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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking.

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Dan Savage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 7
Author
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Daniel Keenan Savage
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