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"Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people."
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"We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such a free feeling. I'm glad I didn't have a traditional upbringing."
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"It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexuality. It's like telling someone else how to clean their house."
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