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Religion is so focused on family. These days, for many people, being gay is also focused on family.
Andrew Solomon
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Andrew Solomon
Age: 60
Born: 1963
Born: October 30
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I feel, as a matter nearly of faith, that if you have known a certain amount of suffering and have emerged out of it into the light, you are obliged to share that light with as many of the still-beleaguered as possible.
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Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds.
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