I hope that upon this scorched earth we have planted the seeds of ideas that will bear the fruit of more diverse and inclusive stories that include people of color in the LGBT community. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
Call Me by Your Name’ does not have a political agenda. It is not a ’cause’ film. It is a simple and beautifully shot story about a same-sex relationship that exists in a very tiny Italian village. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
I learned so much about love from the movies. For a couple of hours, I would allow myself to dream about love and a life that, for me, ordinarily, felt out of reach. So, it was with deep gratitude that I watched the drama ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ knowing what a beautiful teacher it would be for boys like me. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
It’s important that we continue to uplift and strengthen our LGBTQ youth who are the future of our community and remind them that their voices are heard. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
I think about a young person who is sitting at home, 13 or 14, a person of color, possibly questioning their sexuality, and watching Dr. Hugh Culber and saying, ‘I’m a part of an ideal future that we could work towards.’ We’re planting seeds in the minds of young people to say, ‘Your possibilities are limitless.’ Wilson Cruz Read Quote
When people ask me for advice about when to come out, it’s really about, before you do that, building a circle of support that can strengthen you through that experience. For me, it was my friends. There were people on ‘My So-Called Life’ that really helped guide me. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
When I got the appetite for more and more theatre, all I could think of was trying to get back to New York. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
When you were a teenager, everything’s kind of drawn in primary colors; everything’s big, and everything’s life or death. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
I’ve always been drawn to love stories. Growing up, I would devour films like ‘Moonstruck,’ ‘Ghost,’ ‘Love and Basketball,’ and ‘Love, Jones,’ replacing the lovers in my imagination with two men. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
What’s disheartening for me and to all of us in GLAAD is when it comes to major studio films, LGBT people are basically invisible. And when we do show up, it’s largely a part of comedies as carictatures to service a joke that’s at the expense of the character. Wilson Cruz Read Quote
