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

I've been captivated by the idea of being on a basketball court and being surrounded by people who made me look a little bit less like a freak.

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

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.

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

There was certainly nothing really sexual about my youth growing up, simply because the fact remains if you're the fat kid in a school and I was the only fat black kid in the school - in fact, I was the only black kid in the school - but if you are kind of ostracized on many different levels in your school the last thing you're worried about is sex.