“It’s been a journey and a process of becoming totally out and sort of living that truth and having it be a daily thing. I’m at the point now that I want people to know that, and I want to talk about it. We’re coming so far as a society, but we still have so far to go. So until we’re all the way there, I’ll probably die talking about it.” ???
“I desire a person, not a gender.” ???
“Where there is love, there is life.” ???
“Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.” ??????????
“Nothing here is promised, not one day. And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside. Now fill the world with music, love and pride.” ???
“It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.” ???????
“There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own.” ???
“I very much want to inject gay culture into the mainstream. It’s not an underground tool for me. It’s my whole life.” ???
“You are the ultimate power, and you have never been so visible in the world! And that beautiful light and that rainbow is shining all around you. Stand in it. Bask in it. Allow yourself to glow in it as we grow. Take that spotlight; it belongs to you.” ???
“What is your pronoun? ….You deserve to be addressed as you feel comfortable, respected, and loved.” ???
“You are strong. You are so strong! You welcomed me into your community in the most beautiful of ways that I will never forget. My whole life changed because of you.” ???
“It used to be unheard of to even come out of the closet or to be expected in any way to declare who you are. But now, children at very young ages are saying ‘Mommy or Daddy, I’m gay. I’m a lesbian. Mommy or Daddy, I’m bi.’ They’re saying, ‘Mommy or Daddy I’m not a girl; I’m a boy.’ They’re saying, ‘I’m not a boy; I’m a girl.’ They are telling their friends how to identify and speak to them.” ???
“I surrender to all hatred because, you know what? I will kill it with kindness. True, true love is when you would take a bullet for someone. And you know I would take a bullet for you any day of the week.” ???
“This community has fought and continues to fight a war of acceptance, a war of tolerance, and the most relentless bravery. You are the definition of courage; do you know that?” ???
“I believe in the spirit of equality and the spirit of this country as one of love and compassion and kindness.” ???
“I believe in a passion for inclusion.” ???
“We are not actually equal – humanity – if we are not allowed to freely love one another.” ???
“I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.” ???
“I’m kissing my wife on the cover because the mother of a gay kid might see it and finally come around to letting her son or daughter back in the house…because it’s time for every American to have their civil rights.” ??????????
“I am proud that I found the courage to deal the initial blow to the hydra of public contempt.” ??