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To be gay is nothing to be proud of. It's in how you are gay that you have something to be proud of, considering the obstacles placed in your path if you are gay.

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Dan Savage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 7
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Sex Educator
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Chicago
Illinois
Daniel Keenan Savage
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