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female spotted hyena painting by queer artist Gwenn Seemel
Gwenn Seemel
She Wears the Pants (Spotted Hyena)
2012
acrylic on panel
10 x 10 inches

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Some girls have penises all the time.

Female spotted hyenas dominate the pack. Their genitals resemble the males’ genitals, and they use their penises socially, with one individual’s erection signifying submission to another individual. This kind of genitalia tends to make both mating with males and childbirth complicated.

Certain boys and girls don’t make babies.

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hyena wildlife painting by Gwenn Seemel
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