Realizing their love for each other is still alive, what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage.‘Bingo Love’ by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San Decades later, now in their mid 60’s, Hazel and Mari are reunited again at a bingo hall. Through their formative years, these two women develop feelings for each other and finally profess their love for one another.įorced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. A chance meeting at church bingo in 1963 brings Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray together. From the cover of Bingo Love:īingo Love is a story of a same-sex romance that spans over 60 years. I think the problem with reviewing graphic novels is that they’re so short it’s hard to say much without giving away plot! But if you’re looking for a very easy read for Pride, this graphic novel is definitely a good place to start.
Hazel is gorgeously curvy with naturally kinky hair, Mari willowy and tall. The book is also very intersectional! Both black women, one bisexual, both girls at the beginning and grandmothers at the end, with large families. The book doesn’t get into details on Mari’s marriage, only that she divorced him. Hazel’s marriage, at least, is an amiable one. When they meet in the 60s, loving the same gender is not very accepted, so when they’re caught kissing, they’re separated and forced to marry men. And what they go through is heartbreaking. I SOBBED at the end of this beautiful little book. I don’t tend to review graphic novels on this blog but for this one, and for Pride Month, I’ll make an exception.
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