The Book of Pride Quotes

“All I wanted them to do was start talking about the subject, even if it was negative, because up to that point there was no discussion, no debate. There was no debate. We were guilty. We were sinners. We were criminals. No debate on all those things. I wanted to create the debate.”
― Mason Funk, The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World

“I tell my students, you can have a lot of sex and know nothing about it. You can have no sex and be a virgin and be very wise about sexuality.”
― Mason Funk, The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World

“It’s great to have allies, but it’s also great for the impacted group to be the speakers for that movement. I don’t just mean trans people of color, but trans people in general. We sometimes think that because I’m oppressed in one way, then I understand every form of oppression. But how can I understand your struggle as a gay white man, when I’m not? And what makes you think you can understand my struggle as a trans black man, if you’re not?”
― Mason Funk, The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World