“When we get to the point where a gay pro athlete is no longer forced to live in fear that he'll be shunned by teammates or outed by tabloids, when we get to the point where he plays while his significant other waits in the family room, when we get to the point where he's not compelled to hide his true self and is able to live an authentic life, then coming out won't be such a big deal. But we're not there yet.” SelfPlayBigsAbleWaitingRoomsDealsGayAthleteSignificantComing OutTrue SelfCompelledBig DealTeammateTabloidsSignificant OtherAuthentic LifePro Athlete Author:Jason Collins
“It's still true that literary works by women, gays, and writers of color are often framed as specific, rather than universal, small rather than big, personal or particular rather than socially significant.” StillsBigsLiteratureParticularColorGayUniversalSignificantFramedLiterary Works Book:Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There Source: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There
“It doesnt matter if youre black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, different language... every single person is significant and is meaningful.” IfsPersonsDifferentCountryMatterLanguageBlackWhiteGayMeaningfulSignificantSingle PersonDifferent CountriesBlack WhiteDifferent Languages Author:Michael Franti
“Trans rights formation that mimics the models and strategies of the lesbian and gay rights framework is growing, and there are many significant strategy disagreements between those building that work and those doing racial and economic justice centered trans work.” JusticeGrowingRightsEconomicBuildingGayModelsStrategySignificantFrameworkDisagreementFormationTransGay RightsEconomic Justice Author:Dean Spade
“I think it's one thing to declare your sexuality, if you care about what that is. It's another thing to start talking in public about what you do in private and who you do it with. It's not that they [my significant others] don't want to be identified as gay, but that they don't want to be identified as ... with me.” IfsThinkingWantCareTalkingOne ThingGaySexualitySignificantIf You CareSignificant Other Author:Ian Mckellen
“A significant fraction of evangelical voters appear more likely to ignore the candidates' specific economic and foreign policy platforms in favor of concerns about gay marriage or abortion.” EconomicPolicyGayConcernFavorsSignificantCandidatesAbortionVotersForeign PolicyPlatformsGay MarriageFractionsEvangelical Author:Lawrence M. Krauss
“Even though probably the majority of homosexuals are not oriented towards young people, there is a significant number that are, especially the men...male homosexuality has historically been not adult to adult it has been adult to teenager” PeopleMenHas BeensYoungNumbersHe ManGayAdultsMajorityMalesSignificantTeenagerHomosexualityHomosexualSignificant Numbers Author:Scott Lively