“If a transvestite doesn’t say ‘I’m gay and I’m proud and I’m a transvestite,’ then nobody else is going to hop up there and say ‘I’m gay and I’m proud and I’m a transvestite’ for them.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised a green light to move forward.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them, ‘A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.’”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through mountains.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.

MORNING LAZZINESS

“I’m living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“When you put love out in the world it travels, and it can touch people and reach people in ways that we never even expected.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“The Lord is my Shepherd and  He knows I’m gay.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“You don’t have to be gay to be a supporter—you just have to be a human.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“Gender and sexuality are so fluid. It’s OK to change your mind a million times and figure out what works for you. It’s OK to take your time.”

MORNING LAZZINESS

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths.”

MORNING LAZZINESS