“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
“Shopping as lifestyle is really a sub-cultural problem. When the strictures that set you apart or oppressed you, disappear, is there a way, legitimately, to maintain your sense of specialness and difference? And how do you express that? Does it just become a kind of kitsch? You can say this of gay people, but it's true for Jewish people, Italian Americans, everyone who deals with it. It's a question of assimilation. How can you be assimilated and special at the same time?” PeopleKindProblemSpecialGayDisappearLifestyleItalianOppressedGay PeopleAssimilationItalian American Author:Daniel Mendelsohn
“Offence is so easily given. And where the 'minority' issue is involved, the rules seem to shift about: most of the time a person who is female/black/disabled/gay wants this not to be their defining characteristic; you are supposed to be blind to it. But then, on other occasions, you are supposed to observe special sensitivity, or show special respect.” WantPersonsShowsSeemsGivenBlackIssuesSpecialInvolvedGayFemaleBlindOccasionsSupposed To BeCharacteristicsMinoritiesSensitivityDefiningDisabledPolitical CorrectnessOffence Author:Lynne Truss
“The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelming--to keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you're not. Remember: you are special and worth being cared about, loved, and accepted just as you are. Never, ever let anyone convince you otherwise.” InspirationalTryingMotivationalRememberLyingSecretSpecialGayPressureWho You AreDenyAcceptedConvinceLgbtOverwhelmingTeensTransRemember YouRemembers YouBisexualGay Pride Author:Alex Sanchez
“Imagine finding someone you love more than anything in the world, who you would risk your life for but couldn't marry. And you couldn't have that special day the way your friends do-you know, wear the ring on your finger and have it mean the same thing as everybody else. Just put yourself in that person's shoes. It makes me feel sick to my stomach” KnowsWorldWayFeelsMeanPersonsImagineRiskSpecialGayFindingsSickFingersShoesRingsDo You KnowStomachGay MarriageOne You LoveSomeone You LoveFinding Someone Author:Miley Cyrus
“Discrimination is discrimination no matter who the victim is, and it is always wrong. There are no special rights in America, despite the attempts by many to divide blacks and the gay community with the argument that the latter are seeking some imaginary special rights at the expense of blacks.” MatterAmericaCommunityRightsSpecialGayArgumentVictimSeekingDiscriminationDespiteLatterLgbtExpensesDividesImaginaryAlways WrongGay CommunityRights In America Author:Julian Bond