She says Valentine's Day can be a complicated holiday for members of the LGBTQ community. For people in the LGBTQ community, Valentine's Day and the larger representation of it are often made to feel at odds with mainstream society. On the whole, Valentine's Day does not help in fighting the day-to-day inequalities. The commercialization of Valentine's Day over the last several decades has continually focused on straight couples and their relationships. On Valentine's Day, there's even more of a reason to practice self-care.

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