I lost my partner [Anselmo Feleppa] to HIV then it took about three years to grieve; then after that I lost my mother. I felt almost like I was cursed.

I had my very first relationship at 27 because I really had not actually come to terms with my sexuality until I was 24.

Stupid cupid keeps on calling me, but I see nothing in his eyes. I miss my babe

I didn't expect to enter into tabloid trivia or anything like that. So I suspect my perspective and a lot of my ideas changed fairly drastically. It was also rather confusing.

My dad worked in a very typical first-generation immigrant fashion - 24 hours a day for years.

Say what you want about America - thirteen bucks can still get you a hell of a lot of mice!

Freedom. I will not give you up.