“The Santa Ana Wind gusts down desert canyons. Hot. Dry. Electric. Some say it ignites tempers. I say it ignited us.” — Kristin Elizabeth Clark Copy Share Image
“Freedom isn't just about voting and marrying and kissing on the street, although all of these things are important. Freedom is also… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“I hate labels, hate pronouns. They're so confining. They like some bird cage, y'know? Or prescription medicine. Some days I feel one… — Kyle Labe Copy Share Image
“Sooner or later you end up making deals with women. It's an injustice, really.” — Patricia Nell Warren Copy Share Image
“It's not 'over-sensitivity' to ask to be treated with the same dignity and respect shown to others.” — DaShanne Stokes Copy Share Image
“I am a monster beneath him, with arching hips, an octopus with hands everywhere at once. I don't think anything in the… — Christina Lauren Copy Share Image
“Love is a wild fire that cannot be contained by any mere element known to man.” — Cristina Marrero Copy Share Image
“For the first time in my life, I said the words, “I need a drink.” — Cristina Marrero Copy Share Image
“Straight people don't have to think every time they talk, about whether they are coming out. We do. That might be hard,… — Bill Konigsberg Copy Share Image
“If you don't know for sure, then what's the big thing about trying stuff out?" Jamie said, looking not at me but… — Emily M. Danforth Copy Share Image
“Maybe some people enter in your life to create wonderful memories before they leave. Its hard to come to terms with that… — Juvenalius Copy Share Image
“Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out.” — DaShanne Stokes Copy Share Image
“I got to third base. At baseball practice the following Monday, that is. As for what happened that night with Kevin at… — Brent Hartinger Copy Share Image
“The things that I love about you aren't going to go away when you go on your book tour, and they're not… — Christina Lauren Copy Share Image
“There are times when I feel like I can’t be me. I can’t simply exist. I have to offer something in exchange.… — Julie Murphy Copy Share Image
“For those of us who are told our families are wrong, we can question more strongly what we believe is right.” — Natalie Perry Copy Share Image
“Our family had waited so long for this moment and had spent so many years being told we were undeserving of this… — Natalie Perry Copy Share Image
“When we are surrounded by such diversity - in nature, in culture, in human spirit - how can we stand not to… — C. N. Lester Copy Share Image
“That is — your friend?" "Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.” — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“We assume that anything that is new to us is new to human society as a whole, and that if we don’t… — C. N. Lester Copy Share Image
“People talk about coming out as though it’s this big one-time event. But really, most people have to come out over and… — Nina LaCour Copy Share Image
“Am I the only one that worries about the nation filling up with gender challenged people?” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“You're every street I've ever walked. You're the tree outside my window, you're a sparrow as he flies. You're the book that… — Benjamin Alire Sáenz Copy Share Image
“To all my friends who constantly talk disparagingly about the supposed 'homosexual lifestyle' and stereotype gay people and the community, I'd like… — Anthony Venn-Brown Copy Share Image
