Boy lovers and the lesbians who have young lovers... are not child molesters. The child abusers are priests, teachers, therapists, cops and parents who force their staid morality onto the young people in their custody.

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

Responsibility without power is a really bad deal.

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.

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

If your relationship with someone is based on your desire for them to change into something radically different, there's no real closeness there, no real communication.