These kids at the Ali Forney Center are literally dumped by their families because of the fact that they are lesbian, gay, or transgender - this organization really is saving lives.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the harsh realities faced by LGBTQ+ youth and the crucial role of supportive organizations.
In this quote, Bea Arthur emphasizes the significant struggles that LGBTQ+ youth face, especially when they are rejected by their families due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Ali Forney Center plays a vital role in providing shelter and resources for these marginalized individuals, helping to save lives and offering a safe space for those who have been cast aside by their loved ones.
In practice
During a speech at a LGBTQ+ rights rally.
I realised I had spent the majority of my adult life doing two characters - Maude from 1972-'79 and Dorothy from 1985-'92 - and I really didn't know what I wanted to do after 'Golden Girls.' I knew what I didn't want to do - any more sitcoms, or wait for the next great role that might never come.
Sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. It's what you say when you spill a cup of coffee or throw a gutter ball when you're bowling with the girls in the league. True sorrow is as rare as true love.
Whether it's repro rights, violence against women, or just plain old vanilla sexism, most issues affecting women have one thing in common - they exist to keep women 'in their place.' To make sure that we're acting 'appropriately,' whatever that means.
What air is to the body, to feel understood is to the heart.
More non-fringe, non-radical homosexuals emerge into public view every day. As the stereotype of the homosexual as antisocial deviant crumbles, a (political) party or faction that tolerates gay-baiting rhetoric in the name of 'family values' makes 'family values' look more and more like common bigotry.
The loneliest you will get is in the most public of arenas: You will go to a place and end up in the smallest compartment possible, because it's a distraction to everybody, and you end up not getting to enjoy it like everyone else.
People are not problems to be solved. They are mysteries to be explored.
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