My whole goal was to be able to work in television and film and maintain a normal life, never be in a tabloid.

I believe that what is legislated bleeds down into everything. So if the legislation continues to uphold anything that doesn't support equal rights and civil rights, that bleeds down into Matthew Shepard being murdered.

I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff.

I've always hated criminals and crime. Life is hard enough without someone walking into your life on purpose and making it worse.

My life is about being a civil rights activist. That's my life. Whoever you are, everyone, we either have civil rights or we don't. It's for everyone.

I grew up in the Deep South, where sexism, racism, and homophobia were and still are alive and well. I have early, early memories of words and actions of this type being very painful.

When I was little, I think that I wanted Superman to be my boyfriend.