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By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyStand up for gays on Oct. 20. Wear purple. Do it in memory of Tyler Clementi, and all the other young people we've lost. In a harsh and often hopeless world, give hope, if for no other reason than because you can. I'm no fan of silly color memes and Facebook games. I believe the amorphous thing we call "awareness" changes little in the lives of real people, and gives the public a false sense of security and satisfaction. Cancer, for instance, cannot be willed away or "awarenessed" away any more than Tinker Bell can be saved by audience members clapping. But now -- at last! -- along comes a ...
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