Lauren Ober
Aug 9, 2017 · 1 min read

It’s also misogynistic policing. It’s this feeling that women have a lock on the emotional world and to display tender emotions is to be female. And to be female is to be less than. And homophobia is deeply rooted in misogyny.

    Lauren Ober

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    Lauren Ober is the host of WAMU & NPR’s The Big Listen. She lives in the Capital of America. @oberandout

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