What did you want to be when you were growing up?

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

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A pilot or a ranger in the bush.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2019 source ↗

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Toyah Willcox English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter
A man. I have always fought against being gender specific. I just don’t like being identified as female: I’m a person.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗
Martin Sheen American actor
Golfer, priest, police officer, teacher and, after going to the movies, actor.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗

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