The Moth

Just a Little Off the Top

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A night at a winery leads to a drastic change.

Tags Hair Sexuality Acceptance Gender Adversity Coming out Body image Thought-provoking Moving Inspiring Hopeful Serious Tender

Storyteller

Corinne Rich

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Original Air Date

October 3, 2017

Recorded Date

June 4, 2015

“I had this long hair in a ponytail or a braid and I sort of had this delusion that it gave me this feminine heterosexual mystique.”

Photo by Sayed Alamy
Corinne Rich

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