United States cisgender lesbian lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel http://www.isni.org/0000000120330064 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Bechdel https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435032 An American cartoonist. Originally best known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home, which was subsequently adapted as a musical that won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are You My Mother? She was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for the Bechdel test. Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia