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Daisy Jones All the things she said

ne of my favourite things about Daisy Jones’ rainbow-hued book, All The Things She Said: Everything I Know About Modern Lesbian And Bi Culture, is the many affectionate references to queer cliches: “Hairy armpits and U-Hauled couples with their two cats, Kathleen and Hanna”, “Plaid shirts and IKEA trips and dungarees made from hemp”. When we meet on Zoom I ask how many sapphic stereotypes apply to her. “So many!” she laughs. “I own a vest.” In fact, she’s wearing

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