Flo Perry

Last updated

Florence Perry (born 1992) [1] is a British illustrator and writer, based in East London. [2]

Contents

Biography

Perry's parents are Sir Grayson Perry and Lady Perry. [3] [4] She grew up in North London. [2] She came out as a lesbian at age 15, later saying she was bisexual. [2] [5] [6] She studied chemistry at Durham University [7] and after graduating worked as an editor at BuzzFeed. [2] [8] Perry wrote and illustrated the book How to Have Feminist Sex (2019). [9] [10] Perry also illustrated Couch Fiction, a graphic novel on psychotherapy by her mother, Philippa Perry. [7] [11] She now lives in East London. [2]

Publications

Publications by Perry

Publications illustrated by Perry

Related Research Articles

A graphic novel is a long-form work of sequential art. The term graphic novel is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics scholars and industry professionals. It is, at least in the United States, typically distinct from the term comic book, which is generally used for comics periodicals and trade paperbacks.

<i>The Handmaids Tale</i> 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government. Offred is the central character and narrator and one of the "Handmaids": women who are forcibly assigned to produce children for the "Commanders", who are the ruling class in Gilead.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colleen Doran</span> American writer-artist and cartoonist

Colleen Doran is an American writer-artist and cartoonist. She illustrated hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books and magazines, including the autobiographical graphic novel of Marvel Comics editor and writer Stan Lee entitled Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee, which became a New York Times bestseller. She adapted and did the art for the short story "Troll Bridge" by Neil Gaiman, which also became a New York Times bestseller. Her books have received Eisner, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, and International Horror Guild Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Candida Royalle</span> American pornographic filmmaker (1950–2015)

Candida Royalle was an American producer and director of couples-oriented pornography, pornographic actress, sex educator, and sex-positive feminist. She was a member of the XRCO and the AVN Halls of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dorothy Allison</span> American writer (1949–2024)

Dorothy Earlene Allison was an American writer whose writing focused on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism, and lesbianism. She was a self-identified lesbian femme. Allison won a number of awards for her writing, including several Lambda Literary Awards. In 2014, Allison was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florynce Kennedy</span> American lawyer, feminist, and activist (1916–2000)

Florynce Rae Kennedy was an American lawyer, radical feminist, civil rights advocate, lecturer, and activist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palgrave Macmillan</span> English publishing house

Palgrave Macmillan is a British academic and trade publishing company headquartered in the London Borough of Camden. Its programme includes textbooks, journals, monographs, professional and reference works in print and online. It maintains offices in London, New York, Shanghai, Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, Delhi and Johannesburg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee Marrs</span> American cartoonist and animator

Lee Marrs is an American cartoonist and animator, and one of the first female underground comix creators. She is best known for her comic book series The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, which lasted from 1973 to 1977.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irvin D. Yalom</span> American existential psychiatrist (born 1931)

Irvin David Yalom is an American existential psychiatrist who is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as author of both fiction and nonfiction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pegging (sexual practice)</span> Use of a strap-on dildo to penetrate another persons anus

Pegging is an anal sex act in which a woman penetrates a man's anus with a strap-on dildo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julia Serano</span> American writer and activist

Julia Michelle Serano is an American writer, musician, spoken-word performer, transgender and bisexual activist, and biologist. She is known for her transfeminist books, such as Whipping Girl (2007), Excluded (2013), and Outspoken (2016). She is also a public speaker who has given many talks at universities and conferences. Her writing is frequently featured in queer, feminist, and popular culture magazines.

Philippa, Lady Perry, is a British integrative psychotherapist and author.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jillian Tamaki</span> Canadian American illustrator and comic artist

Jillian Tamaki is a Canadian American illustrator and comic artist known for her work in The New York Times and The New Yorker in addition to the graphic novels Boundless, as well as Skim, This One Summer and Roaming written by her cousin Mariko Tamaki.

Kyo Maclear is a Canadian novelist and children's author.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meg-John Barker</span> British writer and independent scholar

Meg-John Barker is a writer, writing mentor, creative consultant, speaker, and independent scholar. They have written a number of anti self-help books on the topics of relationships, sex, and gender, as well as the graphic non-fiction books, Queer: A Graphic History and Gender: A Graphic Guide, and the book The Psychology of Sex. They are the writer of the relationships book and blog Rewriting the Rules, and they have a podcast with sex educator Justin Hancock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mikki Kendall</span> American writer (born 1976)

Mikki Kendall is an author, activist, and cultural critic. Her work often focuses on current events, media representation, the politics of food, and the history of the feminist movement. Penguin Random House published her graphic novel Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists in 2019, while her political nonfiction book Hood Feminism was released in early 2020.

Bellesa is a Canadian internet pornography website founded in 2017 and marketed towards women. It produces original pornographic films under the company Bellesa Films, with Jacky St. James as a director. Bellesa Boutique (BBoutique) offers sex toy products, and the website also features webcam models, pornographic fiction and other media. Under the name Bellesa Plus, they have a tiered subscription service.

Heartstopper is an ongoing LGBTQ+ young adult graphic novel and webcomic series written and illustrated by British author Alice Oseman. It follows the lives of Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring as they meet and fall in love. The series is a prequel to Oseman's 2015 novella, Nick and Charlie, although the characters originally appeared in her 2014 novel, Solitaire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amy Kurzweil</span> American cartoonist (born 1986)

Amy Kurzweil is an American cartoonist and writer. In 2016, she published the graphic memoir Flying Couch. Her second graphic novel, Artificial: A Love Story was released in 2023. She draws cartoons for The New Yorker.

References

  1. Berens, Jessica (20 September 2003). "Frock tactics". The Observer . The Guardian. ISSN   0029-7712. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carson, Sarah (2 October 2019). "Flo Perry on her new book How to Have Feminist Sex: A Fairly Graphic Guide". i . Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "Why Flo Perry is making masturbation a feminist issue". Marie Claire . 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. Agnew, Megan (29 September 2019). "Interview: meet Flo Perry, the voice of reason for confused millennials" . The Times . ISSN   0140-0460. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. Abgarian, Almara (4 October 2019). "How to have feminist sex". Metro . Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. Wadia, Helena (3 October 2019). "Flo Perry on how to bring feminism to the bedroom". Evening Standard . Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Harris, Izzy (18 November 2020). "Flo Perry: "A slice of cake every day might make you happier than a flat stomach"". Palatinate . Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. "Flo Perry". BuzzFeed . Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  9. Jones, Daisy (3 October 2019). "How to Have Feminist Sex". Vice . Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. Barr, Sabrina (16 October 2019). "Feminist author Flo Perry sent book about sex to Love Island contestants". The Independent . Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  11. 1 2 Perry, Philippa (2020). Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy. Illustrated by Flo Perry. U.K.: Penguin Life. ISBN   9780241461785. OCLC   1142527452.