Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

At one point in the graphic memoir, eight-year-old Bechdel and her family travel to Jersey Shore so that her mother can visit her old roommate. Their babysitter, Roy, accompanies them, and they spend days walking around New Jersey and taking in the sights.

While she does so, Bechdel's eyes are open to the very different lifestyle all around her. The LGBTQ community was quite open in these times, and although Bechdel is too young to comprehend and grasp this new and curious concept of flamboyance that surround her, she does not feel threatened.

Looking back at those events years later, Bechdel is surprised that she was so blatantly unaware of the implications of those visits; she finds an old photograph of Roy in his underwear in her father's old belongings. The photo was taken during that visit to New Jersey, and was the first step in realizing Roy and her father's affair.

To further the note on the gay rights movement and its progression throughout the years, the 1970's were the years in which gays everywhere were beginning to flourish and delve into the new lifestyle. Here is a helpful and informative link that describes important milestones in the gay rights movement in America.