I will say for myself: America, I did the best I could with what I was given. - Saeed Jones

I felt like I had made the mistake of asking a fortune-teller to look into my future, and now I was being punished for trying to look too far ahead.

Tears don't always just fall; sometimes they rip through you, like storm-painted gusts instead of mere raindrops.

Being gay isn't a choice, just like being black isn't a choice…I don't stop. I do not give up. I do not take America's 'no' to my identity for an answer.