Marie Cartier je uznávaná vedkyňa, vizuálna a performatívna umelkyňa, queer aktivistka, poetka a teologička, ktorá sa aktívne zapája do hnutí za spoločenskú zmenu. Jej akademická práca sa sústreďuje na feministické queer rodové štúdiá, čo potvrdzuje aj jej nedávno ukončené doktorandské štúdium religionistiky. Cartier pôsobí ako pedagogička na univerzitách UC Irvine a CSU Northridge, kde zdieľa svoje hlboké pochopenie rodu, náboženstva a umeleckého vyjadrenia. Jej tvorba je pretkaná aktivizmom a snahou o spoločenskú transformáciu.
Focusing on the Stonewall Inn, this book explores its significance as a pivotal site for the gay liberation movement. It highlights how gay bars in 1950s America served as sacred spaces for the LGBTQ+ community, providing refuge and fostering a sense of belonging. Through this lens, the narrative delves into the cultural and social dynamics of the era, offering a rich understanding of the rebellion that sparked a transformative movement.
Alceste abhors hypocrisy and the well-rehearsed, sycophantic pleasantries of the chattering classes. But having savaged Covington - a theatre critic who thinks he can write plays - Alceste goes on to attack Jennifer, the woman he really loves. What if his determination to tell the truth proves more destructive than their instinct to avoid it?