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Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out.DaShanne Stokes
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The silence was pregnant with noise, with muted fury, with questions the father found too disgusting to frame and with answers to which the son was incapable of giving voice.Johnny Rich
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Amazing how eye and skin color come in many shades yet many think sexuality is just gay or straight.DaShanne Stokes
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But thats their image of us so we stay tense, holding our breath, hoping we wont be found out. - about being gay from the film Love My LifeEbine Yamaji
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There are those from religious backgrounds who resist and oppose LGBT equality; some very obsessively and publicly. They make bold accusations and negative statements about gay and lesbian people, their supposed "lifestyle" and relationships. But when a son, daughter, brother, sister or close friend comes out it is no longer an "issue" it becomes a person. They realise everything they'd said was painfully targeted at someone they love. Then...everything changes.Anthony VennBrown