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I jt recently found out that Ram Dass was gay and for some reason my entire rpect and honor towards him seems to be shattered as if all of his words and advice seem phony now (and I'm not even sure why--maybe my former Christian background? I grew up a time where I was a closet homosexual.
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”DYG TO KNOW: RAM DASS & TIMOTHY LEARY” BY GAY DILLGHAM
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Directed by Gay Dillgham, s tent is an exploratn of the procs of dyg–which I was dyg to know.