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THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
(Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News)There was a culture of “hypermasculy” barbershops that Woodson, who is gay, said he overlooked for a long the last straw for Woodson was when he wnsed a meang enunter between a barbershop regular and a transgenr woman outsi. He hop his shop will help ga awarens about more acceptg self-re spac among the gay and straight muni. “That’s gay.
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“He knew that I was gay but every time I went he would nstantly h on me and try to take me out, ” said Ayanna, a 22-year-old stunt at a New York Cy llege who cled to give her full name to protect her privacy. A pete girl sportg short, androgyno hair, Ayanna said she started lookg onle for barbers iendly to the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr (LGBT) muny to avoid siar unfortable is how she found Camera Ready Kutz, a barber service n by entreprenr Khane Kutzwell that ters to the groomg needs of LGBT people New York Cy and beyond.