I Love Sad Songs. They Say So

When I Moved Out Of My Mom's House At 18 I Was Almost As Sad To Leave Her Sewing Machine Behind As Anything Else.

When I Was A Kid Ellen Degeneres And Rosie O'donnell Were Mere Blips On The Gaydar; And They Were Both Still In The Closet.

Life Is Not About Creating An Unreal Existence. People Should Be Challenged To Find Something Cool About The Mundane.

Reclaiming The Word Fat Was The Most Empowering Step In My Progress. I Stopped Using It For Insult Or Degradation And Instead Replaced It With Truth, Because The Truth Is That I Am Fat, And That's Ok. So Now When Someone Calls Me Fat, I Agree, Whereas Before I Would Get Embarrassed And Emotional.

Aretha Franklin Was A Teenage Mom, A Musician Who Came From An Incredible Christian Background, And Where There Was A Lot Of Love, Which Is Really Inspiring In A Feminist Way.