My dear friend Eve Plotkin, supervising attorney at the N.Y. Legal Aid Society, head of the Family Law Unit for 25 years.
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The pope. I was brought up in the Catholic religion, and I think he is trying to make the church more accepting of all. He’s got a very hard job because the church is very stuck in its rightwing conservative ways.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗
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The present Lady Wogan, for putting up with me for 46 years of marriage. The woman's a saint.
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At the birth of my children; when Lennox Lewis was crowned undisputed world heavyweight champion; and the day I had my final gender reassignment operation.
To my daughters and my partner, Tracey, for what I put them through with my transition.
Losing my family.
Not being truthful to everyone from an earlier age.
Being two-faced.
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