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Allison Michael Orenstein is a NYC based portrait photographer. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Esquire, BlackBook, New York Magazine, Vogue, Elle, Interview and more. Simone St. Laurent is an NYC based stylist.
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00:00Boom operator. Boom operator.
00:06Dear Younger Simone, you've been loved for who you are all along.
00:10It just took a little while for life to catch up with the love.
00:13Let go of self-loathing. It will only hinder your peace and happiness.
00:18Relax the knowledge that you will be loved for your true self by your wife Allison.
00:23Yes, queer marriage will be legal.
00:25You'll finally come out as your gay self after many fits and starts.
00:28And you're going to marry Allison.
00:30What?
00:35Dear little Ayo, it's me, older Ayo.
00:39I just want you to know you are magic.
00:41Shame has no power here.
00:44Everything you need is already inside of you.
00:46Your gift is your vulnerability.
00:49Your heart is huge and you'll have great love in your life for yourself and others.
00:54You are enough, you do enough, and you have enough.
00:57Don't worry so much about your teenage broken heart.
01:00One day you will find Simone and your heart will crack open.
01:05She will hear you and see you exactly as you are.
01:08And you will do the same for her.
01:11Love you. Ayo.
01:12Let me know you Will.
01:12Yeah.
01:14Great.
01:15You

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