I think that the most important reason to come out is your own sanity; that's above everything else. I think that applies whether you're a public figure or not. The closet is a terrible place to be for the person who's in it.

I think that the most important reason to come out is your own sanity; that's above everything else. I think that applies whether you're a public figure or not. The closet is a terrible place to be for the person who's in it.

I think there are profound differences between the civil rights struggle for African Americans and the civil rights struggle for gay Americans.

I think outsiders sometimes produce the best fictional perspectives on reality because they're set apart from it, so they have a unique view from the border.

I encourage young people to refrain from putting themselves in dangerous situations in the name of validating themselves sexually.

I am one of those people, and I may be personally biased, who wishes that I had some place to come out of the closet besides a bar.

Everyday is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we've got 24 hours each.