Reese Hoffa

All I wanted to do was please my adopted family.

When you're growing up, you want to feel part of something.

It takes a strong character for a person to say, 'I can't do it.'

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

Why do we cling to bigotry? Because bigotry, plainly, is convenient. It is a near-effortless way to both elevate one's stature and make a pity grab in this culture of victims that we have become.

Under the previous regime of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, I was detained. So was my wife, Serkalem Fasil. She gave birth to our son in prison in 2005.