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“some men expressed the view that it can be easier to come out as gay in their communities of faith than to come out as religiously oriented in the gay community. . . To suggest that people must choose between their sexual orientation or their religious beliefs can only prolong their internal dissonance.”
― Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, a Psychiatrist's Own Story
― Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, a Psychiatrist's Own Story
“I hope that if parts of this book make you uncomfortable, you can sit with that discomfort for awhile to see if it has anything else to offer you.”
― So You Want to Talk About Race
― So You Want to Talk About Race
“To transform home is to transform the world.”
― Grounded: Finding God in the World. A Spiritual Revolution
― Grounded: Finding God in the World. A Spiritual Revolution
“Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life”
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“I think maybe she could be my girlfriend. I don't want to be her girlfriend, though. But there's this part of me that totally knows I could be her boyfriend. I don't want her to think of me as a boy, or a boy substitute, though. I want to be a boyfriend who is a girl. I have no idea how to explain that stuff to anyone, let alone a girl I like. I just wish it was already all understood.”
― Girl Mans Up: A Lambda Award-Winning YA Novel About Gender Identity and Self-Acceptance
― Girl Mans Up: A Lambda Award-Winning YA Novel About Gender Identity and Self-Acceptance
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Elisa’s 2025 Year in Books
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