"I left this race feeling much more accepted, feeling much more a part of this community than I did before."
Openly gay candidate Justin Nichols,
on his unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the Plano City Council
on his unsuccessful campaign for a seat on the Plano City Council
"I’m staying busy with my community work with the gay community and the Jewish community. I’ve never been one to sit on the sidelines."
Activist Pete Webb, formerly of Dallas,
on his new life in New York city
on his new life in New York city
"They’re wanting to ban books about being gay and, heaven forbid, even ones that have gay characters. But sometimes it goes even farther than that."
Deborah Coldwell-Stone of the American Library Association,
on the nationwide increase in efforts to ban certain books
on the nationwide increase in efforts to ban certain books
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition May 16, 2008.