My father was short for a man, with a child's plaything for a name - Spinner. He had flawless dark brown skin and a head full of big, wet-looking curls, black as oil. And he had the smile of a… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
My mother was a stout woman with a man's name - Billie. She was plain-faced with honest eyes - no black grease by the lash line, no blue powder on the lids, eyebrows not plucked up high and thin. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
One thing the gay rights movement taught the world is the importance of being visible. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient.” — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
I'm trying to illuminate how perilously narrow we draw the concepts of masculinity and sexuality in our male culture. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
Different is not deviant, no matter what the world may say. You have the moral obligation to love yourself. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
Often, those with the most to lose as a result of a poor policy move are the most vulnerable and most marginalized. Those folks… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
I have always loved science, but I have always loved the arts - drawing, painting and, yes, writing - more. — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
When I won my way to the international science fair, I didn't want to embarrass myself. It was the first time I was going… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
There can be moments in your life where you may feel attracted to someone depending on circumstance, depending on the person of one gender… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
An illustration is a visual editorial - it's just as nuanced. Everything that goes into it is a call you make: every color, every… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
