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Beth Ditto

I thought to be feminine was to give in to straight culture, or the beauty standard, but in my heart I had a flair for fashion and style. They were passions I kept secret because I didn't understand I could love clothes and hair and makeup and still like

Beth Ditto

Beauty

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Beth Ditto felt that embracing traditional femininity meant conforming to heterosexual norms and societal beauty ideals, which conflicted with her identity. Despite this, she secretly enjoyed fashion, hair, and makeup, not realizing she could express these interests without compromising who she was.

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