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Quotes & More     If you are a Man of this Life If you are a man of this life then march on this path like a man or retire and take refuge in your house since you're not ready for this battle. Real men drank a thousand seas and still died of thirst. You only had a cup yet boasted of overflowing. You claimed to reach your quest, you'll raise all the dust yet you've travelled no distance, you've left no mark. Now humbly turn to dust under the gallop of real men. Then you'll rise and become a part of their journey. If you crawl for years on the path of your quest, do not yield to grief, do not submit to distress. -Jalaluddin Rumi     Security Security is mostly superstition, it does not exist in nature nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. To keep our faces towards change and behave as free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable." - Helen Keller     In the Name of a God That Is Love In the name of a God that is love, They hate. In the name of a God that is love, They discriminate. In the name of a God that is love, They exclude us from their spiritual worship. In the name of a God that is love, They suddenly expel us from loving family relationships. In the name of a God that is love, They insist our commitments mean nothing. In the name of a God that is love, They prevent us from legally marrying. In the name of a God that is love, They deny the multitude of gifts and creativity we have freely given the world in so many areas. In the name of a God that is love, They attempt to legislate discrimination against us. In the name of a God that is love, They reject us in every way while many of us experience depression and substance abuse. In the name of a God that is love, They steal our children and say we are unfit parents. In the name of a God that is love, They decide we are unfit to defend our country, and even after we have proven them wrong they expel us with our medals and decorations. In the name of a God that is love, They do not appraise us individually but condemn us all. In the name of a God that is love, They laugh as the suicide rate among our youth soars. In the name of a God that is love, They keep us from reaching out to our youth to protect them. In the name of a God that is love, They attack us physically - wounding, maiming and killing us. In the name of a God that is love, They lose all sense of compassion and love and turn into vicious beasts. In the name of a God that is love, They judge, "It's God's punishment", as the horror of AIDS devastates us. In the name of a God that is love, They say, "Let AIDS kill all the faggots". And I become introspective, And I think on these things, And I wonder - WHERE IS THE LOVE? -Richard K. Smith     Does it Matter? My father asked if I am gay. I said, Does it matter? He said, No not really. I said, Yes. He said, Get out of my house. I guess it mattered. My friend asked if I am gay. I said, Does it matter? He said, No not really. I said, Yes. He said, Don't call me your friend. I guess it mattered. My boss asked if I am gay. I said, Does it matter? He said, No not really. I said, Yes. He said, You're fired faggot. I guess it mattered. My lover asked if I love him. I said, Does it matter? He said, Yes. I told him, I love you. He said, Let me hold you in my arms. For the first time in my life something matters. My God asked me, Do you love yourself? I said, Does it matter? God said, Yes. I said, How can I love myself? I am gay. God said, That is the way I have made you. Nothing again will ever matter. -Anonymous