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True LGBT story: Tyrone Smith, ‘I’m from Kinston, N.C.’

Tyrone Smith, proudly proclaiming he’s 70 years old this year, remembers what it was like when AIDS struck Philadelphia. More specifically, he remembers his friendship with a young gay man who turned Tyrone into the activist and integral part of the Philly LGBT community he is today.
By · Updated on December 27, 2014
True LGBT story: Tyrone Smith, ‘I’m from Kinston, N.C.’

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Tyrone Smith, proudly proclaiming he’s 70 years old this year, remembers what it was like when AIDS struck Philadelphia. More specifically, he remembers his friendship with a young gay man who turned Tyrone into the activist and integral part of the Philly LGBT community he is today.

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