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Lyn

December 11, 2012 by 55Upitty

…people saw me as cute, oh, like a Chinese doll.  Except I had a horrible temper.  They soon found out I wasn’t such a sweet little thing.  I’ve had to grow my personality to cope with being different, and I could either choose to be a victim or I could choose to think of myself as special…   My sexuality is the central theme of my experience.  Again, I am part of a minority, and I am very proud of […]

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Jude

July 3, 2012 by 55Upitty

…the older I get the more serenity I find.  When I was a young feminist we called respected older women crones – that would suit me. As time passes I grow more comfortable with myself – age empowers me… I saw the film of Calamity Jane when I was ten, and it just stuck with me.  I always wanted a cowgirl suit, not one with a skirt, the boy’s one with pants.  When I see that film now the lesbian sub-text is such […]

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