iriswestallen:

My dad was an FBI agent, and he’d take me to auditions when I was younger, and when I didn’t get the part I’d be so devastated. He always used to say, “Candice, just because you’re shot, doesn’t mean you’re gonna die.” A very law enforcement type of analogy, but I got it. That phrase has stuck with me forever.

Candice Patton photographed by Christopher Ross for CBS Watch! Magazine

irisalycia:

I need to educate myself on LGBTQ issues I probably don’t even know exist. I can preach about how wonderful my time has been since coming out, which it has, but everyone’s situation is different. The best thing I can do is learn and hear people’s stories, that’s what I’m focusing on right now & that’s what I think will help me help others. – Keiynan Lonsdale for Kode Magazine, 2017