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Lorraine Barr – Hero

Here is something from the "My Turn" section in Newsweek … the article is written by 88 yr old Lorraine Barr about her experience living as a lesbian throughout the majority of the 20th Century.

At the end, she says:

It took me several days to put this essay in the mailbox. I owe a lot of credit to people who are comfortable enough in their own skins to say, "This is who I am."

Shall I be haunted for trying to tell my story now, when many might still not wish to address it, or shall I, perhaps, be congratulated?

Congratulated and celebrated, Lorraine. We who are – now – comfortable would not exist without you who lived without this gift. Welcome to your brave new world!

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