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- WHAT DO CHILDREN LL THEIR GAY PARENTS?
- WHAT’S A NAME? PLENTY, IF YOU’RE A LBIAN OR GAY PARENT, SAYS GRAD-STUNT SOCLOGIST
WHAT DO CHILDREN LL THEIR GAY PARENTS?
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WHAT’S A NAME? PLENTY, IF YOU’RE A LBIAN OR GAY PARENT, SAYS GRAD-STUNT SOCLOGIST
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Dannielle Owens-Reid and Krist Rso: Founrs of Everyone Is Gay, which supports LGBTQ (the Q stands for “Qutng”) youth at high schools and llege mp across the natn. In 1971, he beme the first openly gay polician to n for Congrs. Harvey Milk: Former Navy litenant and first openly gay man to serve a public office California.
Jse Tyler Fergon: Plays Mchell Prchett on ABC’s Morn Fay and started Tie the Knot, a nonprof chary “to advote for the civil rights of gay and lbian Amerins throughout the Uned Stat and beyond. Victor Fehrenbach: Highly rated officer and the hight-rankg openly gay member of the U.
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