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Why you should disappoint your parents | Desiree Akhavan (re-release)
11 minutes Posted Jun 3, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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When filmmaker Desiree Akhavan told her Iranian immigrant parents she was in love with a woman, she knew they would object. She explains why it's worth the risk to let people get to know the real you.



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