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Being gay is harder than being black. I didn't have to come out black. I didn't have to tell my parents about what its like to be black.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked - our community was attacked. Now, I gotta get in their face. I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman. And I'm proud to be gay.
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I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a waterboarding, that's what he needs.
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When my parents send me emails the first 3 are blank.
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