Tove Jansson is well-known as the author and artist behind the universe of the Moomins, a phenomenon that has slowly grown in popularity throughout the world. Lesser-known, however, is her queerness, her love for women as well as men, and how her various partners inspired the characters of her life-works. She spent her life loving her people and her world fiercely, and she translated that love into beautiful works that convey strong themes of chosen family and the importance of self-acceptance.