Leanne Franson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian illustrator and cartoonist
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Place of Birth: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Leanne Franson
- Leanne Franson (born 1963 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a employed female Canadian illustrator and cartoonist.
- She illustrates picture books, children's novels, educational texts, pamphlets, and magazines.
- She currently lives in Martensville, Saskatchewan, near Saskatoon.
- She is bilingual in English and French.
- She has an adopted son from China named Benjamin Taotao.
- He is 9 years old and is homeschooled by Franson.
- She also has two cats Sadie and Alley. She is known for her semi-autobiographical comics featuring the female bisexual character Liliane, Bi-Dyke.
- These have been included in various anthologies and collected in books.
- Her comics bring a bisexual woman's perspective to the queer comic scene, including some controversy.
- For example, in Oh...
- (1992) her "full frontal" image of a woman putting on a bra without any underwear on, required a full-page warning prior to its appearance."Everything changes the world in some way.
- One person who feels alone who finds a like mind in a comic is a change.
- One person who is down and is inspired by a comic to laugh is a change.
- One person who had an unchallenged bigoted idea who was provoked to rethink it, and vote differently is a change." - Leanne Franson
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