Brett Grace on sexuality:
“I support everyone’s fundamental human rights—LGBTQ+ people have the same universal, inalienable, and inherent rights and freedoms that every person is entitled to simply by virtue of being human. But I don’t think LGBTQ+ people’s rights are superior to women’s rights, or the rights of people of color, or the rights of people with disabilities. We should fight for anyone whose rights are under threat, and celebrate defiance against oppression, shame, and discrimination.
I realize I am fortunate to have grown up in an environment where I could freely express myself, but for me—my sexuality is only one element of who I am. It doesn’t define me, so I don’t define it. I treat sexuality the way I think it should be treated—that everyone’s somewhere on the spectrum; with equality, not superiority. I don’t get it when being gay is someone’s entire personality, you know? When their sexuality supersedes everything else about them.
Everyone needs a sense of community, of course, and if someone’s found their place in the LGBTQ+ community, I absolutely support that, but personally, I don’t need a parade and I think there’s a silent majority of non-heterosexual people who are made to feel invalid if they don’t participate in stereotypical LGBTQ+ culture. I do think it’s becoming increasingly accepted to have an unpronounced sexuality, though, but it’s a battle of its own—everyone wants to put you in a box, so I’m just saying: if you don’t wanna be put in a box, you don’t have to be. You don’t owe anyone that. You can be confusing, if you want. And you always reserve the right to change your mind tomorrow. And again the next day. I guess my point is it’s all whatever.