I never officially came out in any kind of really public way. I just always lived very simply and openly, but the press has never made a big fuss about me or said anything to me... In some ways I don't even identify myself in any kind of limited way. I don't want to. I wish none of us had to. I wish we were just people.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker lives openly without formal labels, expressing a desire for humanity to transcend limited identities.
- In plain terms
- I live openly but avoid labels; I wish we could all just be people without categories.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid limiting labels to focus on shared humanity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do labels limit our understanding of others?
- Is it possible to live without any identity categories?
Another view
Avoiding labels entirely may obscure important aspects of identity.
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