These kids at the Ali Forney Center are literally dumped by their families because of the fact that they are lesbian, gay, or transgender - this organization really is saving lives.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the harsh realities faced by LGBTQ+ youth and the crucial role of supportive organizations.
In this quote, Bea Arthur emphasizes the significant struggles that LGBTQ+ youth face, especially when they are rejected by their families due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Ali Forney Center plays a vital role in providing shelter and resources for these marginalized individuals, helping to save lives and offering a safe space for those who have been cast aside by their loved ones.
In practice
During a speech at a LGBTQ+ rights rally.
I realised I had spent the majority of my adult life doing two characters - Maude from 1972-'79 and Dorothy from 1985-'92 - and I really didn't know what I wanted to do after 'Golden Girls.' I knew what I didn't want to do - any more sitcoms, or wait for the next great role that might never come.
when you [lose someone], it feels like the hole in your gum when a tooth falls out. You can chew, you can eat, you have plenty of other teeth, but your tongue keeps going back to that empty place, where all nerves are still a little raw
Hugs make you feel psychologically more secure and together.
Men are said to desire women, Severian. Why do they despise the women they obtain?
I used to think a wedding was a simple affair. Boy and girl meet, they fall in love, he buys a ring, she buys a dress, they say I do. I was wrong. That's getting married. A wedding is an entirely different proposition.
I was too absorbed to be responsive
She gathers my half of the blankets around her and curls up against the wall. She will sleep for hours more, dreaming endless landscapes and novas of colour both gorgeous and frightening. If I stayed she would wake up and describe them to me. All the mad plot twists and surrealist imagery, so vivid to her while so meaningless to me. There was a time when I treasured listening to her, when I found the commotion in her soul bitter-sweet and lovely, but I can no longer bear it.
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