I have seen a lifetime of transgender people and it was hard enough being gay in the '50s and early '60s. One couldn't imagine the cruelty that trans people had to face back then.

Deep in my heart how the presence of you shines, in a light to last a whole life through.

I've lost lots of men in my life, besides my mother, which is a whole different loss.

I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written Just Kids had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft as a writer.

As I grew up, one of my strongest allies has been my sister.

Steven [Sebring] just fell in with my family life. He helped me wash the dishes and play with the kids. I could tell that he was a person who understood families.

The thing I've always liked about performing is that I decide what I want to wear, whether I want to comb my hair.