I have found that the greatest stories of acceptance and love and the ugliest stories of hideous cruelty and abuse have equally been perpetrated in the name of Christian faith.

The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep out of me.

And I found out about the wonderful world of sign language. I suddenly realized: If we as a society recognize Jewish culture, gay culture and Latino culture, we must recognize that this is a coherent culture, too. I think deafness is a disability for social constructionist reasons.

Science still won't explain the mysterious nature of love and despair.

Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need.

I believe very deeply that this beauty I call the soul is not a random occurrence. I don't know what its meaning is at some larger level, but I know that it has meaning.

Religion is so focused on family. These days, for many people, being gay is also focused on family.