Painterly two pale face masks pointing opposite ways with tangled purple ribbon between them.

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Hilary Faye

I mean you’re not born a gay, you’re born again!

— Saved! · 2004

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker uses the religious phrase 'born again' to dismiss a claim about being gay. The wordplay makes a serious assertion about someone else's identity sound like a simple verbal correction. Read critically, it exposes certainty that leaves little room for the person being addressed.

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