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        WATCH: Ian Thorpe Wants to Help Young People Struggling With Sexuality
      The Olympic swimmer feels a "responsibility" toward other people trying to fully grasp their sexuality.
 
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          Mar 19, 2016
          
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WATCH: Ian Thorpe Wants to Help Young People Struggling With Sexuality

The Olympic swimmer feels a "responsibility" toward other people trying to fully grasp their sexuality.

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WATCH: Ian Thorpe Wants to Help Young People Struggling With Sexuality

The Olympic swimmer feels a "responsibility" toward other people trying to fully grasp their sexuality.

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SJ Howell becomes the nation’s first transgender or nonbinary state legislative party leader, while Zephyr will serve as a minority whip.

Marshall Rawson won a state House seat after reporting exposed his white nationalist ties and posts cheering possible death sentences for gay men in Uganda.