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I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.

Armistead Maupin

I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.

Tags: bigotry, christianity, coming out, equality, family, gay

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About Armistead Maupin

Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. ( MAW-pin; born May 13, 1944) is an American writer notable for Tales of the City, a series of novels set in San Francisco.