“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ― Audre Lorde
“History isn't something you look back at and say it was inevitable. It happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities.” ― Marsha P. Johnson
“LGBT people are some of the bravest and most potent change agents and leaders I have encountered, and the most forceful defenders of the vulnerable and voiceless, because they know what it's like to be there.” ― Ronan Farrow
"For me, the transgender thing is the reality of my life. It's the reality of my existence and it's something that I've come to believe is beautiful about me." ― Laverne Cox
“Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” ― James Baldwin
“I fell out of the womb and landed in my mother's high heels.” ― Leslie Jordan
“A long time ago I asked myself, ‘Do I want to be right, or do I want to be kind?’. I opted for kind.” ― Jane Lynch