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What’s it like to be gay or lesbian in Switzerland? Three Bern-based homosexuals talk about their experiences with school, coming out and dating.

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Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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