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“For a woman to be a lesbian in a male-supremacist, capitalist, misogynist, racist, homophobic, imperialist culture, such as that of North America, is an act of resistance.”

Quote by Cheryl Clarke

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Cheryl Clarke is an American writer renowned for her poetry and novels. Her works often explore issues of race, gender, and identity, and are praised for their profound emotion and critical thinking. more

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