“Amazing how the eye and skin color come in many shades yet many think sexuality is just gay or straight.” ???
“You don’t have to be gay to be a supporter; you just have to be human.” ???
“The truly revolutionary promise of our nation’s founding document is the freedom to pursue happiness with a capital H.” ???
“I don’t want anyone to hold back who they are. It’s not okay… it’s not a good thing.” ??
“There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” ??
“I’ve been embraced by a new community. That’s what happens when you’re finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.” ???
“I am a strong, black, lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.” ?????
“The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them, ‘A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.'” ???
“There are worse things in the world than a boy who likes to kiss other boys.” ??????????
“Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.” ???
“Gay people aren’t straight before they come out as gay, and transgender people are who they are before they come out and transition.” ???
“There’s a gender in your brain and a gender in your body. For 99 percent of people, those things are in alignment. For transgender people, they’re mismatched. That’s all it is. It’s not complicated; it’s not a neurosis. It’s a mix-up.” ????????
“I’ve never been interested in being invisible and erased.” ???
“What does your anxiety do? It does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but it empties today of its strength. It does not make you escape the evil; it makes you unfit to cope with it if it comes.” ???
“It’s not just people who can’t find a job, or can’t fit in in society that struggle with depression.” ???
“Regardless of where you are on the mental health spectrum, it is important to remember that, if you have a problem, with the right support and treatment you can and will get better.” ??????
“Being intersex is not at all at odds with being normal.” ???
“The mind can be like a small child who just needs reassurance that things will be dealt with and looked after. That’s all it needs to let go of these mental worries.” ??????
“Recovery is full of ups and downs. There is no such thing as a linear life.” ??????
“Everyone experiences a version of anxiety or worry in their lives, and maybe we go through it in a different way for longer periods of time, but there’s nothing wrong with you.” ???
