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Even so, I was proud of myself for taking action at all. I didn't hide or run away or pretend the ugliness didn't happen. I stood up and said something that was true. I said it out loud, and by doing so, I was standing up for lots of people, not just me.

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Lauren Myracle
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 15
Comics Writer
Novelist
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Brevard
North Carolina
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