Alex Sanchez, gay author who writes queer themed novels for teens. Never, ever let anyone convince you otherwise. Remember: you are special and worth being cared about, loved, and accepted just as you are. “Some women can’t say the word ‘lesbian’. 17) The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelmingto keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you’re not. It’s like disapproving of rain.” - Francis Maude, British politicianġ5. “It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality.
“The important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.” - Gore Vidal, writerġ4. Understand that if we decide to have sex whether safe, safer, or unsafe, it is our decision, and you have no rights in our lovemaking.” - Derek Jarman, British filmmaker, died of AIDSġ3. Understand that your morality is not law. Anthony Venn-Brown OAM, is one of Australia’s foremost commentators on faith and sexuality. “Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. “Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.” - Hendrik Hertzberg, journalistġ2. “What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.” - Tennessee Williams, “A Streetcar Named Desire”ġ1. The argument that gay marriage doesn't affect straight marriages is a ridiculous red herring: Gay marriage affects society and law in dramatic ways. I am not gay I don't have a relationship with Ricky Martin.
You have to advocate for yourself because no one else is going to do it. Gay people got a right to be as miserable as everybody else. The sooner we learn this concerning sexual behavior the sooner we shall reach a sound understanding of the realities of sex.” - Alfred Kinsey, sex researcherġ0. 'If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.' Steve Jobs. The living world is a continuum in each and every one of its aspects. 'If Harry Potter taught us anything, it's that no one should live in a closet.' RELATED: How The Rainbow Became The Symbol Of LGBT Pride 2. “Only the human mind invents categories and tries to force facts into separated pigeon-holes.