Paul Monette Quotes

A collection of quotes by Paul Monette.

Paul Monette (1945-1995) was an American author, poet, and gay rights activist. He gained prominence for his writings on homosexuality, AIDS, and the struggle for LGBT rights. Monette's memoir "Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story" won the National Book Award in 1992, becoming a landmark work in gay literature. He also co-founded the activist group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) as he tirelessly fought against discrimination and advocated for AIDS research. Monette's passionate activism and literary contributions made him an influential figure in the gay rights movement during a critical era.

But the fevers are on me now, the virus mad to ravage my las

But the fevers are on me now, the virus mad to ravage my last fifty T cells. It's hard to keep the memory at full dazzle, with so much loss to mock it. Roger gone, Craig gone, Cesar gone, Stevie gone. And this feeling that I'm the last one left, in a world where only the ghosts still laugh. But at least they're the ghosts of full-grown men, proof that all of us got that far, free of the traps and the lies. And from that moment on the brink of summer's end, no one would ever tell me again that men like me couldn't love.

Paul Monette

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