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“When I was in high school, it was the beginning of hippies and free love and sleeping with people was a sign of your liberation and your freedom. Then we [had to worry about] AIDS, so they started lecturing my kids in elementary school about safe sex. Sex turned from something joyful into something kind of dangerous, and it was hard to avoid that sense that it was a different world.”

Quote by Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal

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Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal

Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, born on March 4, 1946, is an accomplished American screenwriter known for her significant contributions to the film industry, particularly in the realm of children's and family films. more

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