‘True trailblazer’: British author and activist Maureen Duffy dies aged 92 (opens in new tab)

Duffy wrote novels, plays and poetry, campaigned for gay rights, and was a ‘tireless advocate’ for authors’ rightsMaureen Duffy, author of more than 60 works and a pioneering activist for gay rights and writers’ rights, has died at the age of 92.Duffy was awarded the inaugural £10,000 Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Pioneer prize by Bernardine Evaristo, who described her as a “true trailblazer in every sense of the word”.