▁Ben ef it ▁Com ic . ▁Her ▁com ic , ▁Mid - D y ke ▁Cris is , ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁as ▁a ▁popular ▁com ic ▁strip ▁in ▁Icon ▁and ▁other ▁anth ologies . ▁After ▁taking ▁a ▁hi atus ▁creating ▁com ics , ▁E wing ▁released ▁" It ▁G ets ▁B itter ," ▁a ▁compilation ▁and ▁review ▁of ▁her ▁com ics ▁throughout ▁her ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁cart oon ist . ▁ ▁Activ ism ▁ ▁E wing ▁stated ▁that ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁activ ism ▁began ▁when ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁March ▁on ▁Washington , ▁and ▁politics ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁her ▁com ics . ▁E wing ▁claimed ▁that ▁a ▁defining ▁moment ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁was ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁arrested ▁during ▁a ▁protest ▁at ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration , ▁and ▁partly ▁sp ur red ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁activ ism . ▁E wing ▁was ▁the ▁volunte er ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁Display ▁of ▁Names ▁Project ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Ste ering ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁March ▁on ▁Washington ▁for ▁Les bian , ▁Gay ▁and ▁Bi ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁and ▁Liber ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁A ID S ▁Emer gency ▁Fund ▁and ▁a ▁founder ▁for ▁the ▁Bre ast ▁Can cer ▁Emer gency ▁Fund .