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ITH TODAY’S PROLIFERATION OF CELL PHONES and near-infinite access to social media apps, finding fashion inspiration isn’t too difficult. But back in 2009, when we were all just starting to carry more of our lives in our hands (and pockets), those interested in upending cisheteronormative aesthetics had to scour the internet for others looking to do the same. At the time, Sterling Cruz-Herr (who then identified as a butch dyke) took cues from the queer fashion

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