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Dorothy Allison was born on April 11, 1949, in Greenville, South Carolina.
* She is an American writer, feminist, and lesbian.
* Her writing often focuses on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism, and lesbianism.
* She is a self-identified lesbian femme.
* Allison has won a number of awards for her writing, including several Lambda Literary Awards.
* In 2014, Allison was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers.
* She is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh.
* Allison is the author of several books, including Bastard Out of Carolina, Trash, and Skin.
* Her writing has been praised for its honesty, power, and compassion.