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![Madeline Miller](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1322861610i/176372._UX200_CR0,8,200,200_.jpg)
“That is — your friend?"
"Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.”
― The Song of Achilles
"Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.”
― The Song of Achilles
![Kent Marrero](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1604864144i/2901164._UX200_CR0,33,200,200_.jpg)
“You had to be willing to fight in order for a love story to last a life time.”
― The Unsung Love Story
― The Unsung Love Story
![Casey McQuiston](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1608160367i/17949486._UX200_CR0,38,200,200_.jpg)
“I am, and always have been - first, last, and always - a child of America.
You raised me. I grew up in the pastures and hills of Texas, but I had been to thirty-four states before I learned how to drive. When I caught the stomach flu in the fifth grade, my mother sent a note to school written on the back of a holiday memo from Vice President Biden. Sorry, sir—we were in a rush, and it was the only paper she had on hand.
I spoke to you for the first time when I was eighteen, on the stage of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, when I introduced my mother as the nominee for president. You cheered for me. I was young and full of hope, and you let me embody the American dream: that a boy who grew up speaking two languages, whose family was blended and beautiful and enduring, could make a home for himself in the White House.
You pinned the flag to my lapel and said, “We’re rooting for you.” As I stand before you today, my hope is that I have not let you down.
Years ago, I met a prince. And though I didn’t realize it at the time, his country had raised him too.
The truth is, Henry and I have been together since the beginning of this year. The truth is, as many of you have read, we have both struggled every day with what this means for our families, our countries, and our futures. The truth is, we have both had to make compromises that cost us sleep at night in order to afford us enough time to share our relationship with the world on our own terms.
We were not afforded that liberty.
But the truth is, also, simply this: love is indomitable. America has always believed this. And so, I am not ashamed to stand here today where presidents have stood and say that I love him, the same as Jack loved Jackie, the same as Lyndon loved Lady Bird. Every person who bears a legacy makes the choice of a partner with whom they will share it, whom the American people will “hold beside them in hearts and memories and history books. America: He is my choice.
Like countless other Americans, I was afraid to say this out loud because of what the consequences might be. To you, specifically, I say: I see you. I am one of you. As long as I have a place in this White House, so will you. I am the First Son of the United States, and I’m bisexual. History will remember us.
If I can ask only one thing of the American people, it’s this: Please, do not let my actions influence your decision in November. The decision you will make this year is so much bigger than anything I could ever say or do, and it will determine the fate of this country for years to come. My mother, your president, is the warrior and the champion that each and every American deserves for four more years of growth, progress, and prosperity. Please, don’t let my actions send us backward. I ask the media not to focus on me or on Henry, but on the campaign, on policy, on the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans at stake in this election.
And finally, I hope America will remember that I am still the son you raised. My blood still runs from Lometa, Texas, and San Diego, California, and Mexico City. I still remember the sound of your voices from that stage in Philadelphia. I wake up every morning thinking of your hometowns, of the families I’ve met at rallies in Idaho and Oregon and South Carolina. I have never hoped to be anything other than what I was to you then, and what I am to you now—the First Son, yours in actions and words. And I hope when Inauguration Day comes again in January, I will continue to be.”
― Red, White & Royal Blue
You raised me. I grew up in the pastures and hills of Texas, but I had been to thirty-four states before I learned how to drive. When I caught the stomach flu in the fifth grade, my mother sent a note to school written on the back of a holiday memo from Vice President Biden. Sorry, sir—we were in a rush, and it was the only paper she had on hand.
I spoke to you for the first time when I was eighteen, on the stage of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, when I introduced my mother as the nominee for president. You cheered for me. I was young and full of hope, and you let me embody the American dream: that a boy who grew up speaking two languages, whose family was blended and beautiful and enduring, could make a home for himself in the White House.
You pinned the flag to my lapel and said, “We’re rooting for you.” As I stand before you today, my hope is that I have not let you down.
