Forrest noted that classic mysteries such as Agatha Christie might not even contain a hug.
Her work is also noted for unprecedented eroticism and display of lesbian sexuality. Her romance Curious Wine is considered a classic of American lesbian literature. Forrest is best known for her eight novels about lesbian police detective Kate Delafield. After 17 years together, on July 15, 2008, in San Francisco they were married by California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno. She lives with her wife, Jo Hercus, were long-time resident of the San Francisco area and now live in Palm Springs. Forrest (born 1939 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is an American writer. Jo Hercus and Katherine Forrest,with Ann Bannon and Gail Lang Being visible can make us free.and give us a power we have never known." After relocating from Los Angeles to San Francisco, near The Castro district, she said, "It would be impossible to live here and not be political." This was a marked departure from her early life, of which she wrote, "Even after I committed the Big Sin and made that irrevocable passage, and even though I thereafter found women who loved me, and even though I had loving relationships, I remained essentially in the grip of all the early shame and my own powerful homophobia." Of her personal political sensibilities, Forrest said, "We are the only subculture that incorporates both genders, all races, all colors, all creeds. Here were two women who had a lot of choices in life, a lot of options, and out of all of those options they chose the hardest one, which was to love each other." The novel is credited as one that "broke through many misconceptions about lesbians and lesbian relationships." In discussion of the "light" element of the lesbian romance Forrest said, "I think it's political as hell. The second novel in the series, Murder at the Nightwood Bar, was optioned for film by director Tim Hunter The screenplay had been written and roles cast with Mary Louise Parker as Delafield and Tom Arnold as her police partner, but the project was ultimately shelved. lang, Sherlock Holmes with Candace Gingrich, and you've got Kate Delafield: ex-Marine, homicide detective for the LAPD, queer-as-the-day-is-long heroine". The character was the very first lesbian police detective in the American lesbian mystery genre and is described as "Miss Marple with k.d. After 17 years together, on July 15, 2008, in San Francisco they were married by California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno.įorrest is best known for her eight novels about lesbian police detective Kate Delafield.
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