I celebrate that figure as an "outlaw.” That's someone who lives in defiance of oppressive laws, and, in doing so, thrives against those strictures. (John Rechy)

I celebrate that figure as an "outlaw.” That's someone who lives in defiance of oppressive laws, and, in doing so, thrives against those strictures.

John Rechy

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