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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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