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“Fire Island” ignited a viral Twitter debate on June 7 over gender representation, but now the Bechdel Test creator herself, Alison Bechdel, has issued the last word. The conversation began after New ...

news stories and critical pieces to you. 1. Alison Bechdel Likes Non-Bechdel Test Passing Movies. Alison Bechdel was just chosen as a MacArthur Genius, but at this point few people who pay attention ...

The MacArthur Foundation has announced the 21 recipients of this year’s fellowships, often referred to as the “genius grant,” and among the honorees is cartoonist and graphic artist Alison Bechdel, ...

Alison Bechdel has requested that you stop calling it the Bechdel Test. The Fun Home cartoonist has asked that the famous, bare-minimum standard of representation in film be referred to as the ...

The stars of “Fire Island” appear to be taking pride in the “F-” that the new film scored on the Bechdel test. And they now have the approval of Alison Bechdel herself. The Hulu rom-com, which ...

Twitter erupted after a NYMag podcaster condemned the queer summer hit for lacking female representation. Now, the cartoonist behind the Bechdel Test has given the last word. “Fire Island” ignited a ...