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" If I played golf, I'd be on the golf course every day, but I just can't wear those dumb pants. "
Elvis Duran
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" I really think there are many great organizations out there getting the word out about LGBT youth and bullying, but GLAAD has this way of making sure the stories about gay people are sent out and heard and not covered up, and I like that. "
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" I'd love to write a book and dabble in TV a little more - but only if it's right. I'm not going to go out there and beg anyone for a job. "
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