Ryan Berg > Quotes

“Yes, LGBTQ folks are less stigmatized, and more visible, but only when safely celibate, coupled off, and mirroring heteronormative values - standards that present heterosexuality as the preferred, or "normal," identity.”
― Ryan Berg, No House to Call My Home: Love, Family, and Other Transgressions

“...but gay rights advocates' interest in blending in with the broader society and their narrow focus on marriage equality have resulted in the neglect of other pressing issues.”
― Ryan Berg, No House to Call My Home: Love, Family, and Other Transgressions

“The system would need to look through a different lens, and acknowledge the interconnectedness of systemic racism, homophobia, transphobia, and poverty.”
― Ryan Berg, No House to Call My Home: Love, Family, and Other Transgressions

“There are more than 2 million LGBTQ adults in the United States willing to foster or adopt, yet 60 percent of foster care agencies report never having placed a youth with LGBTQ couples, and 40 percent of agencies said they would not even accept applications form LGBTQ individuals or couples.”
― Ryan Berg, No House to Call My Home: Love, Family, and Other Transgressions