Downsizing Stereotypes

December 2005

Host(s): Alan Cumming

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This December, IN THE LIFE takes a look at some remarkable LGBT people who are living outside the workplace closet in "Downsizing Stereotypes." Hosted by Tony Award-winning actor ALAN CUMMING, this episode includes special messages from JUDY SHEPARD, actor SAM BEHRENS, and Democratic National Committee Chairman HOWARD DEAN.

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