Watching ‘Notting Hill’ and Wanting to Be Julia
I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to overlook certain aspects of her appearance.
This is Lurid Speculations, a new column on ’90s movies and t4t sexuality by Grace Elisabeth Lavery.
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I am a writer and academic living in Berkeley, California. I'm trans af and I enjoy fancy smells.
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