“The very purpose of my existence is to be a blot on the landscape.”— Quentin Crisp Quentin Crisp didn’t fit in—and he didn’t try to. In an era when visibility could cost you everything, Crisp chose to be unmistakable. Flamboyant, fey, opinionated, and often...
“Your silence will not protect you.”— Audre Lorde Audre Lorde was many things: poet, activist, Black lesbian feminist, mother, warrior. But above all, she was a truth-teller. Her work remains some of the most vital and unflinching writing on race, gender, sexuality,...
“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.”— Alan Turing Alan Turing changed the world—and the world punished him for it. Brilliant mathematician, pioneer of computer science, cryptanalyst, philosopher, runner,...
“How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race?”— Marsha P. Johnson Marsha P. Johnson didn’t ask for permission to exist. She didn’t wait for the world to be ready. She showed up anyway—in flower...
Lives That Light Our Way “We are everywhere.” — Queer mantra, truth, and promise. At Queer Reflection, storytelling isn’t just what we do. It’s what we feel — and what we invite others to feel with us. We believe empathy is more than understanding. It’s...
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One day the boy decided to let them know the way he felt inside. He could not stand to hide it. His mother she broke down and cried. Oh my father, why don’t you talk to me now? Oh my mother, do you still cry yourself to sleep? Are you still proud of your little boy?
Don’t be afraid. You don’t have to hideaway.
The boy, he was rejected by the people that he cared for. It's not what they expected, but he could not keep it secret anymore. Far from home now, waiting by the telephone. There's a new world. You can make it on your own. Are you still proud of your little boy?
Don’t be afraid. You don’t have to hideaway, no.
Don’t be afraid. Love will mend your broken wing. Time will fade away. Learn to be brave.