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SUMMARY:Murphy's Manor & LGBT Comics w/ Special Guest Kurt Erichsen
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DESCRIPTION:Comics creator Kurt Erichsen presents a look at the creation a
 nd history of Murphy's Manor\, a comic strip published in syndication in L
 GBT newspapers from 1981 to 2008.\n\n.\nhttps://toledo.libnet.info/event/8
 328109
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><a href="http://kurterichsen.com/"><strong
 >Kurt Erichsen</strong></a>'s cartoons have appeared in amateur and profes
 sional publications since about 1970. He is an openly gay cartoonist and c
 ivil engineer\, creator of the syndicated LGBT-themed&nbsp\;comic strip&nb
 sp\;"Murphy's Manor\," his most notable work\, which ran for 1183 weekly s
 trips from the 1980s until 2008.</p>\n<p>Set in a fictionalized version of
  Toledo\, "Murphy&rsquo\;s Manor" reflects on LGBTQIA+ culture in Ohio thr
 oughout the 1980s\, 1990s\, and 2000s. The comic addresses several social\
 , political\, and human rights issues that directly impacted the LGBTQIA+ 
 community during the comic's run such as gay marriage\, the HIV/AIDS epide
 mic\, and "Don't Ask\, Don't Tell."</p>\n<p>"Murphy&rsquo\;s Manor" is one
 -of-a-kind in its storytelling and real-time documentation of LGBTQIA+ cul
 ture in the Midwest during some of the most important and life-changing mo
 ments in LGBTQIA+ history in the United States. And now you can read the f
 ull comic in <a href="https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007
 coll33/search/searchterm/kurt%20erichsen%20collection!Manuscripts/field/co
 llea!collec/mode/exact!exact/conn/and!and/order/title/ad/asc"><strong>TLCP
 L&rsquo\;s Digital Collections</strong></a>!</p>\n<p><strong><span style="
 color: #ff0000\;">This program is designed for adults.</span> The presenta
 tion contains images intended for mature audiences that some may consider 
 explicit.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Individuals under the age of 18 
 will be granted admission to the program if accompanied by a parent or gua
 rdian.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://toledo.libnet.info/event/8328109
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