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It is easy to keep secrets by being honest in an ironic tone of voice.
Andrew Solomon
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Andrew Solomon
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 30
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Clinical Psychologist
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The Church responds to antiquated social realities, and those realities remain much more current in Utah precisely because of the Church.
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Labeling a child's mind as diseased-whether with autism, intellectual disabilities, or transgenderism-may reflect the discomfort that mind gives parents more than any discomfort it causes their child. Much gets corrected that might better have been left alone.
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Ease makes less of an impression on us than struggle.
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I found it very comforting to see that there is no such thing as a completely normal family. People find their way through whatever the differences may be.
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We see people of kindness, compassion, and possibly even faith being told, Because of a characteristic with which you were born, you are evil and bad. Anything that even implies such a stance is profoundly toxic.
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