We have a lot of great lesbian role models in tennis. I mean, Martina Navratilova in her heyday was probably the greatest female athlete on the planet. Martina just kept breaking every rule. That's a great role model.

The past is past; what's gone on has gone on.

I am for 100% equality across the board for everybody, in all walks of life.

I was neeeever a cool kid.

But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.

Parents have a right to insist that godless evolution not be taught to their children.

I guess you could say I fell into it. The main goal was to be successful and to make my family proud. Back then, MMA was just getting started, and there didn't seem to be a ton of rules. It seemed pretty brutal, and I was still pretty focused on wrestling. But I decided to give it a shot.

Don't talk about writing. Write. Don't show unfinished work to anyone. Don't show finished work to non-writers. Get your opinions, not from friends and family, but by sending your work out to editors. An endless stream of rejection slips means you need to learn more. So learn more.