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: Historical figures like Otake Kōkichi (an early 20th-century feminist and writer) and Nobuko Yoshiya (the author who laid the foundation for the "Yuri" genre) lived openly or semi-openly as lesbians long before modern activism. Contemporary Perspectives : For older women who may not live

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