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    During her show's farewell episode, Oprah Winfrey thanks those who joined her on her 25-year journey, including gay folks. "I thank you for tuning in every day, along with your mothers and your sisters and your daughters, your partners, gay and otherwise," Winfrey says. "I thank you for being as much of a sweet inspiration for me as I've tried to be for you."
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During her show's farewell episode, Oprah Winfrey thanks those who joined her on her 25-year journey, including gay folks.
"I thank you for tuning in every day, along with your mothers and your sisters and your daughters, your partners, gay and otherwise," Winfrey says. "I thank you for being as much of a sweet inspiration for me as I've tried to be for you."
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