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El Hunt

Jill Posener: the iconic photographer documenting lesbian identity amid Section 28

Towards the end of Women in Revolt ‒ a fascinating new Tate Britain exhibition which explores 20 years of feminist art in the UK ‒ there is an entire room dedicated to the campaigners and artists who protested against Section 28. 

A highlight of the room comes from the British photographer Jill Posener, with her satirical photo series Dirty Girls Guide to London. Something of an alternative tour around the capital, each image shows two of Posener's friends making out or getting naked (sometimes simultaneously) in front of various famous landmarks. While they're amusing snapshots in and of themselves, they also tap into the defiance and rebellion within the LGBQ+ community even as Section 28 loomed.

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