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	he has written thirteen novels – eight literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre, and five crime novels featuring the lesbian primate investigator Saz Martin, published by Serpent's Tail – and ten plays.		he has written thirteen novels – eight literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre, and five crime novels featuring the lesbian primate investigator Saz Martin, published by Serpent's Tail – and ten plays.

	As a stage performer, she is an associate artist with Improbable, has been a member of the comedy improvisation company Spontaneous Combustion since 1988 and has guested with The Comedy Store Players. She has performed her solo show "Breaststrokes" (''Time Out'' and ''The Guardian'' Critic’s Choice) in [[London]], [[Belfast]], [[Cardiff]], Dublin, [[York]], and Amsterdam.		As a stage performer, she is an associate artist with Improbable, has been a member of the comedy improvisation company Spontaneous Combustion since 1988 and has guested with The Comedy Store Players. She has performed her solo show "Breaststrokes" (''Time Out'' and ''The Guardian'' Critic’s Choice) in [[London]], [[Belfast]], [[Cardiff]], [[Dublin]], [[York]], and Amsterdam.

	In 2008 she wrote and presented a documentary for the BBC's ''Time Shift'' strand called ''How to write a Mills and Boon''<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ff170\|title= Programme information on BBC web site</ref> where she took on the challenge of writing a Mills and Boon romance novel.		In 2008 she wrote and presented a documentary for the BBC's ''Time Shift'' strand called ''How to write a Mills and Boon''<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ff170\|title= Programme information on BBC web site</ref> where she took on the challenge of writing a Mills and Boon romance novel.

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	[[File:Stella Duffy.jpg\|thumb\|Stella Duffy in 2012]]'''Stella Duffy''' (born 1963) is a British lesbian novelist and performer.		[[File:Stella Duffy.jpg\|thumb\|Stella Duffy in 2012]]'''Stella Duffy''' (born 1963) is a British lesbian novelist and performer.

	She was born in [[Woolwich]] but spent her childhood in New Zealand<ref>http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth250\|title= Biography on British Council website</ref> and studied English Literature and Drama at Victoria University, Wellington.<ref>http://www.afterellen-q.mtvi.com/people/2008/6/stelladuffy AfterEllen profile: Stella Duffy</ref> Duffy is a practising Buddhist and lives in [[Lambeth]] with her partner, playwright [[Shelley Silas]].<ref> ~~url=~~http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Stella-Duffy--Saintly.6333613.jp ''Scotland on Sunday'' interview, 1 June 2010</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23858410-my-teen-boyfriends-were-so-good-at-sex-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-lesbian.do ''Evening Standard'' interview, 24 July 2010</ref>		She was born in [[Woolwich]] but spent her childhood in New Zealand<ref>http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth250\|title= Biography on British Council website</ref> and studied English Literature and Drama at Victoria University, Wellington.<ref>http://www.afterellen-q.mtvi.com/people/2008/6/stelladuffy AfterEllen profile: Stella Duffy</ref> Duffy is a practising [[Buddhist]] and lives in [[Lambeth]] with her partner, playwright [[Shelley Silas]].<ref>http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Stella-Duffy--Saintly.6333613.jp ''Scotland on Sunday'' interview, 1 June 2010</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23858410-my-teen-boyfriends-were-so-good-at-sex-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-lesbian.do ''Evening Standard'' interview, 24 July 2010</ref>

	he has written thirteen novels – eight literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre, and five crime novels featuring the lesbian primate investigator Saz Martin, published by Serpent's Tail – and ten plays.		he has written thirteen novels – eight literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre, and five crime novels featuring the lesbian primate investigator Saz Martin, published by Serpent's Tail – and ten plays.

