“My father’s notion of being a man was also flexible. As I grew from a child of the 70s to an adult of the 90s, it grew with me. I learned that sometimes a man should back down from a fight; that real men are also feminists; and that not being seen as a ‘sissy’ is meaningless, while not being homopho…”— Matthew Ryder, theguardian.com
“Funny how you repeatedly hear people using their right to free speech to defend their right to hate speech.”— Anonymous, theguardian.com
“I think that the Church not only should apologize … to a gay person whom it offended but it must also apologize to the poor as well, to the women who have been exploited, to children who have been exploited by (being forced to) work. It must apologize for having blessed so many weapons.”— Pope Francis, refinery29.com
“In the face of hate and violence, we will love one another. We will not give in to fear.”— Barack Obama, twitter.com
“And so, what are we left with, besides the awareness that even in our refuges we are not safe?”— Saeed Jones, buzzfeed.com
“we are not a people born of sin and belligerent scripture... ...am I not human? is this not flesh I feel?”— onniki pooka, onniki.tumblr.com
“Gay bars are therapy for people who can’t afford therapy; temples for people who lost their religion, or whose religion lost them; vacations for people who can’t go on vacation; homes for folk without families; sanctuaries against aggression.”— Richard Kim, thenation.com
“Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love and love cannot be killed or swept aside.”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, theonethatgotleftbehind.tumblr.com
“American media and politicians love pinning the blame on the whole muslim population so that they do not have to feel like part of the problem and because this, once again, is apparently a matter of religion so that they don't have to reexamine their own views on gun control or homophobia.”— Anonymous, a6.tumblr.com
“HEAVEN LIKE, YOU CAN BE HOLY, BUT ONLY IF YOU LOVE THE RIGHT WAY.”— Schuyler Peck, schuylerpeck.tumblr.com