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I really feel that the Church leaders have blood on their hands. I feel that there are gay Mormons who have committed suicide or whose lives have been destroyed because of the attitude of the Church.

Andrew Solomon

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Andrew Solomon
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 30
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