OPINION: How Che Diaz in “And Just Like That” is the textbook Manic Pixie Dream Queer
Andi Schwartz
Andi Schwartz is femme, a freelancer and a graduate student at York University. Her writing has appeared in Xtra, GUTS, Herizons, Broken Pencil and Shameless. She lives in Toronto with her fur babies, Franny and Zooey.
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