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Margot Robbie changing her name to her husband’s hurts my beautiful lesbian brain. Here's why | Rebecca Shaw

The Guardian · https://www.theguardian.com/profile/rebecca-shaw · 4 min read at The Guardian

I don’t flip a table every time this happens – but I actually do mind when it’s the default decision with no discussion

Being a lesbian in a heretofore heteronormative society means having to go along with lots of things that don’t make sense to your beautiful lesbian brain. One such thing for me is the ongoing expectation that women who marry men should change their surname to their husband’s.

Excerpt. Full story at The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/02/margot-robbie-changing-her-name-to-her-husbands-hurts-my-beautiful-lesbian-brain

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