The cartoonist chimed in on the fiery Twitter debate spurred by one user’s claim that the gay rom-com Fire Island did not pass her namesake Bechdel Test.

The Bechdel test comes from the comic “Dykes to Watch Out For” by Alison Bechdel, MacArthur Fellowship winner and author of the graphic memoir “ Fun Home,” which was turned into a 2015 ...

The stars of “Fire Island” appear to be taking pride in the “F-” that the new film scored on the Bechdel test. And they now have the approval of Alison Bechdel herself. The Hulu rom-com ...

Hanna Rosin has since apologized for her invocation of the Bechdel Test, but not before Bechdel stepped in.