Kira K

“Am I ashamed? Why should I be? Someone must do what others lack the courage to do. The surgeon does not apologise to the tumour. I am preserving a generation from contamination.”
― Shawn Walrus, The Black Cup

“It's not always easy finding out about LGBTQ+ history. The stories of LGBTQ+ people have often been excluded from historical records and their voices ignored. Historians must hunt for clues, read between the lines and interpret the evidence as best they can.”
― Stella Caldwell, Have Pride an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movement

“Its classic propaganda: 'accept tyranny or endure chaos.' We wanted freedom, and we're paying the price.”
― Hamid Sulaiman, Freedom Hospital

“The use of "queer" is problematic to some people, against whom it was historically used as a term of abuse. It is an action of oppressed groups to reclaim a term of abuse and turn it into an affirmation, though not everyone is comfortable with such an action. It is always wise to ask people how they want to be described and what their preferred pronoun is.”
― Stella Caldwell, Have Pride an inspirational history of the LGBTQ+ movement