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- ↑ British Awards bafta.org
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Palm Springs Life - ↑ PFLAG National Blog: The Legendary Liza Minnelli to be Honored at 2010 Straight for Equality Awards Gala. Blog.pflag.org (March 24, 2010). Retrieved on 2012-04-02.
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