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I am proud that I defy your categories. I am proud that I don't fit easily into any box. I am proud of all the things I am and all the things i can be. Question yourself every time you think you only see one thing in me.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
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