“I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay.” BlackProudGayBlack Women Author:Wanda Sykes
“I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked - our community was attacked. Now, I gotta get in their face. I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman. And I'm proud to be gay.” FacesFeltBlackCommunityProudGayBlack WomenOur Community Author:Wanda Sykes
“I speak about androids because I think the android represents the new 'other.' You can compare it to being a lesbian or being a gay man or being a black woman ... What I want is for people who feel oppressed or feel like the 'other' to connect with the music and to feel like, 'She represents who I am.'” PeopleThinkingMenWantFeelsSpeakBlackGayWho I AmCompareOppressedBlack WomenGay MenAndroids Author:Janelle Monae
“Obviously I'm in favor of protecting the rights of everybody: gay, black, women, what have you, American Indians.” BlackRightsGayFavorsBlack WomenAmerican Indian Author:Gore Vidal
“In America, and no doubt elsewhere, we have such a tendency toward the segregation of cultural products. This is a black book, this is a gay book, this is an Asian book. It can be counterproductive both to the literary enterprise and to people's reading, because it can set up barriers. Readers may think, "Oh, I'm a straight man from Atlanta and I'm white, so I won't enjoy that book because it's by a gay black woman in Brooklyn." They're encouraged to think that, in a way, because of the categorization in the media.” ThinkingMenBookReadingEnjoyBlackDoubtGayEnterpriseBarriersElsewhereBlack WomenSegregation Author:Ayana Mathis