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Bender Defenders: Submitted by Ira Putilova , July 10, 2024

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Four members of a queer martial art club “Bender Defenders” in East London get together to celebrate their existence through conversations about the beauty of anger, the importance of trans and non-binary people in sports and joy as the main tool of resistance.

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