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Abby Wambach Kissed Her Wife at the World Cup and We Are Still Recovering
Abby Wambach Kissed Her Wife at the World Cup and We Are Still Recovering
By Yezmin VillarrealJuly 06 2015 / 12:32 PM
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<p>Yezmin always has a coffee in her hand. She&#39;s a writer from Phoenix, AZ, who is interested in the intersection of race, sex, and gender in pop culture.</p>
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Did you hear that the U.S. women's soccer team won the world cup this weekend? If not, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
Living under a rock or something?
What better way to celebrate Fourth of July than with this, honestly? And to top it off, American Hero, Abby Wambach, ran to kiss her wife after winning the game.
OUR HEARTS HAVE NOT RECOVERED.
This is all of us right now, tbh:
P.S. Happy International Kissing Day!

        
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