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The virtual closet: is Facebook changing the way people come out?

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Our topic for today’s tech segment is how social networking sites are changing the way gay people come out — or are outed by others.

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Coming out before your teens

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From survival of the fittest to survival of all: Is evolution over?

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