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She's on List of famous gay, lesbian or bisexual people - but is she lesbian, bisexual, or maybe even straight? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MyRedDice ( talk • contribs) 22:55, 17 September 2003.
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She's Lesbian but bisexual women can and do marry and have partnerships with women too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.59.42.81 ( talk) 23:08, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
Since this bit of information has apparently become an issue, we need to answer a few questions: (1) what is it's source? For example, is it common knowledge that AB freely makes known in interviews? (2) How relevant is it to the article? (3) Do other entries list a writer's (or artist's) partner? -- Galliaz 11:35, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I didn't have this page on my watchlist in July, so I missed the fireworks. But I'd say that marriage history is appropriate biographical information for a Wikipedia article, and since Bechdel has mentioned it in an interview I think it would be fair to mention it in the article. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 23:27, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
I think that sufficient water has flowed under the bridge now, especially since Bechdel and Rubin have both posted on the DTWOF blog confirming the break-up. It's unarguably in the realm of "public information", and it would be misleading to continue to remove it. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 06:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
However, since that relationship ended in 2006, and her new partner, "Holly Rae Taylor" has been mentioned by Alison and in several national news stories, perhaps her name should appear first, and as more than just a mention from her mother's obit. "Holly Rae Taylor" and has been identified in The New Yorker as "Bechdel lives with Holly Rae Taylor, a forty-four-year-old painter,...: More links below: [1] [2] [3] Litipedia ( talk) 19:16, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
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Ha! I thought from the history / change notice someone had bio-ed Alison's cat, but no, it was fixing a category. By the way, some more obsessive fan than me should make pages for all the books besides Fun Home... -- Jaibe 20:43, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Ought the "Bechdel Test" be referenced on this page? It's mentioned on the DTWOF entry, but since it bears Bechdel's name (that's how I've most often heard it termed), should it be mentioned here? I actually came to this article looking for the precise formulation of the test, and was confused not to see it mentioned. Thought for a moment I'd gotten the name wrong. 89.125.85.107 ( talk) 03:17, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
As part of the MacArthur Grant announcement, the Foundation released three photos of her under a Wikipedia Commons compatible license. I uploaded the first to WikiCommons at File:Bechdel 2014 hi-res-download 3 2.jpg, all three can be found near the bottom of [2]. FYI, -- j⚛e decker talk 00:22, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
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Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 09:15, 21 January 2018 (UTC) Should she be added to the category of "people with obsessive-compulsive-disorder"? Her book Fun Home mentions it with some depth (though it's a less prominent point than what the book is most known for). 136.63.0.206 ( talk) 02:09, 15 September 2023 (UTC) |
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She's on List of famous gay, lesbian or bisexual people - but is she lesbian, bisexual, or maybe even straight? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MyRedDice ( talk • contribs) 22:55, 17 September 2003.
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She's Lesbian but bisexual women can and do marry and have partnerships with women too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.59.42.81 ( talk) 23:08, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
Since this bit of information has apparently become an issue, we need to answer a few questions: (1) what is it's source? For example, is it common knowledge that AB freely makes known in interviews? (2) How relevant is it to the article? (3) Do other entries list a writer's (or artist's) partner? -- Galliaz 11:35, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I didn't have this page on my watchlist in July, so I missed the fireworks. But I'd say that marriage history is appropriate biographical information for a Wikipedia article, and since Bechdel has mentioned it in an interview I think it would be fair to mention it in the article. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 23:27, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
I think that sufficient water has flowed under the bridge now, especially since Bechdel and Rubin have both posted on the DTWOF blog confirming the break-up. It's unarguably in the realm of "public information", and it would be misleading to continue to remove it. — Josiah Rowe ( talk • contribs) 06:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
However, since that relationship ended in 2006, and her new partner, "Holly Rae Taylor" has been mentioned by Alison and in several national news stories, perhaps her name should appear first, and as more than just a mention from her mother's obit. "Holly Rae Taylor" and has been identified in The New Yorker as "Bechdel lives with Holly Rae Taylor, a forty-four-year-old painter,...: More links below: [1] [2] [3] Litipedia ( talk) 19:16, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
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Ha! I thought from the history / change notice someone had bio-ed Alison's cat, but no, it was fixing a category. By the way, some more obsessive fan than me should make pages for all the books besides Fun Home... -- Jaibe 20:43, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Ought the "Bechdel Test" be referenced on this page? It's mentioned on the DTWOF entry, but since it bears Bechdel's name (that's how I've most often heard it termed), should it be mentioned here? I actually came to this article looking for the precise formulation of the test, and was confused not to see it mentioned. Thought for a moment I'd gotten the name wrong. 89.125.85.107 ( talk) 03:17, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
As part of the MacArthur Grant announcement, the Foundation released three photos of her under a Wikipedia Commons compatible license. I uploaded the first to WikiCommons at File:Bechdel 2014 hi-res-download 3 2.jpg, all three can be found near the bottom of [2]. FYI, -- j⚛e decker talk 00:22, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
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Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 09:15, 21 January 2018 (UTC) Should she be added to the category of "people with obsessive-compulsive-disorder"? Her book Fun Home mentions it with some depth (though it's a less prominent point than what the book is most known for). 136.63.0.206 ( talk) 02:09, 15 September 2023 (UTC) |