Stephen Sondheim: I’d Like To See the Term LGBT Disappear From the English Language
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Stephen Sondheim said he didn't want to ‘pontificate’ about Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, but had one very definite response to what he wanted to see in the next 50 years.
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Stephen Sondheim
Multi-award winning composer and lyricist
When and how did you first hear about the Stonewall Riots, and what did you make of them; what is their significance for you; how far have LGBT people come in the last 50 years; what would you like to see, LGBT-wise in the next 50 years?
Answering those first three questions smacks too much of pontification for me, but I certainly have an answer for the fourth: I’d like to see the term LGBT disappear from the English language.
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