I think there is unnecessary conflict right now between the vehemently religious and the LGBT community. The extremes of religion I think and the LGBT community have an issue and because a lot of black families in America are more religious, I think that is where the conflict comes into play.

I just wanted to fit in, so probably early on I knew, but it was... social life was such a distant part of my existence when I was in school that I didn't even think about it too much.

In a country like America, there are places, many states here still where coming out means you lose your job, where coming out means division, where it means potentially abuse.

In my experience, it's only people who don't play sport at a professional level who think that there is anything remotely erotic about a locker room.

Knowing yourself, knowing where you want to get, combining those things gives you the pragmatic steps.

You are axes, in a world of wood. And the wood remembers when it has been cut, even if the axe forgets.

I think it's too easy to just say that there is a direct and necessary conflict between black identity and gay identity. I think it's more nuanced than that simply because I think black is a color and then people layer on top of it all kinds of socio-cultural elements.