▁Life ▁and ▁Education ▁Les lie ▁E wing ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T ust in , ▁California . ▁E wing ▁reported ▁her ▁interests ▁in ▁cart o ons ▁grew ▁when ▁her ▁mother ▁would ▁buy ▁her ▁cart o ons ▁at ▁the ▁market . ▁E wing ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁cart o ons ▁such ▁as ▁Rich ie ▁Rich ▁and ▁Rick ▁Griff in ' s ▁M urch ▁the ▁Sur f . ▁She ▁was ▁even ▁interested ▁in ▁cart o ons ▁featured ▁throughout ▁Play boy ▁mag az ines . ▁  ▁ ▁E wing ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach el ors ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Design . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁K appa ▁D elta ▁sor or ity ▁during ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Career ▁Les lie ▁E wing ▁contributed ▁many ▁celebrated ▁com ics ▁including , ▁" M id - D y ke ▁Cris is " ▁and ▁" It ▁G ets ▁B itter ." ▁E wing ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁prominent ▁figure ▁in ▁activ ism ▁for ▁L GB T Q + ▁rights , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁breast ▁cancer ▁and ▁A ID S ▁aw aren ess . ▁ ▁Comics ▁ ▁E wing ▁first ▁became ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁cart oon ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Her ▁com ics ▁ran ▁in ▁many ▁period ical s , ▁including ▁Les bian ▁News , ▁Dy kes pe ak , ▁W im men ' s ▁Com ix , ▁and ▁Gay ▁Com ix .