Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE en consulta

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Código PHP:

$sql=mysql_query("insert into users(full_name,first_name,last_name,email,gender,birthday,provider_id) values(".$name.",".$first_name.",".$last_name.",".$email.",".$gender.",".$birth_day.",".$microsoft_id.")");