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	She was ranked number 35 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]], 34 in the [[Pink List 2011]], 41 in the [[Pink List 2012]] and 44 in the [[World Pride Power List 2013]]. The World Pride Power List citation said:		She was ranked number 35 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]], 34 in the [[Pink List 2011]], 41 in the [[Pink List 2012]] and 44 in the [[World Pride Power List 2013]]. The World Pride Power List citation said:
	:Novelist Duffy said in an interview with the Independent last year: "No one ever says 'He's a straight; she's a heterosexual', but I'm constantly being called 'a lesbian' and it's just not the most interesting thing about me." Duffy has been a vocal crusader for gay marriage and formed a civil partnership with the playwright [[Shelley Silas]] in 2004.<ref>http://careers.theguardian.com/world-pride-power-list-2013-11-100</ref>		:Novelist Duffy said in an interview with the ''Independent'' last year: "No one ever says 'He's a straight; she's a heterosexual', but I'm constantly being called 'a lesbian' and it's just not the most interesting thing about me." Duffy has been a vocal crusader for gay marriage and formed a civil partnership with the playwright [[Shelley Silas]] in 2004.<ref>http://careers.theguardian.com/world-pride-power-list-2013-11-100</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	Stella Duffy has twice won the [[Stonewall Writer of the Year Award]]: in 2008 for ''The Room of Lost Things'' and in 2010 for ''Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore''.		Stella Duffy has twice won the [[Stonewall Writer of the Year Award]]: in 2008 for ''The Room of Lost Things'' and in 2010 for ''Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore''.

	She was ranked number 35 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]], 34 in the [[Pink List 2011]] ~~and~~ 41 in the [[Pink List 2012]].		She was ranked number 35 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]], 34 in the [[Pink List 2011]], 41 in the [[Pink List 2012]] and 44 in the [[World Pride Power List 2013]]. The World Pride Power List citation said:
			:Novelist Duffy said in an interview with the Independent last year: "No one ever says 'He's a straight; she's a heterosexual', but I'm constantly being called 'a lesbian' and it's just not the most interesting thing about me." Duffy has been a vocal crusader for gay marriage and formed a civil partnership with the playwright [[Shelley Silas]] in 2004.<ref>http://careers.theguardian.com/world-pride-power-list-2013-11-100</ref>

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	'''Stella Duffy''' (born 1963) is a British lesbian novelist and performer.		[[File:Stella Duffy.jpg\|thumb\|Stella Duffy in 2012]]'''Stella Duffy''' (born 1963) is a British lesbian novelist and performer.

	She was born in [[Woolwich]] but spent her childhood in New Zealand<ref>http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth250\|title= Biography on British Council website</ref> and studied English Literature and Drama at Victoria University, Wellington.<ref>http://www.afterellen-q.mtvi.com/people/2008/6/stelladuffy AfterEllen profile: Stella Duffy</ref> Duffy is a practising Buddhist and lives in [[Lambeth]] with her partner, playwright [[Shelley Silas]].<ref> url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Stella-Duffy--Saintly.6333613.jp ''Scotland on Sunday'' interview, 1 June 2010</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23858410-my-teen-boyfriends-were-so-good-at-sex-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-lesbian.do ''Evening Standard'' interview, 24 July 2010</ref>		She was born in [[Woolwich]] but spent her childhood in New Zealand<ref>http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth250\|title= Biography on British Council website</ref> and studied English Literature and Drama at Victoria University, Wellington.<ref>http://www.afterellen-q.mtvi.com/people/2008/6/stelladuffy AfterEllen profile: Stella Duffy</ref> Duffy is a practising Buddhist and lives in [[Lambeth]] with her partner, playwright [[Shelley Silas]].<ref> url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Stella-Duffy--Saintly.6333613.jp ''Scotland on Sunday'' interview, 1 June 2010</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23858410-my-teen-boyfriends-were-so-good-at-sex-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-lesbian.do ''Evening Standard'' interview, 24 July 2010</ref>

