I'm not a literary writer who is wedded to notions of realism and fiction. I believe that you can write anything if you can feel it convincingly.

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

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

If you're doing something, if you're following something that is directly at odds with who you are, you've got to slow down and ask yourself why you're following that dream.

I'm not a literary writer who is wedded to notions of realism and fiction. I believe that you can write anything if you can feel it convincingly.

I think for gay people to see gay people living honestly about everything they do is really a contribution.

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