| Code | DS/UK/538 |
| Person Name | Posener; Jill (1953 -); Photographer, Playwright, Author, Poet |
| Dates | 1953 - |
| History | Jill Posener studied in theatre, becoming a playwright. She was a member of Gay Sweatshop theatre company in 1976. She was their first female member. She wrote the play Any Woman Can. This was the first female written play that Gay Sweatshop put on. Posener started getting into photography in the 1980s. She used photography to protest against Section 28. She also used street photography to capture graffiti and defy conventional norms. Her photography spans feminist, lesbian, political, anti-consumerist, erotic, and sexual themes. Two books feature her photos: Spray it Loud (1982) and Louder Than Words (1987). In 1988, Posener became the photo editor of On Our Backs, a lesbian erotica magazine. |
| Activity | 1953 Born
1976 Became member of Gay Sweatshop
1982 Photos featured in Spray it Loud.
1987 Photos featured in Louder Than Words
1988 Photo editor of On Our Backs
1992 Photographer, Stolen Glances: Lesbians Take Photographs |
| Source | El Hunt, 'Jill Posener: the iconic photographer documenting lesbian identity amid Section 28', Culture, The Standard, 18 November 2023, <https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/jill-posener-photography-women-in-revolt-interview-2023-b1121112.html> [accessed 24 January 2024]. |
| The British Museum, Jill Posener <https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/AUTH225422> [accessed 24 January 2024] |