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Last Word

  • “It was a tough movie to watch.”

    ”It was a tough movie to watch. I’ve been with my partner for 30 years and it’s always been an issue: What if one of...

  • “You have to be either a man or a woman”

    ”I am Iranian. I want to live here and this society tells you: You have to be either a man or a woman.” — Negar...

  • “tell all Nepalis that we have equal rights”

    ”We are standing in the elections to fight the discrimination against our community. This is a very symbolic approach to tell all Nepalis that we...

  • “I’m going to take something you love from you”

    ”You take something you love from me and you can damn well bet I’m going to take something you love from you, too.” — Jimmy...

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    ''First of all, no one's sexuality is anyone's business. It is not even my mother's business. I practice celibacy to give to my God.'' --...

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    ''Well, you know, if I was a girl and he was a girl, and I was a lesbian and he was a lesbian, I'd be...

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    ''In his absence, he's standing up one more time and showing people the way.'' -- Thatcher Bailey, a high-school classmate and friend of Ric Weiland,...

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    ''He has gone out of his way to ensure that the department has a new air of inclusiveness and an open and welcoming environment for...

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    ''You would need a magnifying glass to see any real or substantive differences between the three candidates.'' -- Alan Van Capelle, executive director of the...

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    ''Is it dying basically for lack of interest? Military managers may be turning a blind eye because it's a nuisance, and we need these people.''...

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    ''I don't feel like I should have to hide my sexuality.'' --Bethany Laccone, a student from I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Va., who was...

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    ''Estrangement from family, marginalization within and isolation from society, separation from children,...and inadequate access to culturally sensitive health-care practitioners are all factors that can adversely...

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    ''I would have great regret and anxiety if I thought my comments were hurtful or in any way added to the already incredible pain that...

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    ''Men who have sex with men account for almost half of all people estimated to be living with HIV in the United States, and African...

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    ''I am gay and there's no reason to hide it.... It was not a campaign issue. There is not a gay agenda.'' -- Brian Bates,...