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Like a Virgin

Why are these songs more important now than ever before?

I was raised Catholic in Southern Oregon, in a small town called Talent. I was visibly queer from a very early age. I learned quickly how institutionalised ways of thinking can be a highly toxic environment for people who grow up queer. I would share a pew with a guy I would go to high school with and shake hands

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