“I never had a tight relationship with my dad- who was an excellent provider but didn't really have much conversation or emotional support for me so...”

“A man knows what he likes, so sex with some men is like sex with a mind reader, someone who knows exactly how you like it.”

“I knew those feelings of wanting to be with another brother were not dead; they were just asleep.”

“...if your man sleeps with men, there is nothing sexually you can do that will make him stop.”

“The black church must preach the truth and become a place where all men can come and hear the word without feeling they will be judged or ostracized, regardless of their sexual orientation.”

“If a man is straight, there is no reason for him to feel threatened by a gay man.”

“Please go" he said. "Just take my money - take anything - and go"I didn't get why he wanted me to take something, but he seemed really worried about it. So I looked around, and he had a bowl of fruit on the side, so I grabbed an apple, 'cause I always get hungry after I've been drinking."I'll take this, okay?" Then I left him there, but I took the knives and I hid them in the hall cupboard, just in case.”