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by Chiara Canaan
Stolen History
Jennie Hodgers Bravely Defied Sexist Norms — Honoring Albert Cashier
R. Kelly’s Child, Jaah, Went Public as Trans. Now 18 Explains She Was a Lesbian
“Dykes aren’t out here to smile and stroke egos. We’re not out here to play nice. We’re out here to come with the realness. And if that makes you sad, you can always just call the cops and have us removed for being a lesbian.”
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Cartoon: Lesbian Coping Mechanisms. “Claire shrugged and kept knitting.”
“Claire shrugged and kept knitting.”
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Returning Home to Madagascar
“I’ve struggled for weeks about whether to write this, because Madagascar is my home. I’d love to just talk about the sweet breeze, the little islands, the dugout-boats, the lemurs and the giant turtles— But creating change has to start here.”
Cartoon: Lesbian Coping Mechanisms. “Claire shrugged and kept knitting.”
“Claire shrugged and kept knitting.”
Cartoon: Lesbians Lesbianing. Requesting Backup. Over.
“Repeat. Requesting Backup. We only have 7 cops per lesbian.”
R. Kelly’s Child, Jaah, Went Public as Trans. Now 18 Explains She Was a Lesbian
“Dykes aren’t out here to smile and stroke egos. We’re not out here to play nice. We’re out here to come with the realness. And if that makes you sad, you can always just call the cops and have us removed for being a lesbian.”
Finding the Spirit of Pride in Unexpected Places
“Like so many lesbians, I feel disconnected from Pride, but I still managed to find an array of colors, hiding in some unexpected places.”