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By Ej RosettaFebruary 05 2016 / 2:32 PM
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When I first entered "gay land" I had no idea what a "pillow princess" was, or why I couldn’t be a "gold star." And why did people keep saying I had "lipstick" on when I didn’t? I was so confused.
Now that I'm out, I decided it was time to put some of my straightest friends to the test and see if they knew what these famous lesbian phrases meant. 
 
This article was written by EJ Rosetta. 
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