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“I remember never being so afraid and so excited in my entire life.”
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“I remember never being so afraid and so excited in my entire life.”

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“One reason I love you so much is you know what I went through and you don’t feel threatened.”
2:32

“One reason I love you so much is you know what I went through and you don’t feel threatened.”

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“It shouldn’t be scary to be who you are."
3:03

“It shouldn’t be scary to be who you are."

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"I had to be who I wasn’t so that I could survive."
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"I had to be who I wasn’t so that I could survive."

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"My name is John Banvard. I am 100 years of age."
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"My name is John Banvard. I am 100 years of age."

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"She used to always tell me that, as long as she was alive, our son and I would never want for anything."
3:07

"She used to always tell me that, as long as she was alive, our son and I would never want for anything."

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"I was worried that you liked me as a girl."
2:25

"I was worried that you liked me as a girl."

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"I was debating whether I would say something at dinner..."
2:13

"I was debating whether I would say something at dinner..."

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"I felt like this weight had just been lifted out of me."

"I felt like this weight had just been lifted out of me."

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"And that’s the legacy. We never ran away."

"And that’s the legacy. We never ran away."

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"This was one person who hated and I have seen hundreds of people who love. And I think love wins."

"This was one person who hated and I have seen hundreds of people who love. And I think love wins."

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"It would have been so hard on you if we had lived our life in the open."

"It would have been so hard on you if we had lived our life in the open."

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"We knew who we were; we just didn’t want to actually say it."

"We knew who we were; we just didn’t want to actually say it."

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"I thought that this was going to be a recipe for disaster."
2:35

"I thought that this was going to be a recipe for disaster."

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"He was proud to be the person to challenge that law."
2:19

"He was proud to be the person to challenge that law."

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"There are certain kinds of love that never die."
2:57

"There are certain kinds of love that never die."

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"That was the only thing we could do to legalize our relationship."
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"That was the only thing we could do to legalize our relationship."

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“What made you decide that you were going to be gay?”

“What made you decide that you were going to be gay?”

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"Do you remember when I first told you that I wore women's clothes?"
3:03

"Do you remember when I first told you that I wore women's clothes?"

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"It kinda threw me for a whammy."
2:13

"It kinda threw me for a whammy."

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