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My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.

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Andrew Sullivan
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 10
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I think you earn your reputation for honesty and integrity literally hour-by-hour, and taste for that matter.
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I like the pluralism of modernity it doesn't threaten me or my faith. And if one's faith is dependent on being reinforced in every aspect of other people's lives, then it is a rather insecure faith, don't you think?
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I'm gay. I always have been and I always will be, and I'm happy.
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The important things are not worth knowing because they are useful. They are worth knowing because they are true.
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I do not believe that the truth can ever be in conflict with God.
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The good news about me is that my friends and social network is entirely independent of politics.
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