It was quite a ride and very conflicting for me, too - to be nominated for an Oscar, to be straight and healthy, and to be getting all these accolades while these people around me were suffering and dying from AIDS.
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.
I think it's a novelty for cartoon characters to cross over into another strip or panel occasionally.

