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But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.

Audre Lorde

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Audre Lorde
Age: 58 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 18
Died: 1992
Died: November 17
Essayist
Feminist
Librarian
Novelist
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
New York City
New York
Audre Geraldine Lorde
Literature
Lesbianism
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True
Lesbian
Women
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