When I started, there was more of a cultural assumption that many readers would find gay characters irrelevant or repugnant. — Carol Anshaw Copy Share Image
When Mom visits me in New York she hangs out with me and all my friends anyway. We go out to the… — Scott Evans Copy Share Image
“Gay diversity is like the Village People. You can all wear different stupid outfits as long as you sing the same stupid… — Jack Malebranche Copy Share Image
It's 'When We Rise,' not 'When Gay People Rise.' It's about how everyone benefits when we lift up any one group in… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
I graduated from high school in '62 and I didn't know any people who were gay. I'm sure there were people, but… — John Glover Copy Share Image
One of my best friends was gay and Mormon, and I saw how conflicted he was. It was the first time my… — Dan Reynolds Copy Share Image
I couldn't imagine a book with many characters in it and one of them not being gay. It would have felt like… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
We have the luxury in the West of being able to say, 'Yeah, absolutely, we're progressive, we've moved forward with the gay… — Tan France Copy Share Image
Alfonso Cuarón, in the rehearsals, without J.K. Rowling's knowledge, told me that [my character] was, in fact, gay. So I'd been playing… — David Thewlis Copy Share Image
People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him it was illegal for them to be married in… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
Toward the end of the campaign, we interviewed some voters in Raleigh, N.C., which is a generally Democratic city, and I'm thinking… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
The writing was so clearly written on the wall about me, but I didn't see it. I had no role models. I… — Bryan Batt Copy Share Image
I knew from a young age that I was attracted to guys. I didn't know if it was a phase... I didn't… — Michael Sam Copy Share Image
Being gay, you're kind of forced to ask, I suppose, very existential questions from a very, very early age. Your identity becomes… — Andrew Haigh Copy Share Image
Rights mean you have a right to your life. You have a right to your liberty, and you should have a right… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Any gay person understands at some point that he or she has to disappear, to become invisible. That's very difficult. You somehow… — Abdellah Taia Copy Share Image
I have lived my life very openly and have never hidden the fact that I am gay. Apparently the prerequisite to being… — Jonathan Knight Copy Share Image
Having been an actor in Hollywood for a certain amount of time, I always felt a pressure to be sort of a… — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
If your Bible tells you that gay people ought not be married in your church, don't tell them they can't be married… — Julian Bond Copy Share Image
You have to remember, rights don't come in groups we shouldn't have 'gay rights'; rights come as individuals, and we wouldn't have… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Exclusion of just one class of citizens from receiving a marriage license based upon the perceived 'threat' they pose to the marital… — Terence C. Kern Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't know that before 'American Idol,' before I got this Jonas Brothers wardrobe going on, I grew up… — Adore Delano Copy Share Image
I came out as a gay as I have earned myself respect as an athlete. I have only lost 2 out of… — Orlando Cruz Copy Share Image
All leftists are constantly scared because they know that the victories they have are really not solid, their victories are the result… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“It would seem probable that the attachment of such a one is of a tender and profound character; indeed, it is possible… — Edward Carpenter Copy Share Image
The Trevor Project provides crisis-intervention and suicide-prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens and young adults. It's truly a… — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
I feel like Hollywood likes to use gay people to tell either really sad gay stories starring straight actors, or everything's about… — Tommy Dorfman Copy Share Image
I've called on Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act to help end discrimination to help end discrimination against same-sex… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There she weaves by night and day, A magic web with colors gay. She has heard a whisper say, A curse is… — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
“There's a strange lack of knowledge about the role of drag queens in our culture. I attribute this to the appalling state… — Josh Kilmer-Purcell Copy Share Image
It's going to take generations of gay people marrying before these things start to feel natural. We haven't had it long enough… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
For decades the G.O.P. has won elections by appealing to social and racial divisions, only to turn after each victory to deregulation… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
However, if you don't agree with their lifestyle, they spread the most hate. It is so hypocritical it makes my stomach turn.… — Bristol Palin Copy Share Image
“If you're a boy, any display of sensitivity is gay. Compassion is gay. Crying is supergay. Reading is usually gay. Certain songs… — Gavin Extence Copy Share Image
When I play a gay character, I want to be as believable as possible. And when I'm playing a straight character, I… — Sean Hayes Copy Share Image
This is what I say to the most conservative person that's so terrified of gay marriage becoming legal. Just because the state… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
I was 'gay-bashed' when I was in school even though, you know, I'm not... I'm a straight guy that just happens to… — Grant Gustin Copy Share Image
You get pigeonholed by what you sort of look like. And I don't mean this in a self-deprecating way. I'm grateful for… — Janeane Garofalo Copy Share Image
Every religion you are, every ethnicity you are, every sex you are, if you're gay or straight. You should be considered as… — Bianca Balti Copy Share Image
It's just making sure that everyone is treated equally. Is that so progressive? I don't think it's progressive, I think it's human.… — Kristian Nairn Copy Share Image
![“Alfonso Cuarón, in the rehearsals, without J.K. Rowling's knowledge, told me that [my character] was, in fact, gay. So I'd been playing a part like a gay man for quite a long time. Until it turned out that I indeed got married to Tonks. I changed my whole performance after that. Just saw it as a…” quote by David Thewlis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/95e/david-thewlis-5383_changed_alfonso-cuar-n-in-the-rehearsals-without_750099.jpg)
