Boy George

School is not a great place to have feminine features or a big nose, or to wear glasses or the wrong shoes.

There's a guy in London named Ben Cohen who is doing great things. In a way, we need people like Ben - we need straight guys to come out and say, 'What're you worried about? Get over yourself.' That's what we need! Because no one's listening to us - certainly, no one is listening to me.

I always think that change is like a daisy chain.

In a way, we're going backwards. In the early '80s, it was like all these huge strides, and everything was more free and easy. I think we're going back. I don't know if it's the economics or what, but things are getting more right-wing, definitely.

Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.

I think there's something really powerful about being yourself.