VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-09-03
“It was the first time that I ever felt really accepted, because if they were making fun of me, I was truly accepted.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis described feeling accepted by coworkers who teased him on Wall Street.
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