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I have read Alison Bechdel's comic strips for a very long time.

Dykes to Watch Out For

Now it is called graphic fiction. Or something. I also have her autobiographical novel, Fun Home which uses her approach to the comic strip to tell her own life story. She had a closeted gay father. Just to put some extra spin on it.

Bechdel just received a Macarthur Grant for her work. A wonderful recognition with some cash on the side.

Here she is talking about her reaction to receiving the grant and talks about her work.

If you want to know more about Bechdel and also look at her archives go here.

The other thing is that the strips are not just about dykes or, in fact, principally about them. It is about funny people, political people, who happen to be lesbians.

Labels: gay culture, gay fiction, gay life