Writing and singing does give me some kind of release from the demons of my past, it is a therapy of sorts, but to be honest, my marriage played a more important role in the acceptance of myself than performance has ever done.

Shocked herself remembers that Michelle Shocked joked the award "could have been called 'They Might Be Lesbians'". These people from outward appearances had survived the war quite well when in fact inside their minds were blown. And I'm a fornicator with a capital F.