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“Gay marriage should be legalized in america because gay men are the only men who want to be married.”
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“Organized religion is the school of hate, and never more exultant in its righteous indignation than when it talks about gay and lesbian. In America the unholy alliance between the know-nothing fundamentalists and the Catholic hierarchy keeps the faithful whipped up to a frenzy of witch-hunting and fag-bashing.”
― Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story
― Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story
“Don't let anyone tell you that the truth can't disappear. If I believe in anything, rather than God, is that I am part of something that goes all the way back to Antigone, and that whatever speaks the truth of our hearts can only make us stronger. Can only give us the power to counter the hate and bigotry and heal this addled world.
Just remember: You are not alone.”
― Last Watch of the Night: Essays Too Personal and Otherwise
Just remember: You are not alone.”
― Last Watch of the Night: Essays Too Personal and Otherwise
“The Bible is still the only dirty book I've ever read, at least in its current incarnation as a weapon of the homophobes. Bible scholarship keeps trying to catch up, proving that all the hatred of gay is just stupid translation, though the snake-oil preachers don't want to hear it.”
― Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story
― Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story
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