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Lipstick
I really love wearing red lipstick.

Fun Fact
The average woman spends about $15,000 on lipstick her lifetime.

Annotations

 * 1) Lumpkin, Jincey. "Why I Hate Being Called a 'Lipstick Lesbian'" The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com. Web. 07 Apr. 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jincey-lumpkin/why-i-hate-being-called-a-lipstick-lesbian_b_1972647.html This article talks about the challenges this lesbian woman faces because she does not appear to fit the typical lesbian woman stereotypes. She is very girly, fashionable, and is often called a "lipstick lez". This article is helpful for my queer object because it helps me better understand the meaning behind what a lipstick lesbian is and why it is challenging for these women to face individuals who continuously judge them for differing from the norm.
 * 2) Smallwood, Christine. "The Eternal Drama of the Red Lip." The New York Times. The New York Times, 2015. Web. 07 Apr. 2016.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/t-magazine/red-lipstick.html?_r=0 This article discusses the power that red lipstick holds when a woman wears it. Red lipstick holds a variety of symbols along with it. Author Christine Smallwood states that it is what you put on when you want to make a statement. It is also considered to be more of a concept, rather than a technique. This article is relevant to my queer object because it provides me with the significance that lipstick holds in society. "Why Lipstick Lesbians Have To Keep Coming Out Of The Closet." Thought Catalog. 2012. Web. 07 Apr. 2016.
 * 3) "Why Lipstick Lesbians Have To Keep Coming Out Of The Closet." Thought Catalog. 2012. Web. 07 Apr. 2016. http://thoughtcatalog.com/michelle-cheever/2012/03/why-lipstick-lesbians-have-to-keep-on-coming-out-of-the-closet/ This article is perfect for my queer object because it talks about how difficult it is when other hear you are a lesbian because you appear to be very feminine. The author says how easy it is for "butch" girls to admit that they are a lesbian, people seem to know it without them even having to say. I can use this article to relate how using lipstick adds more a feminine gender to anyone.