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While we dance in the streets and pat ourselves on the back for being a nation great enough to reach beyond racial divides to elect our first African-American president let us not forget that we remain a nation still proudly practicing prejudice.

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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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