If you find yourself in a relationship or even a friendship with someone who's conflicted with their gender identity, just be kind. This is not a life choice. This is something that you are born with. This is like being born with a gene for being tall, short, black, white, gay, straight - it's not a choice.
One of the biggest lessons I also learned from living with Elvis and loving him for so many years was that we're all human, and no matter what level one has reached in terms of fame, they're still human beings.
For so long I just let people surmise what they would about my life and my choices, and other people have written books and told tales.
Getting divorced was the right decision for me, but it's not the right decision for everyone else.
I've never been attracted to women sexually and I wanted romance.
It's so important to just be kind to one another because we aren't walking in that other person's shoes.
I think you get one great love in your life like that, if you're lucky enough, where you hold nothing back. And I'm not saying that's the healthiest way to love either.
I think that happens to a lot of people who find themselves thrust into the spotlight and becoming famous before they recognize what's happening to them. Life becomes a little distorted for them.
It's a disservice, really, when we put celebrated people on a pedestal and don't allow them to be human. It's a very lonely experience for the individual. It's not a sustainable way to live.
I grew up very conservatively and traditionally. I wanted to save myself for marriage.
I think we do people a great disservice by putting them on a pedestal and not allowing them to be human.
When I was with Elvis, I used to remind myself there's Elvis on the marquee and then there's the living, breathing Elvis.
I call myself out on my mistakes, but in telling the truth, sometimes it stings a little.
And as such, we need to be empathetic and understanding.
