translation.en: I've never been raped, and I've never been in anything remotely approaching a Burmese prison, but as a gay American, I've experienced prejudice and even hatred, and I've forged meaning and I've built identity, which is a move I learned from people who had experienced far worse privation than I've ever known.
translation.zh: 我不曾被强奸， 我也不曾体验过任何 接近缅甸监狱的事情， 但身为一名同性恋的美国人， 我经历过歧视甚至仇恨， 而我也曾铸造过意义和建造了身份， 这是我从经历过比我 更多困苦的人身上 学习到的法则。