My mom had grown up in the South. Louisiana and Georgia. She had been deeply religious. Baptist, then Mormon. She had worked for the U.S. military. She had voted for Ronald Reagan and Bush Senior. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
For Coca-Cola to take a pro-diversity, pro-equality stance creates a lot of goodwill in the LGBT community. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
There has been this resurgence in anti-LGBT language in the U.K. and the U.S., and the rest of the world. In the U.S. we’ve heard it with Trump’s rise. Here, I’ve heard language borrowed from the most conservative anti-gay voices in the U.S. used by some gay and lesbian people against trans people. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
The drive to be a parent is strong. It’s one of the most ingrained human traits there is. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
I get emotionally attached to someone if I talk to them on the street corner for five minutes. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
I hope we build a son who’s strong enough to stand up for other people. And if Donald Trump is out there teaching folks how to build walls, we’re hoping to instil in our son the ability to know how to take them down. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
Mom came from what has been called the poorest place in America – Lake Providence, Louisiana. She was born on the south side of the Mississippi which was mainly African American and even poorer than the rest. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
Tom and I have never claimed to be perfect, whatever that means in a relationship. We’re not trying to be anyone’s example. We’re living our lives and building our family and doing what we love. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
Mom got very heated about the new government policy of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. In her view it was going to allow closeted gay people into her military and she was really against it… she just assumed I agreed with her opinions. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
If you do something with acceptance and kindness, you can create a true friendship. Dustin Lance Black Read Quote