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	She was born in [[Woolwich]] but spent her childhood in New Zealand<ref>http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth250\|title= Biography on British Council website</ref> and studied English Literature and Drama at Victoria University, Wellington.<ref>http://www.afterellen-q.mtvi.com/people/2008/6/stelladuffy AfterEllen profile: Stella Duffy</ref> Duffy is a practising Buddhist and lives in [[Lambeth]] with her partner, playwright [[Shelley Silas]].<ref> url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Stella-Duffy--Saintly.6333613.jp ''Scotland on Sunday'' interview, 1 June 2010</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23858410-my-teen-boyfriends-were-so-good-at-sex-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-lesbian.do ''Evening Standard'' interview, 24 July 2010</ref>		She was born in [[Woolwich]] but spent her childhood in New Zealand<ref>http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth250\|title= Biography on British Council website</ref> and studied English Literature and Drama at Victoria University, Wellington.<ref>http://www.afterellen-q.mtvi.com/people/2008/6/stelladuffy AfterEllen profile: Stella Duffy</ref> Duffy is a practising Buddhist and lives in [[Lambeth]] with her partner, playwright [[Shelley Silas]].<ref> url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Stella-Duffy--Saintly.6333613.jp ''Scotland on Sunday'' interview, 1 June 2010</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23858410-my-teen-boyfriends-were-so-good-at-sex-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-lesbian.do ''Evening Standard'' interview, 24 July 2010</ref>

	he has written ~~twelve~~ novels – ~~seven~~ literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre and five crime novels featuring the lesbian primate investigator Saz Martin, published by Serpent's Tail – and ten plays.		he has written thirteen novels – eight literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre, and five crime novels featuring the lesbian primate investigator Saz Martin, published by Serpent's Tail – and ten plays.

	As a stage performer, she is an associate artist with Improbable, has been a member of the comedy improvisation company Spontaneous Combustion since 1988 and has guested with The Comedy Store Players. She has performed her solo show "Breaststrokes" (''Time Out'' and ''The Guardian'' Critic’s Choice) in [[London]], [[Belfast]], [[Cardiff]], Dublin, [[York]], and Amsterdam.		As a stage performer, she is an associate artist with Improbable, has been a member of the comedy improvisation company Spontaneous Combustion since 1988 and has guested with The Comedy Store Players. She has performed her solo show "Breaststrokes" (''Time Out'' and ''The Guardian'' Critic’s Choice) in [[London]], [[Belfast]], [[Cardiff]], Dublin, [[York]], and Amsterdam.

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	'''Stella Duffy''' (born 1963) is a British lesbian novelist and performer.		'''Stella Duffy''' (born 1963) is a British lesbian novelist and performer.

	She was born in [[~~London~~]] but spent her childhood in New Zealand<ref>http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth250\|title= Biography on British Council website</ref> and studied English Literature and Drama at Victoria University, Wellington.<ref>http://www.afterellen-q.mtvi.com/people/2008/6/stelladuffy AfterEllen profile: Stella Duffy</ref> Duffy is a practising Buddhist and lives in [[Lambeth]] with her partner, playwright [[Shelley Silas]].<ref> url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Stella-Duffy--Saintly.6333613.jp ''Scotland on Sunday'' interview, 1 June 2010</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23858410-my-teen-boyfriends-were-so-good-at-sex-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-lesbian.do ''Evening Standard'' interview, 24 July 2010</ref>		She was born in [[Woolwich]] but spent her childhood in New Zealand<ref>http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth250\|title= Biography on British Council website</ref> and studied English Literature and Drama at Victoria University, Wellington.<ref>http://www.afterellen-q.mtvi.com/people/2008/6/stelladuffy AfterEllen profile: Stella Duffy</ref> Duffy is a practising Buddhist and lives in [[Lambeth]] with her partner, playwright [[Shelley Silas]].<ref> url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Stella-Duffy--Saintly.6333613.jp ''Scotland on Sunday'' interview, 1 June 2010</ref><ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23858410-my-teen-boyfriends-were-so-good-at-sex-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-lesbian.do ''Evening Standard'' interview, 24 July 2010</ref>

	he has written twelve novels – seven literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre and five crime novels featuring the lesbian primate investigator Saz Martin, published by Serpent's Tail – and ten plays.		he has written twelve novels – seven literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre and five crime novels featuring the lesbian primate investigator Saz Martin, published by Serpent's Tail – and ten plays.

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