Some Protection
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Title
Some Protection
Description
Josie O'Dwyer, then an ex-inmate, narrates her experiences with the unjust and corrupt prison system in the United Kingdom. Though not explicitly stated, O'Dwyer's interest in women is briefly depicted in one scene, illustrating how officers prevented inmates from forming close bonds with each other.
Information available about O'Dwyer, including her sexuality, is limited. In the book Criminal Women: Autobiographical Accounts edited by Pat Carlen, O'Dwyer contributed the chapter, "Josie: Surviving Holloway... and other Women's Prisons."In an interview, she briefly discusses lesbian relationships in prison, "women need comfort and if you can get into a relationship in prison I, personally, think it's a good thing. It doesn't hurt to be comforted by another woman in prison, nobody should knock anyone for it." In this section, O'Dwyer delves into homophobia that occurs in the prison system, and the officer's cruelty. At times purposefully disrupting any relationship between women, regardless if it was platonic or romantic.
Sadly, O'Dwyer commited suicide on October 27, 1997. an article from the Daily Gazette "Prison death riddle as inquest returns open verdict" published on November 13, 1998 discussed her potential interest in women. The article focused on an alleged relationship between O'Dwyer and a nurse that occurred prior to O'Dwyer's death on . A later article "Leigh: Nurse's lesbian affair" published on November 18, 2002 again by the Daily Gazette investigation provded further information about the relationship between the two women.
Information available about O'Dwyer, including her sexuality, is limited. In the book Criminal Women: Autobiographical Accounts edited by Pat Carlen, O'Dwyer contributed the chapter, "Josie: Surviving Holloway... and other Women's Prisons."In an interview, she briefly discusses lesbian relationships in prison, "women need comfort and if you can get into a relationship in prison I, personally, think it's a good thing. It doesn't hurt to be comforted by another woman in prison, nobody should knock anyone for it." In this section, O'Dwyer delves into homophobia that occurs in the prison system, and the officer's cruelty. At times purposefully disrupting any relationship between women, regardless if it was platonic or romantic.
Sadly, O'Dwyer commited suicide on October 27, 1997. an article from the Daily Gazette "Prison death riddle as inquest returns open verdict" published on November 13, 1998 discussed her potential interest in women. The article focused on an alleged relationship between O'Dwyer and a nurse that occurred prior to O'Dwyer's death on . A later article "Leigh: Nurse's lesbian affair" published on November 18, 2002 again by the Daily Gazette investigation provded further information about the relationship between the two women.
Source
Director: Marjut Rimminen
Year: 1987
Country: United Kingdom
Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian, queer
Animation Style: Traditional
Genre: Documentary
Type: Implicit, short
Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://vimeo.com/398308714
Year: 1987
Country: United Kingdom
Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian, queer
Animation Style: Traditional
Genre: Documentary
Type: Implicit, short
Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://vimeo.com/398308714
Files
Citation
“Some Protection,” Queer Animation, accessed June 16, 2025, https://queeranimation.omeka.net/items/show/9.