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Feminism is definitely a part of everything I do.
Roxane Gay
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Roxane Gay
Age: 49
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Scrabble Player
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
Feminism
Definitely
Part
Everything
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