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I was conned by JT Leroy
I talked to him on the phone for hours. I even listened to his therapy sessions on tape. And after one particularly weird conversation about his upcoming sex-change operation, I decided he was a fake. So why did I still get sucked in?
By Ayelet Waldman [2006-01-11]

  • Google is your friend

    If anyone actually does care about the backstory on this JT LeRoy character, it's pretty entertaining, if you have nothing more pressing.

    This is from a recent enough NYT not to be behind their paid firewall (registration is required -- or you could use bugmenot.com to get passcodes... not that I am in any way suggesting or endorsing any form of deceitful behavior on-line):

    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/books/09book.html

    The Times story in turn references a more detailed, more complete first-person account that appeared in New York Magazine; that's here:

    http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/people/features/14718/

    -- smartalek
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    Tuesday, January 10, 2006 09:36 PM
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