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Jackie Clune is the self-proclaimed queen of camp comedy cabaret. After studying drama at Kent University, she moved to Hackney and formed Red Rag Women's Theatre Company with a group of friends, which she says 'became a lesbian collective'.
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Jackie Clune studied drama at Kent University. After six years as an academic at London University she became well-known as a cabaret singer, comedian, writer, radio broadcaster and actress, even appearing on the BBC's wildly popular television show Eastenders. She lives in London with her husband and children.
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Clune came out as a lesbian while at university in the mid-to-late Eighties. It was a time when lesbian and gay communities felt particularly under attack. 1988 saw the introduction of the Tories' notorious Section 28 - a clause in the Local Government Act - which to this day forbids the 'promotion' of homosexuality by local authorities. A staunch feminist and socialist at the time, Clune describes her decision to become a lesbian as politically motivated. That and perhaps a deep-seated desire to cut off her hair, throw on a pair of dungarees and some sparkly red Doc Martens.
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