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Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice.

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Joey Skaggs
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 1
Painter
Writer
the United States of America
Kim Yung Soo
Joe Bones
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Perversion
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Prejudice
Hatred
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