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If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing.
Portia de Rossi
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Portia de Rossi
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 31
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Horsham
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Portia Lee James DeGeneres
Amanda Lee Rogers
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