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ALL WATERS: Why are straight women always walking with their hands in the back pocket of their boyfriends’ jeans? Would I do that all the time too if I didn’t have to think about it? Alan and I hold hands in specific parts of the city and sometimes outside of those parts. But there is always a little ‘catch’; no matter how much I think the shame and fear is gone, there is always a little something in the back of my mind. I am almost embarrassed sometimes when we are holding hands, and that fucking infuriates me. I can’t even imagine that hesitation ever going away, and that makes me very sad.
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Matador Records | Perfume Genius Biography
Mike Hadreas’ song-by-song explanations of each song on the new Perfume Genius record are amazing and incredibly thoughtful. This may be the best bio I have ever encountered, actually.
