14 Quotes by Patrick Califia

As an activist, you gotta pick something that’s particularly interesting to you and go for it – because there’s no shortage of things to do. And it’s sort of a long-term commitment. Activism is for life.

When you’re hurting another person, past a certain point you’re cracking them open and whatever’s inside them gets all over you. So you should kinda check out whether you want that to happen.

If your relationship with someone is based on your desire for them to change into something radically different, there’s no real closeness there, no real communication.

This is one of the reasons we need to transition: people can’t validate an identity they can’t see.

The scars are a way of reminding me that the past is real. They are honorable.