The Chosen Family

The Chosen Family was a Canadian comic strip, written and drawn by cartoonist Noreen Stevens.[1] The strip, which first appeared in 1985 under the title Local Access Only before evolving into The Chosen Family in 1988,[2] was based on Stevens' own life, initially revolving around Kenneth-Marie, a single lesbian who eventually entered a long-term relationship with a woman named Weed.[3] Supporting characters included the couple's friends Puddin' Head (a stereotypical gay man) and Straight Chick, and their two children, a daughter named Rosebud and a son whose name was never given.[2]

The strip appeared in many LGBT publications throughout North America, including Xtra!,[4] Perceptions, off our backs and the Washington Blade, and also in mainstream general interest publications such as Geist.

Stevens retired the strip in 2004.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beverly J. Rasporich, Made-in-Canada Humour: Literary, Folk and Popular Culture. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015. ISBN 9789027268174. p. 203.
  2. 1 2 3 "Closing The Chosen Family album". Xtra!, October 28, 2004.
  3. ↑ John Dececco and Steven M. Kates, Twenty Million New Customers!: Understanding Gay Men¿s Consumer Behavior. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 9781317972051. p. 149.
  4. ↑ "Winning in the 'Peg The city of 600,00, where the air is crisp and clear, is bursting with mainstream arts groups. The air is fine in the underground scene, too". The Globe and Mail, November 30, 1996.
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