Quotes from Courtney Act

When it all boils down, being Courtney has forced me to be different to the status quo, which means I have gotten to decide on every choice along the way.

I love New York audiences, because they're used to going to shows, and you really notice it. They laugh and applaud and do all the things that you want an audience to do.

I know what it's like to be in unrequited love.

We live in a fear-based world where HIV stigma can prevail.

I've had boyfriends I've dated whom I met as Courtney, but then dated as Shane. Courtney can certainly act as a glamorous stepping stone across the pond.

Gender roles are absurd when you actually look at them. The fact that anybody could ever say or think that dressing in women's clothes is wrong, or odd. Women dressing in women's clothes and men dressing in men's clothes is the actually the thing that is really odd.

'The Bi Life' will show many stories. I think that people will find some of those stereotypes, maybe some people are greedy, maybe some people are using bisexual as a transition, but not all of them are.

I had post-traumatic stress from 'Drag Race' a little bit.

It's a common misunderstanding, that when a bisexual person is dating someone of the opposite sex that they are now straight, or if they are dating someone of the same sex they are now gay.

Russia isn't only oppressive toward gay people, it is hard on everyone, particularly women.

I think it's really important to acknowledge that gay men and straight men can be friends.

I think that 'Drag Race' would certainly let a straight guy compete in drag.

As I get older, I'm more comfortable with the idea of dying.

I think it's best if I remain as dysfunctional as I can.

I know that the U.K. loves a villain.

An ex-boyfriend of mine is living with HIV. He has an undetectable viral load so I know first-hand how this can affect people in a serodiscordant couple - which is where one partner is HIV-negative and one is HIV-positive.

There's so much visibility for trans people, for gay men and lesbians, but there's still not a lot for bisexual people.

Drag is more like a license to be what you want. But you don't need drag to do that.

I am a Madonna fan.

I just feel like, at any moment, a drag or a trans or a gender-diverse artist that doesn't fit in a box is ready to break into the mainstream. I want to do my best to put myself in the best position to have that happen for me.