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Jun 2021
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SMNTY Book Club: Fun Home: A Family Trag...

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In honor of Pride Month, we discuss Alison Bechdel's graphic novel and memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and dig into themes of sexual identity, gender norms and dysfunctional family dynamics. 
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