Men spend their whole lives showing that they're strong and silent. They fight for independence the way women struggle to connect.

My dearest friend in the movement is Jack Nichols. If there were no such thing as gay or straight, we would still talk and share experiences till the end of time.

I'm really not an avowed heterosexual. I'm no more proud of it than of being white or tall.

Men spend their whole lives showing that they're strong and silent. They fight for independence the way women struggle to connect.

The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions.

We have many cases of men committing suicide rather than face their own individuality. I know of no case of a woman who committed suicide because she was gay.

Coming out to gays is a way of affirming sanity and self-worth.