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We clown on the commodification of Pride, but what good is that if we continue to perpetuate all the ableism intrinsic in capitalism in our own spaces?

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The Comment Awards Are Dreaming of Espressos In Bed

“I had a one-time lover make me an espresso in the morning in 2018 and I have never stopped thinking about it.”

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The Comment Awards Want to Know Your Toxic Trait

“This sent me into a full spiral daydream of my kick-ass custom furniture, the queer carpenter who built it, and our enduring love.”

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Try to let go of the need for perfection on the space and on yourself. Instead let that bliss find you whenever it’s meant to find you.

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The Comment Awards Are Remembering the Girls Who Wore Abercrombie & Fitch

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This for Lesbian Visibility Day, we are talking about the people we look to for LESBIANSPIRATION. Did you thank a lesbian for changing your life today?

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The Comment Awards Are Putting ‘Dirty Computer’ On Repeat

“I saved this article when I was a closeted 17-year-old kid: I think this was the first time I realized what non-binary meant! Anyway, I’m 21 now, and now in college I get to dress like this every day and it’s fuckin awesome!”

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