“I came out after safe sex was invented and I always practiced safe sex. Except for when I lost my virginity.” Quote by Dale Peck
“I always hoped that I would settle down with someone. Marriage, I could really give two shits about, as an institution, but it makes things easier.” GivingTwoEasierInstitutionsSettlingSettling Down Author:Dale Peck
“Who cares what the state thinks about your relationship? They're giving you tax breaks and this and that - it's just nonsense. You want to live with somebody, then live with somebody. All that other stuff is just a way for the state monitoring and codifying certain activities and ostracizing others.” ThinkingWayWantGivingStatesCareCertainStuffBreakActivityTaxesNonsenseOur RelationshipWho CaresMonitoringTax Breaks Author:Dale Peck
“Your life could be taken from you at any moment. Between AIDS and the violence against gay people that was so prevalent back then, you really didn't feel like you were living in the United States of America, in a first world country. You had a sense that life was a precious commodity you had to fight to keep.” PeopleWorldFeelsFirstsCountryStatesMomentsAmericaFightingUnitedUnited StatesTakenViolenceLike YouGayAidsUnited States Of AmericaCommodityGay People Author:Dale Peck
“Because gay people were so much more visible, violence against gays was more common and reported on. But they were definitely related to each other. In the wake of AIDS, gay people felt like they had to organize, become much more active and visible. AIDS fostered a gay rights movement that made gay people more powerful and more vulnerable at the same time.” PeopleMadeFeltPowerfulCommonRightsViolenceMovementGayActiveAidsVulnerableRelatedVisibleOrganizeGay RightsGay People Author:Dale Peck
“Most people who are HIV positive are on drugs and that gets their viral load so low that it's harder to transmit it. Most new infections come from people who don't know they're infected.” PeopleKnowsDrugLowsHarderLoadHivInfectionTransmitViralHiv Positive Author:Dale Peck
“We had the fun of being outlaws. But there's a whole generation now coming up with new gender identities. For this generation of kids who don't think that being gay is anything special, they might be more interesting than any of us.” ThinkingWholeMightKidsFunInterestingGenerationsSpecialIdentityGayGenderOutlawThis GenerationBeing GayGender Identity Author:Dale Peck
“It's nice to have something you think separates you from the mainstream and gives you perspective on that, but it can become very limiting at the same time if it's something you use to artificially define yourself.” IfsThinkingGivingUseNicePerspectiveMainstreamDefine Yourself Author:Dale Peck
“One night I had a dream and woke up and wrote down the dream. That was my first short story. The dream was a kind of fantasy of me getting revenge on my father.” FirstsKindStoriesDreamNightFatherFantasyRevengeShort StoryOne NightI Had A DreamGetting Revenge Author:Dale Peck
“Don't come to New York until you've finished a book. It's too expensive. You'll never write anything. You'll spend all your time working to pay the rent.” WritingBookPayNew YorkFinishedExpensive Author:Dale Peck
