And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel more loved, and less, well, tolerated.

The world needs people who are more comfortable standing still. We keep the earth on it axis when everybody else is bouncing around.

You can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside, it doesn't feel good.

Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where no one thought being gay was even something to ride someone about?

Having no room of my own to "take care of things" had begun to weigh on me. I wondered if storing up semen would have a health impact on me, positive or negative, like shinier hair or weight gain.

Straight people have it so much easier. They don’t understand. They can’t. There’s no such thing as openly straight.

And perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel more loved, and less, well, tolerated.