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Falsettoland Saved My Childhood

36:02–37:25 · 84s

Butler shares a formative story: landing a role in the AIDS-themed musical "Falsettoland" connected him with gay adults, people living with AIDS, and gave him purpose during a lonely, bullied childhood.

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