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What happens when your best friend of 40 years suddenly turns on you for being gay?
I guess I’ve been lucky throughout my life that no one, at least to my face, has ever directed anti-LGBTQ+ vitriol my way. In fact, I've always felt truly blessed about the great friends in my life. I brag about them constantly. Keep up with the latest …