I had been taking various lessons. I've also had a lot of incredible singers give me a ton of great advice. From Cyndi Lauper, who kind of taught me the basics, and I've also worked with Bird. She's a tremendous coach and she often coaches the contestants on 'American Idol.' I've had a great amount of support.

Let's not hate ourselves. We are all we have. ... I have been a longtime perpetrator of hate crimes against myself, and I am turning myself in. I have had enough.

Why can't all different types of women be considered beautiful? Why can't we can't we all be considered possible love interests?

Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever.

I love singing and that's kind of my new thing.

Love is the big booming beat which covers up the noise of hate.

I think that reaching out to kids that feel really isolated is a life saving gesture that we have a responsibility as older queers to do.