Personal Life
Bechdel came out as a lesbian at age 19. Bechdel's gender and sexual identity are a large part of the core message of her work "The secret subversive goal of my work is to show that women, not just lesbians, are regular human beings." In February 2004, Bechdel married her partner since 1992, Amy Rubin, in a civil ceremony in San Francisco. However, all same-sex marriage licenses given by the city at that time were subsequently voided by the California Supreme Court. Bechdel and Rubin separated in 2006.
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