I would ask every man and every woman who's had the blessing of having children, 'Would you deny your son or your daughter the ecstasy of finding someone to love?' To love someone takes a lot of courage. So how much more is one challenged when the love is of the same sex and the laws say, 'I forbid you from loving this person'?
Maya AngelouLeaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise. Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear, I rise.
Maya AngelouThe most difficult thing in the world, it seems to me, is to realize that I am a child of God; to keep that in my mind all the time.
Maya Angelou