Gay rights are not primarily marriage rights, and for the millions who live in unaccepting places with no resources, dignity remains elusive. I am lucky to have forged meaning and built identity, but that's still a rare privilege. And gay people deserve more, collectively, than the crumbs of justice.

Depression is so exhausting - it takes up so much of your time and energy - and silence about it, it really does make the depression worse.

I often say that the opposite of depression is not happiness but vitality.

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