(W/A) Alison Bechdel Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the 'Fun Home.' It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her father was also gay. Soon after this revelation, he was dead, leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve. This groundbreaking, genre-busting, best-selling graphic narrative has established her as one of America's most gifted and extraordinary memoirists.