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When I Knew

by Robert Trachtenberg · 2005

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More than 100 contributors, including B.D. Wong, Arthur Laurents, Simon Doonan, Stephen Fry, Marc Shaiman, and Michael Musto share endearing anecdotes and stories about when they, their families, and everyone else knew they were gay.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thisgaygayMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
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young adult
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short · 128 pages
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