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19 Sep

The identity-affirming power of LGBTQ+ hairdressers

The identity-affirming power of LGBTQ+ hairdressers
Not only for haircuts, a rising variety of queer salons are offering protected spaces for people to work out their identity and what it'd seem like As any queer one that’s lived through the reign of the undercut – mainly the handkerchief code distilled right into a single half-shaved hairdo, as beloved by 2010s lesbians – knows, hair is so far more than simply dead bits of keratin. It’s a source of pride, a type of self-fashioning and a method to signify your identity to others.  Because of this, it may feel like traditional hair care spaces may be lower than welcoming to those under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. Divided strictly into male barber spaces...
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