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- Compas, Tanya [@TanyaCompas] (9 July 2020). "Is it just me who is having an issue with saying "I identify as x, y, z"? I feel like it's only expected of queer people when introducing ourselves and our identity. I don't identify as queer, I AM queer" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2020– via Twitter.
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