Essence Magazine:
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Ian L. Haddock, GLAAD Award-winning founder of The Normal Anomaly Initiative, a prominent Southern nonprofit uplifting Black and LGBTQIA+ voices, was tossed out of his home for living his truth; now he is creating a home for others like him.
“I didn’t see staying there and hiding myself after I was out as a viable option,” he says of having to grow up quickly
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