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Accept no one's definition of your life define yourself.
Harvey Fierstein
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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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With Russia about to hold the Winter Games in Sochi, the country is open to pressure. American and world leaders must speak out against Mr. Putin's attacks and the violence they foster. The Olympic Committee must demand the retraction of these laws under threat of boycott.
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