Years ago, I met a prince. And though I didn’t realize it at the time, his country had raised him too.
The truth is, Henry and I have been together since the beginning of this year. The truth is, as many of you have read, we have both struggled every day with what this means for our families, our countries, and our futures. The truth is, we have both had to make compromises that cost us sleep at night in order to afford us enough time to share our relationship with the world on our own terms.
We were not afforded that liberty.
But the truth is, also, simply this: love is indomitable. America has always believed this. And so, I am not ashamed to stand here today where presidents have stood and say that I love him, the same as Jack loved Jackie, the same as Lyndon loved Lady Bird. Every person who bears a legacy makes the choice of a partner with whom they will share it, whom the American people will “hold beside them in hearts and memories and history books. America: He is my choice.
Like countless other Americans, I was afraid to say this out loud because of what the consequences might be. To you, specifically, I say: I see you. I am one of you. As long as I have a place in this White House, so will you. I am the First Son of the United States, and I’m bisexual. History will remember us.
If I can ask only one thing of the American people, it’s this: Please, do not let my actions influence your decision in November. The decision you will make this year is so much bigger than anything I could ever say or do, and it will determine the fate of this country for years to come. My mother, your president, is the warrior and the champion that each and every American deserves for four more years of growth, progress, and prosperity. Please, don’t let my actions send us backward. I ask the media not to focus on me or on Henry, but on the campaign, on policy, on the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans at stake in this election.
And finally, I hope America will remember that I am still the son you raised. My blood still runs from Lometa, Texas, and San Diego, California, and Mexico City. I still remember the sound of your voices from that stage in Philadelphia. I wake up every morning thinking of your hometowns, of the families I’ve met at rallies in Idaho and Oregon and South Carolina. I have never hoped to be anything other than what I was to you then, and what I am to you now—the First Son, yours in actions and words. And I hope when Inauguration Day comes again in January, I will continue to be.”
― Red, White & Royal Blue
“Everything about Andrew was hot, from the hands holding him down to the mouth steadily taking Neil apart. Neil finally understood why his mother thought this was so dangerous.”
― The King's Men
― The King's Men
![Kent Marrero](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1604864144i/2901164._UX200_CR0,33,200,200_.jpg)
“So, let me get this straight-- You want me to stop being a lesbian and being attracted to women because it is a 'sin'? Last time I checked, when you lie you are sinning. Sure, I could tell you I am no longer a lesbian or that I am no longer attracted to women and am straight, or I could even tell you the moon is made of cheese. I could tell you many things, but the moon will still not be made of cheese, and I will still not be attracted to men. I could tell you a lie in order to placate you, but isn’t the truth supposed to set me free? I choose truth over lies any day of the week. ”
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![Christina Lauren](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1554664497i/6556689._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“This is how we reveal ourselves: these tiny flashes of discomfort, the reactions we can’t hide.”
― Autoboyography
― Autoboyography
![Benjamin Alire Sáenz](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1386527200i/4841310._UX200_CR0,58,200,200_.jpg)
“You're every street I've ever walked. You're the tree outside my window, you're a sparrow as he flies. You're the book that I am reading. You're every poem I've ever loved.”
― Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
― Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
![Tyler Oakley](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1438789838i/8301425._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“This is why homophobia is a terrible evil: it disguises itself as concern while it is inherently hate.”
― Binge
― Binge
![DaShanne Stokes](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1485806840i/16366564._UX200_CR0,20,200,200_.jpg)
“If you voted for a man who said "Grab em by the pussy," you have zero room to claim to protect anyone in bathrooms.”
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![Kent Marrero](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1604864144i/2901164._UX200_CR0,33,200,200_.jpg)
“Love is a wild fire that cannot be contained by any mere element known to man.”
