Jasmine Guy

The state and the church seldom approve of anything I do. I don't need their approval. I don't aspire to the heterosexual nuclear family model.

Young people discovering their sexuality must know they walk with a strong tradition and that they are not alone. They have a right to information without being pressured.

It seems to me the most important issue in the LGBT community is the right to be queer-the right to be free of the heterosexual assumption.

As the middle begins to feel safe enough to accept some of the so-called radical thinking, ideas move to the middle and a new edge is created.

We gave up having a TV last year. I am out of the loop. Life is way better than TV. I recommend it to anyone who has forgotten they have one.

I have often felt bad that I am not great at any one thing. Like just a super super singer. Or the Gregory Hines of something.

I don't much care who is gay or straight or married or not. I mostly notice if they are brave enough to confront bigotry.

One disco, one soft ball game, one lost love, one gay pride rally at a time.

There is no sexuality that is greater or lesser than another.

Anything that is non-violent is OK with me.

You tend to be afraid when someone seems foreign to you. But if you aren't careful, that can lead to bigotry.

I believe people who practice their beliefs in daily life are activists.

There are brilliant out lesbians and gay men and bisexuals and transgendered people and heterosexuals keeping the fire of change alive. Not a day goes by when I don't feel grateful to them for their work.

I meet so many people, but I don't know anybody.

Bigotry and judgment are the height of insecurity.

That made me feel good, not to go to a resort where outside the door is extreme poverty.

I want word of mouth to be our biggest voice.

We are a complex species to observe.

The more confident one becomes, the less one needs all people to be the same.

The kitchen may not get cleaned, and I have to accept that. I do the important things.