Patriarchy, like any system of domination (for example, racism), relies on socializing everyone to believe that in all human relations there is an inferior and a superior party, one person is strong, the other weak, and that it is therefore natural for the powerful to rule over the powerless. To those who support patriarchal thinking, maintaining power and control is acceptable by whatever means.

Imagine how much easier it would be for us to learn how to love if we began with a shared definition.

Most gay men are as sexist in their thinking as are heterosexuals. Their patriarchal thinking leads them to construct paradigms of desirable sexual behaviour that is similar to that of patriarchal straight men.

You have to trust that if you are calling my name in a way that is offensive to me, I'm going to share it with you. But you also have to know what your feelings are behind calling me "bell."

Love is first and foremost exemplified by action - by practice - not solely by feeling.

Popular escapist fiction enchants adult readers without challenging them to be educated for critical consciousness.

Young people are cynical about love. Ultimately, cynicism is the great mask of the disappointed and betrayed heart.