The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.
My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short.
But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.
I think a lot of gay people who are not dealing with their homosexuality get into right- wing politics.
I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.
Outing is a nasty word for telling the truth.
If you want to know who the oppressed minorities in America are, simply look at who gets their own shelf in the bookstore. A black shelf, a women's shelf, and a gay shelf.