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"I thought I was just the first of many. Surely after the success of 'Sesame Street' and my contribution to it, all kinds of Latinx talent would flood the media. Not so."
“‘Stay and fight,’ some queer congregants begged me. But I’d fought valiantly for 15 years, and those stained-glass walls were caging me in.”
"Except for my husband, Bruce, I don’t remember telling anyone about my out-of-body experience. I didn’t know what to make of it nor how to talk about it."
"Though COVID is officially declared 'over' worldwide, this graduating class is entering the workforce with a unique skill set borne of unprecedented conditions."
"We’d happily 'get in line' for citizenship or documentation if such a line existed. It doesn’t."
"I saw the opportunity to create a blip on the radar of my monotonous life, and I went for it."
"In terms of sexiness, cancer probably rates lower than a square-ish boob, though I think it’s close."
The baby's father "promised he’d be there for me no matter what I decided to do, but he also begged me not to have our baby."
"I texted a close friend: 'Sammie is less than five years from 31.' And then I broke down."