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Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had to look deep within myself to create an identity that worked for me. Pop culture just doesn't hand us enough variety to choose from.
Beth Ditto
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Beth Ditto
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 19
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There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.
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