Privilege is not knowing that you're hurting others and not listening when they tell you.
It's important to remember that having a conversation about us (LGBT) without us will usually be a recycling or preconceived ideas and misconceptions. Can you imagine a group of male church leaders di...
Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.
human beings are human beings, just treat everyone like that.
I support same-sex civil unions and I believe no should be denied their rights
I oppose same-sex marriage but I would advance equal rights in employment for gay and lesbian people. I appointed a few judges who were gay and I had few people in my cabinet that I found out were gay...
Tolerance is certainly an improvement over hate, but it is not the same thing as freedom.
It takes some intelligence and insight to figure out you're gay and then a tremendous amount of balls to live it and live it proudly.
It is exhausting living in a population where people don't speak up if what they witness doesn't directly threaten them.
Bigotry that is known and visible is bigotry that can be challenged.
It's hard not to be a fighter when you're constantly under siege.
Sometimes it takes more than shouting it to show your pride. It takes more than a sign, a fabulous outfit, or a month of parades. Pride has to resonate from within; shine out to everyone around you. I...
It is immensely gratifying to hear from fans from around the world where being a gay or lesbian teen, having feelings for someone of your own gender is simply not acceptable. We noticed that our show...
There are those from religious backgrounds who resist and oppose LGBT equality; some very obsessively and publicly. They make bold accusations and negative statements about gay and lesbian people, the...
As you, my fans, know I’m scheduled to play in Greensboro, North Carolina this Sunday. As we also know, North Carolina has just passed HB2, which the media are referring to as the ‘bathroom’ law. HB2...
Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them.It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in o...
Antigay activists have historically maintained that same-sex sexuality is a lifestyle choice that should be discouraged, deemed illegitimate, and even punished by the culture at large. In other words,...
If anyone makes you feel less than you are, for the color of you skin, for where you come from, for the gender of the person you love, for the religion you have faith in, stand up, speak up, roar. No...
Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate.
Rainbow on the inside!” He giggles. “Can you imagine if we all took them for Pride? Dozens of us. Hundreds. Thousands? All of us marching, rainbow to the core?
