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I'm part of the GLBT community. If that makes you uncomfortable, scares you, unsettles you, gets you all riled up, angers you, compels you to try to help me see the light of God, or anything else negative, please take your energy elsewhere. I'm a queer; I'm a staunch atheist. There's nothing to be
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I'm what's generally described as a nerd. In terms of science, I'm interested in computer science, biology, chemistry, and linguistics. With regards to humanities, I read a lot of
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