How amazing is it that when a young gay or lesbian person has their first crush, no matter where they live in the country, they can imagine that all the way to marriage? When I first experienced a crush, in Texas, there was maybe a second of butterflies that were then dammed in by the fear of what that meant.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the joy and hope that comes with young love, particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals who can envision a future despite societal challenges.
Dustin Lance Black expresses the profound evolution of young love for gay and lesbian individuals, emphasizing the joy of a first crush and the courage to imagine a future filled with love, even in environments that may be unsupportive. The quote reflects on personal experiences of fear and societal constraints, contrasting them with the hopeful vision that young people carry in their hearts, showcasing the power of love to transcend obstacles.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech about the importance of love and acceptance in diversity.
If Harvey [Milk] had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he would want me to say to all the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told they are less than by the churches, by the government, by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value, and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights, federally, across this great nation of ours.
My mom was paralyzed from polio at the age of 2, abandoned by her husband, left with a 2-year-old, a 6-year-old and a 10-year-old, and so, we were raising her as much as she was raising us.
I wrote 'Milk' for me. I wrote it for the younger version of me that had no clue that there are people who'd ever fought for my rights.
Gay and lesbian people want to love and be loved. Some of us want to get married. Some want to have and build families. We want our kids to have their lives be a little bit better than what we've had.
Every single person in this world is a minority in one way or another. It just depends on how you slice the pie.
I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that this is somehow a stranger who is carrying your child. And this is absolutely not true. Your surrogate becomes one of your best friends and a member of your family.
The Savior taught us to love not only our friends but also those who disagree with us- and even those who repudiate us.
Let tenderness pour from your eyes, the way sun gazes warmly on earth.
Looking at them now, thought Jim, you'd never believe they weren't in love with each other, and not with a hopeless, doomed obsession like poor Isabel Meredith. This was what love ought to be like: playful and passionate and teasing, and dangerous, too, with sharp intelligence in it.
If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
I will write in words of fire. I will write them on your skin. I will write about desire. Write beginnings, write of sin. You’re the book I love the best, your skin only holds my truth, you will be a palimpsest lines of age rewriting youth. You will not burn upon the pyre. Or be buried on the shelf. You’re my letter to desire: And you’ll never read yourself. I will trace each word and comma As the final dusk descends, You’re my tale of dreams and drama, Let us find out how it ends.
It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.
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