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I Think Jesus Was A Compassionate, Super-intelligent Gay Man Who Understood Human Problems. On The Cross, He Forgave The People Who Crucified Him. Jesus Wanted Us To Be Loving And Forgiving. I Don't Know What Makes People So Cruel. Try Being A Gay Woman In The Middle East -- You're As Good As Dead.

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Elton John

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I Think Jesus Was A Compassionate, Super-intelligent Gay Man Who Understood Human Problems. On The Cross, He Forgave The People Who Crucified Him. Jesus Wanted Us To Be Loving And Forgiving. I Don't Know What Makes People So Cruel. Try Being A Gay Woman In The Middle East -- You're As Good As Dead.

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I've Had An Amazing Professional Life, Personal Life, But At 64 To Have A Son Who Gives Us That Much Love And Enjoyment Is, Wow!

As Elton John, My Days On Pop Radio Are Over, And I Know That And I Accept It And I'm Not Unhappy About It.

I Grew Up In The Fifties And Early Sixties, Which Were Still Quite Conservative, And I Wasn't Given Any Information About Sex Or Anything Like That... I Went Out With Girls At School Because One Had To. I Didn't Experiment With Sex For Quite A Long Time.

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