Prejudice usually can't survive close contact with the people who are supposed to be so despicable, which is why the propagandists for hate always preach separation.

A lot of people who are depressed, I think, are suffering from blocked creativity.

As an activist, you gotta pick something that's particularly interesting to you and go for it - because there's no shortage of things to do. And it's sort of a long-term commitment. Activism is for life.

The scars are a way of reminding me that the past is real. They are honorable.

Responsibility without power is a really bad deal.

By coming out to ourselves, we free up the energy we spent keeping a part of ourselves hidden.

This is one of the reasons we need to transition: people can't validate an identity they can't see.