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“It seems wrong on some level.”

”Elton [John] has become a friend. I lost my son, and now I have these other friends. It seems wrong on some level. It’s very disconcerting.”

Judy Shepard, speaking about the 10 years since her son Matthew’s murder, during which her anti-hate crimes activism has brought her into contact with the powerful and the famous. (USA Today)

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