Lena Waithe

"To be a black person is to come from a long bloodline of survivors and storytellers, with a resilience that people can't even comprehend."

- Lena Waithe

"To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act. And I think more and more people should try it, because it’s gotten me a pretty cool life."

- Lena Waithe

"The things that make us different, those are our super powers."

- Lena Waithe

"Being born gay, Black, and female is not a revolutionary act. Being proud to be a gay, Black female is."

- Lena Waithe

"I see each and every one of you. The things that make us different, those are our superpowers — every day when you walk out the door and put on your imaginary cape and go out there and conquer the world because the world would not be as beautiful as it is if we weren’t in it."

- Lena Waithe