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Quote by Anthony Venn-Brown

“My morality and faith are choices. My sexual orientation however isn't.”

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Anthony Venn-Brown is an Australian advocate active in the fields of religion and human rights. Born on March 13, 1951, the details of his career and biography are limited at this time. more

“Homophobia and the closet are allies. Like an unhealthy co-dependent relationship they need each other to survive. One plays the victim living in fear and shame while the other plays the persecutor policing what is ‘normal’. The only way to dismantle homophobia is for every gay man and lesbian in the world to come out and live authentic lives. Once they realise how normal we are and see themselves in us….the controversy is over.”

Men World Way Needs Play Gay Normal Shame Victim Dependent Realising Allies Closets Controversy Unhealthy Homophobia Gay Men Authentic Life Living In Fear

Author:Anthony Venn-Brown

“The enemy is not individuals, churches, 'ex-gay' organisations or political parties; the enemy is ignorance. Change is created by focusing our energies on overcoming the latter instead of attacking the former.”

Political Individual Energy Church Party Enemy Ignorance Gay Overcoming Former Latter Political Parties Exes Attacking Organisation

Author:Anthony Venn-Brown

“When we choose to live authentically we chip away at others prisons of pretend and create an opportunity for them to walk out of darkness into freedom.”

Opportunity Walks Darkness Prison Chips

Author:Anthony Venn-Brown

“But it is a pipe." "No, it's not," I said. It's a drawing of a pipe. Get it? All representations of a thing are inherently abstract. It's very clever.”

Said Drawing Clever Abstract Representation Pipe Very Clever

Author:John Green

“Always avoid the acute angle.”

Angle

Book:How to win friends & influence people

Source: How to win friends & influence people

“My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.”

Firsts Care Protect Weak Definitions Take Care Decent Loser

Author:John le Carre

“Autumn is leaving its mellowness behind for its spiky, rotted stage. Don't remember summer even saying goodbye.”

Remember Behinds Stage Summer Leaving Goodbye Autumn Saying Goodbye End Of Summer Summer Is Coming

Author:David Mitchell

“There are two men in me--one lives in the full sense of the word, the other reasons and passes judgment on the first. The first will perhaps take leave of you and the world forever in an hour now; and the second . . . the second?”

Men World Firsts Two Reason Hours Forever Judgment

Author:Mikhail Lermontov

“A kid under a tablecloth insists he’s a ghost. A table underneath a tablecloth is, I guess, like the rest of us, only pretending to be invisible.”

Kids Tables Invisible Ghost Pretending

Author:Richard Siken

“We shared the smile of recognizing ourselves in each other.”

Recognizing Imposter

Book:Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

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