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I don't get this at all. It's like protesting the fact that some people are red-haired.

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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...he hopes that maybe it'll make people a little less scared of two boys kissing than they were before, and a little more welcoming to the idea that all people are, in fact, born equal, no matter who they kiss or screw, no matter what dreams they have or love they give.
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Let me hold on to this the way it was, before I knew anything else.
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Everyone tried with me. And everytime, it felt like the whole point of life was to see if trying was ever enough.
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