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Author and former USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism professor
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Larry Gross
FROM Larry Gross
Scheer Intelligence
Larry Gross and the Formation of the Gay Community In this week’s Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down with author and academic Larry Gross to discuss how once “invisible” closeted gay men and women eventually formed a powerful community over the middle and late 20th century.
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