Loraine Barr was born in 1918 and kept her sexuality secret for 88 years. When she revealed the truth in Newsweek magazine in 2007 – coinciding with the national furor over same sex marriage – she set the blogs ablaze. She also challenged us to ask: Is she really brave, courageous and bold – as admirers have told her in countless letters since the story appeared? Or is she a coward – as others have written – only coming out of the closet when nothing was truly at risk? Read the rest of this entry »
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