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When I Knew: A Smart and Hilarious Collection of LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories―Art by New Yorker Illustrator Tom Bachtell

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When I Knew: A Smart and Hilarious Collection of LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories―Art by New Yorker Illustrator Tom Bachtell

When I Knew

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More than 100 contributors, including B.D. Wong, Arthur Laurents, Simon Doonan, Stephen Fry, Marc Shaiman, and Michael Musto share endearing anecdotes and stories about when they, their families, and everyone else knew they were gay.

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Released May 31, 2005
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