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David Sedaris wrote many essays that featured his long-time boyfriend, Hugh. But in his new collection of essays "The Land and Its People,” he reveals the couple has been secretly married for a decade. He speaks with Matt Galloway about why he decided to keep it a secret and why now was the right time to tell the world.
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