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The more gay people can tell our stories, the more other people will accept gay people.

Andrew Solomon

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Andrew Solomon
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 30
Author
Clinical Psychologist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Manhattan borough
New York City
Accepting
Tell
Stories
People
Gay
Accept

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