PRIDE
VISIONARY:
one having
unusual foresight
and imagination,
one who sees
visions, and one
whose ideas
or projects are
impractical.
Webster’s Dictionary
BAKER:
ON RACISM
“I recognize racism here but I don’t let it in or I would be angry all the time. I come from a mixed family.
My great grandmother is white. I had to let go of racism a long time ago."
"There was tension with certain members of my extended family who would say ‘You talk white’ or ‘You
walk like a girl’ because I grew up around all the ‘white people’. It was painful. I had a very difficult,
challenging childhood in many ways, but it is true that if you don’t fall underneath it, you can really land
on top of it.”
ON MARRIAGE
“I believe that we as human beings should be allowed to experience life with whoever we choose to but I
don’t give my attention to fighting things.
I don’t need to have a piece of paper tell me who I can marry, so for me, it has no relevance. I know that
it does for other people, so I support that.” Baker has no interest in committing to any particular identity
when it comes to sexual orientation or the queer community, either. “I have never been a person to be a
part of a group or label. I don’t identify as any particular class or orientation. I’m just me.”
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June 2012