“I just hate that gay role models are supposed to be just like straight people, as if even straight people are like that.” PeopleIfsHateRolesGayModelsSupposed To BeRole Models Author:Paul Rudnick
“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
“I had to face the fact that I had been using my gay friends as props. They were always supposed to be funny and entertain me and praise me and listen to my problems, and their life was supposed to be a secret that no one wanted to hear about. I wanted them to stay in the “half closet.” FactsProblemWantedFacesSecretHalfGayPraiseSupposed To BeClosetsPropsGay Friend Author:Tina Fey
“There is a norm, there is a model of the way things are supposed to be. When you find yourself outside of that, when you find yourself not fitting the way things are designed to be, it's a simple matter of just learning how you ought to be and working to restore the way things are supposed to be.” WayMatterSimpleOughtGayModelsSupposed To BeFinding YourselfNormFittingNot Fitting Author:Scott Lively