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> [“American society has willfully deleted the fact of homosexual behavior from its mind, laundering things as they come along, in order to maintain a more comfortable illusion. The censors removed it; the critics said, "Well, look! It isn't there"; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/american-society-has-willfully-deleted-the-fact-of-homosexual/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

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## More by Vito Russo

> [Hollywood is yesterday, forever catching up tomorrow with what's happening today,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/hollywood-is-yesterday-forever-catching-up-tomorrow-with-what-s/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [When I say my brother and his wife are heterosexual, that doesn't mean I'm talking about their sex lives. Likewise, when we say someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/when-i-say-my-brother-and-his-wife-are-heterosexual-that-doesn-t-mean/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [You can’t plead tolerance for gays by saying that they’re just like everyone else. Tolerance is something we should extend to people who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/you-can-t-plead-tolerance-for-gays-by-saying-that-they-re-just-like/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [“America's obsession with defining homosexuality by its third syllable contrasts sharply with more human exercises from Europe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/america-s-obsession-with-defining-homosexuality-by-its-third-syllable/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [If I'm dying from anything, it's from indifference and red tape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/if-i-m-dying-from-anything-it-s-from-indifference-and-red-tape/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [“The root of heterosexual fear of male homosexuality is in the fact that anyone might be gay. Straight men aren't threatened by a flamboyant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/the-root-of-heterosexual-fear-of-male-homosexuality-is-in-the-fact/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [It is an old stereotype, that homosexuality has to do only with sex while heterosexuality is multifaceted and embraces love and romance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/it-is-an-old-stereotype-that-homosexuality-has-to-do-only-with-sex/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [“American society has willfully deleted the fact of homosexual behavior from its mind, laundering things as they come along, in order to maintain a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/american-society-has-willfully-deleted-the-fact-of-homosexual/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [“Hollywood is too busy trying to make old formulas hit the jackpot again to see the future. Hollywood is yesterday, forever catching up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/hollywood-is-too-busy-trying-to-make-old-formulas-hit-the-jackpot/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [Any story dealing, however seriously, with homosexual love is taken to be a story about homosexuality while stories dealing with heterosexual love are seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/any-story-dealing-however-seriously-with-homosexual-love-is-taken-to/)

[Vito Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vito-russo/)

> [“No one ever asks what causes heterosexuality because no one is interested in stopping it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vito-russo/no-one-ever-asks-what-causes-heterosexuality-because-no-one-is/)

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