From Bi to Beige and Back Again

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Julia Stoller, From Bi to Beige and Back Again, Now in Neon. I wanted to avoid ending up like my parents. Then my father revealed a secret. New York Times, Sept 21, 2025, at page 5 of SundayStyles section.

Note:
(a)
(i) Rent (musical)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_(musical)
(section 2 Sources and inspiration: table: "Maureen Johnson, a bisexual performance artist and Joanne's girlfriend")
(ii) Maureen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen
("is a female name, the female form of the male name Maurice [in English, whose short form is Mo]. In Gaelic, it is Máirín, a pet form of Máire (the Irish cognate of Mary), which is derived from the Hebrew Miriam")
(b) "I shaved part of my hair into a side undercut."

For both men and women, side undercut is crew cut on sides and back of the head (sometimes with pattern) and hair of regular length) on the top.