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SAN FRANCISCO, CA- JUNE 28: San Francisco Gay Pride Parade marchers protest Facebook not allowing transgender people from choosing their own name, rather than birth name on the social networking site, June 28, 2015 in San Francisco, California. The 2015 pride parade comes two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states. (Photo by Max Whittaker/Getty Images)

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In 2016 more than at any other time in recent memory, goings-on in the media world were the subject of water cooler conversation.
By John Bonazzo

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