Oakridge High was its own ecosystem—a maze of cliques, whispered rules, and unspoken threats. I arrived as the new kid, the outsider, the one everyone
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I was having dinner at an upscale restaurant with my daughter and her husband. After they left, the waiter leaned down and whispered something that
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In the mid-20th century, homosexuality was still seen by many as a mental illness. For people like James Peterson, this stigma led to one of
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