There is no conscious choice of heterosexual identity any more than th…

Michael Eric Dyson
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There is no conscious choice of heterosexual identity any more than there is a homosexual one. The last person in the world who wants to be homosexual, for the most part, are homosexuals. ✨ Gay Marriage Divides Black Religious Leaders. Tell Me More with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. May 15, 2009.
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