"If your family isn’t supportive, you're going to find somebody who would be that surrogate parent who will love you and take care of you. You’ll make family. I did. Know that there’s places and people who will love you—and you can and you will have an amazing life."
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Wanda Sykes on Coming Out as Gay to the World at 44: "I Had to Say Something" by Jonathan Borge. Apr 13, 2020. Retrieved 10/11/2023.
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Wanda Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes (born March 7, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999.
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