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Cartoonist Kate Charlesworth maps lesbian history in Britain from the 1950s onward, using her own experiences as a lens. The book charts a path from a time when male homosexuality was criminalised and lesbians were invisible, through pivotal moments such as Stonewall, the introduction of Gay Pride, and Section 28, to the modern LGBTIQ+ era. Charlesworth interweaves chronicles of personal discovery, coming out to family, and the loss of friends to AIDS with the broader political and cultural shifts that have shaped queer life in the UK.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Memoir
Authors: Kate Charlesworth
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