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" In my new book, 'Binge,' I share essays about everything I've never told my viewers - touching on the best and worst days of my life, some hilarious, some embarrassing, but all extremely personal. "

Tyler Oakley

Best

Personal

My Life

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People

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Tyler Oakley

Talented

Think

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Tyler Oakley

Think

Class

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Tyler Oakley

Career

Beginning

" When it came to 'Binge,' it wasn't my intention to get on a little soapbox and have a teaching moment. It was more, 'Here are things that have happened to me; here's what I've learned from it. If you'd like to learn from it too, great; if you just like the entertainment aspect, that's fine too.' "

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Tyler Oakley

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Alone

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