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Billie Jean King

"They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique."

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"They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique."

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"In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it."
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