inspired by stories written by black, brown and queer authors.[10] Rivera is an editor at Autostraddle, an online magazine for, about, and written by LGBTQIA+ women, non-binary people and sometimes trans men.[11] Rivera has also written poems and short stories. She is an activist and youth mentor through her work as the youth programs manager at GLSEN.

Juliet Takes a Breath (2016)

Juliet Takes a Breath (2016) is a semi-autobiographical, fictional coming-of-age novel about a gay Latina woman from the Bronx dealing with her identity.[12] In this story, Juliet Milagros Palante moves to Portland, Oregon for the summer to intern under Harlowe Brisbane, a white feminist writer and author of, "Raging Flower: Empowering Your Pussy by Empowering Your Mind".[13]

America (2017-2018)

Miss America is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and Marvel's first Latin-American LGBTQ character to star in an ongoing series.[14] From 2017 to 2018, Gabby Rivera authored the America series, until it was cancelled by Marvel publishing.[15] [16]

The comic book series was nominated for Outstanding Comic Book at the 29th GLAAD Media Awards. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent Rivera a letter, praising her work on the series and America Chavez.

B.B. Free series

B.B. Free is a comic book series, the story centers around a 15 year old navigating a post-climate change world with a plague, where mother nature kills greed.[17] B.B. Free's first issue was illustrated by Royal A. Dunlap.[18] The series was based on a short story written by Rivera titled IMBALANCE.

Personal life

Rivera is openly gay.[19]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Marvel hired Gabby Rivera, a queer Latina writer, for its queer Latina superhero. That matters.. Betancourt. David. 8 March 2017. The Washington Post. 22 April 2018. 0190-8286.
  2. Web site: America Chavez gets a power boost in this America finale exclusive . Oliver . Sava . 22 February 2018 . AV Club.
  3. Web site: Gabby Rivera On The Importance Of Being (And Creating) A Queer Latinx Superheroine. Moreno. Carolina. 2018-06-07. HuffPost. en. 2019-11-07.
  4. Web site: Gabby Rivera, Mark Oshiro & Adam Silvera On Navigating Publishing Industry While Queer & Latinx. 2019-07-10. Remezcla. en-US. 2019-11-07. It’s using my words and stories to explore being a Puerto Rican dyke from the Bronx and the daughter of Martha and Charles Rivera, and not try to speak on any other experience but my own..
  5. Web site: Author Gabby Rivera Says Book 'Could Be A Bridge'; For LGBTQ Teens And Latino Parents. Petrin. Kae M.. 2018-09-24. St. Louis Public Radio. en. 2019-11-07.
  6. Web site: Gabby Rivera is creating stories for 'sweet baby queers' everywhere. Gandhi. Lakshmi. 2019-09-17. NBC News. en. 2019-11-07. The widely praised Puerto Rican and gay young author hopes other kids and teens who were once like her can see their experiences reflected..
  7. News: Portrait Of: Gabby Rivera. NPR.org. en. Audio and Article. 2020-03-12.
  8. Web site:
    1. Pride30: Writer Gabby Rivera Is Bringing LGBTQ Superheroes to Life
    . 2017-06-26. Hispanic Network Magazine. en-US. 2019-11-07.
  9. Web site: Q&A: Gabby Rivera '04. 2016-06-20. Goucher Magazine. en-US. 2019-07-01.
  10. News: Portrait Of: Gabby Rivera. NPR.org. en. 2020-03-12.
  11. Web site: Novelist Gabby Rivera on Creating a YA Novel With a Queer, Teenage Latina Protagonist. 2016-04-06. Remezcla. en-US. 2019-11-07.
  12. Web site: Novelist Gabby Rivera on Creating a Young Adult Novel With a Queer, Teenage Latina Protagonist. Portillo. Nayeli. Remezcla. 19 April 2018.
  13. Martínez-Reyes. Consuelo. 2018-07-01. Lesbian 'Growth' and Epistemic Disobedience: Placing Gabby Rivera's Juliet Takes a Breath within Puerto Rican Literature and Queer Theory. Centro Journal. 30. 2. 324.
  14. Web site: Marvel Now Has a Queer Latina Superhero: America Chavez. Garcia. Patricia. 2017-04-06. Vogue. Condé Nast. en. 2019-11-07.
  15. News: Adventures in Comics and the Real World. Gustines. George Gene. 2017-03-26. The New York Times. 2019-11-07. en-US. 0362-4331.
  16. Web site: Marvel exec insists wave of cancellations not motivated by books' diversity. Polo. Susana. 2017-12-22. Polygon. en. 2019-11-07.
  17. Web site: Brown . Tracy . 2019-08-19 . Gabby Rivera's new comic book series is a 'love letter to queer kids everywhere' . 2023-04-26 . . en-US.
  18. Web site: Seven . John . 2019-11-08 . Indie View: 'B.B. Free #1' is a burst of post-apocalyptic sunshine . 2023-04-26 . The Beat . en-US.
  19. Web site: All Things Considered: Life, Love, Coming Out And Culture Shock In 'Juliet Takes A Breath'. 2019-09-18. NPR.org. en. 2019-11-07.

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