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Future gay leaders '06: in our annual roundup of high achievers we look at seven young men and women who are already making a difference and are set to take over the fight for equality in the future.(YOUTH)(Interview)(Biography)

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

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Telling true stories

Andy Marra, 21, New York City

GLAAD's Asian--Pacific Islander media manager; board president, National Center for Transgender Equality

Andy Marra was born a boy in Korea and came out at 10 to her adoptive parents, conservative Christians who live near Albany, N.Y. "A lot of people think coming out is a very easy process to go through, given the overwhelming amount of acceptance that is portrayed in the media nowadays, but it's still a journey for both my parents and myself," she says. "It took time for my parents to understand who I was and why I was involved in the LGBT community and the movement." However, she's quick to ...

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