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Conflicting Thoughts on Same-Sex Marriage

                   Growing up, I never really took into deep account just how many gay people were a part of my life. I recall my younger brother's speech therapist and the incredible man and mentor he was to not only my brother, but to my whole family. My brother suffered from a speech impediment his entire childhood. He didn't even begin speaking until the age of five, and when he did speak, he had a horrible stutter that he was extremely ashamed of. He refused to talk to anyone in public let alone strangers that he didn't know. At the age of six, my parents sought out help for my younger brother. That is when they found Mr. B.           Mr. B was a 6'4" tank. He was tall, bald, incredibly muscular, and quite intimidating to anyone that stepped into the same room as him. When he began working at our elementary school, most students were scared of him due to his sheer massiveness! On my brothers first day of therapy with Mr. B, my mother and I were both presen