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Part Two: Roy Cohn: The Man Who Made Donald Trump

Behind the Bastards

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Roy Cone - I'm Not Gay Because Gay People Are Weaker and I Am Powerful

Roy Cone was infamous among his friends for never ordering dinner, even when he would take people out to dinner. He would eat the food from the plates of his guests, grabbing what he wanted and taking. In Roy's eyes, homosexuals are weak. They're downtrodden. And because he felt so separated from them, Roy took public positions against gay rights after Lavender Scare.

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