Jasmine Guy

“We are a complex species to observe.”

“We gave up having a TV last year. I am out of the loop. Life is way better than TV. I recommend it to anyone who has forgotten they have one.”

“The more confident one becomes, the less one needs all people to be the same.”

“The kitchen may not get cleaned, and I have to accept that. I do the important things.”

“It seems to me the most important issue in the LGBT community is the right to be queer-the right to be free of the heterosexual assumption.”

“Young people discovering their sexuality must know they walk with a strong tradition and that they are not alone. They have a right to information without being pressured.”

“As the middle begins to feel safe enough to accept some of the so-called radical thinking, ideas move to the middle and a new edge is created.”

“You tend to be afraid when someone seems foreign to you. But if you aren't careful, that can lead to bigotry.”

“Anything that is non-violent is OK with me.”

“I have often felt bad that I am not great at any one thing. Like just a super super singer. Or the Gregory Hines of something.”

“If black people mistrust white people, they are mistrusting racism, and that is appropriate.”

“I am very sad for men and women trapped in any relationship where there is cruelty, dominance, inequity. I long for the liberation of all people.”

“There is no sexuality that is greater or lesser than another.”

“There are brilliant out lesbians and gay men and bisexuals and transgendered people and heterosexuals keeping the fire of change alive. Not a day goes by when I don't feel grateful to them for their work.”

“It is a full time job being honest one moment at a time, remembering to love, to honor, to respect. It is a practice, a discipline, worthy of every moment.”

“I want word of mouth to be our biggest voice.”

“I believe people who practice their beliefs in daily life are activists.”

“Bigotry and judgment are the height of insecurity.”

“People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.”

“The building of friendship, family, community and love is complicated. We are so isolated in this country, no longer supported by tribes and villages.”