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 suppose I knew I was gay at age 11 or so.

My particular interest area is working in issues of emotional literacy. What I see of the way that we educate boys and more than that, the way we socialize boys within their families and then in schools to me is tantamount to just removing any element of emotional intelligence from them.

I'm a nerd. I like to sit in the library. I don't like to sweat.

I don't need to think that I'm being loomed over my shoulder in order to behave in a way that's moral.

We need to accept that some people are camp and some people are butch. Some people are pretty and some people are average, but we all fit.

I think in an ideal world celebrities do have a responsibility in many different areas to be role models.