― The Unsung Love Story
― The Unsung Love Story
![Kent Marrero](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1604864144i/2901164._UX200_CR0,33,200,200_.jpg)
“Together, in that room, our childhood notions of love melted away. We discovered love was not a fairytale. Sometimes there were no happy endings, and when there were, you needed to work like hell to keep the happiness alive.”
― The Unsung Love Story
― The Unsung Love Story
![Shaun David Hutchinson](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1387295428i/3130410._UX200_CR0,41,200,200_.jpg)
“I was diamond on the outside, and I would not break.
Inside, though, I was already broken.”
― We Are the Ants
Inside, though, I was already broken.”
― We Are the Ants
![André Aciman](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1262677849i/2922229._UY200_CR69,0,200,200_.jpg)
“I wanted to hear his window open, hear his espadrilles on the balcony, and then the sound of my own window, which was never locked, being pushed open as he'd step into my room after everyone had gone to bed, slip under my covers, undress me without asking, and after making me want him more than I thought I could ever want another living soul, gently, softly, and, with the kindness one Jew extends to another, work his way into my body, gently and softly, after heeding the words I'd been rehearsing for days now, Please, don't hurt me, which meant, Hurt me all you want.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
![Cassandra Clare](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1689347318i/150038._UX200_CR0,33,200,200_.jpg)
“Once he asked me what I thought had turned me gay."
"I hope you told him you were bitten by a gay spider," said Simon.”
― City of Lost Souls
"I hope you told him you were bitten by a gay spider," said Simon.”
― City of Lost Souls
![Nina LaCour](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1653619948i/2889003._UX200_CR0,33,200,200_.jpg)
“I hate that word. Straight. At the very least, those of us who are nonstraight should get called curvy. Or scenic. Actually, I like that: 'Do you think she's straight?' 'Oh no. She's scenic”
― You Know Me Well
― You Know Me Well
![Cheryl Rainfield](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1717900711i/3305514._UX200_CR0,50,200,200_.jpg)
“You don't deserve the anger you're turning on yourself. Your abuser's the one who does.”
― Scars
― Scars
![David Levithan](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1426529210i/11664._UY200_CR49,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Freedom isn't just about voting and marrying and kissing on the street, although all of these things are important. Freedom is also about what you will allow yourself to do.”
― Two Boys Kissing
― Two Boys Kissing
![Marieke Nijkamp](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1446311990i/6439440._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Grief is one big, gaping hole, isn’t it? It’s everywhere and all consuming. Some days you think you can’t go on because the only thing waiting for you is more despair. Some days you don’t want to go on because it’s easier to give up than to get hurt again.”
― This Is Where It Ends
― This Is Where It Ends
![Alison Cochrun](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1618149271i/20767148._UX200_CR0,42,200,200_.jpg)
“I don't think happily ever after is something that happens to you, Dev. I think it's something you choose to do for yourself.”
― The Charm Offensive
― The Charm Offensive
![Cassandra Clare](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1689347318i/150038._UX200_CR0,33,200,200_.jpg)
“I had never realized before how much you can take from someone by not allowing them the words they need to describe themselves.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
“Me? I had no dreams. No longings. Dreams only set you up for disappointment. Plus, you had to have a life to have dreams of a better life.”
― Luna
― Luna
![Casey McQuiston](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1608160367i/17949486._UX200_CR0,38,200,200_.jpg)
“I don’t believe doing something in front of everybody makes it more meaningful, anyway. If anything, it makes it stop belonging to you.”
― I Kissed Shara Wheeler
― I Kissed Shara Wheeler
![DaShanne Stokes](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1485806840i/16366564._UX200_CR0,20,200,200_.jpg)
“Amazing how eye and skin color come in many shades yet many think sexuality is just gay or straight.”
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![Casey McQuiston](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1608160367i/17949486._UX200_CR0,38,200,200_.jpg)
“Henry is one talented bastard. A man of many hidden gifts, Alex muses half hysterically. A true prodigy. God save the queen.”
― Red, White & Royal Blue
― Red, White & Royal Blue
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