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Kylee is a queer Māori person who was bullied throughout school for expressing himself
Meet Kylee. Kylee is a queer Māori person who was bullied throughout school for expressing himself. With the support of his friends and mum, he got through it. Kylee says he wouldn’t be where he is today without all the Upstanders in his life.
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