“I have to do what I'm supposed to do with my life. Don't think less of me.” Thinking Author:Colin Munroe
“I was never the biggest kid or the best looking kid or the most popular kid, but that's not all it takes. Sometimes you turn those weaknesses into strengths and wear it like a badge and see what it does.” DoeSometimesKidsTurnsWeaknessBadges Author:Colin Munroe
“Your perspective probably depends on where you live.” PerspectiveDependsWhere You Live Author:Amy Ray
“People that are much younger in areas that are much more, kind of, disenfranchised, I guess, as far as the gay movement goes, they still have a language that they've discovered around things. And they have a vocabulary to use, and they have a way to express themselves even when they're not accepted.” PeopleWayKindStillsUseLanguageMovementGayAreasAcceptedVocabularyDisenfranchised Author:Amy Ray
“The only thing I have going on at a personal level is just the way I knew I was gay and I knew what that meant inside me, but the gender aspect of who I am came later.” WayLevelsGayAspectGenderWho I Am Author:Amy Ray
“Maybe our gender is one thing and our sexuality is another. And that's a cool thing I think.” ThinkingOne ThingGenderSexualityCool Things Author:Amy Ray
“You can spend time self-identifying and figuring out what you are on that, but at some point, you just want to be who you are and not walk around telling people.” PeopleWantSelfWalksWho You AreEnd TimesSpend TimeIdentifyingBe Who You Are Author:Amy Ray
“I feel like there are a lot of people doing a lot of hard work. I think it's too early to judge, and I don't think the gay community is in any way falling short.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsHardFallCommunityJudgingHard WorkGayGay Community Author:Amy Ray
“My personal feeling is that people need to be careful not to start over-analyzing and taking things apart and trying to be critical.” PeopleNeedsTryingFeelingsCarefulCriticalBe CarefulStarting OverAnalyzingPersonal Feelings Author:Amy Ray
“If you're a teacher, for instance, there are ways to have positive representation of gay people in the classroom. Making sure that, historically, people are noted and archived, and that kids are getting just positive images of people who are gay.” PeopleIfsWayKidsTeacherGayInstanceClassroomRepresentationGay PeoplePositive Image Author:Amy Ray