There’s a natural authenticity to the stories Robbie Rogers tells and their connections to the life he used to live, and that’s not by chance. The former soccer star, now a rising producer in Hollywood, lived a lie far too long, so being real, being true, illuminating the reality of authentic gay life — and its universal humanity — during difficult times is something akin to a mission.

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