Sophie Lewis & Keiran Goddard: Femmephilia

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Sep 4, 202671:34Arts

In a series of provocative essays encompassing Marilyn Monroe, the myth of Apollo and Daphne, octopuses and girlbosses, reluctant heterosexuals, lesbian separatists, and anti-work cats, Sophie Lewis, author of Enemy Femi...

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