--- title: "21 Gay Black Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 21 Gay Black quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Gay Black sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/justin-simien-4140_black-boy_self-doubt-is-a-constant-companion-for-a_317181.jpg" --- > [Self-doubt is a constant companion for a chubby, gay, black boy born in the South.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-simien/self-doubt-is-a-constant-companion-for-a-chubby-gay-black-boy-born-in/) [Justin Simien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-simien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/justin-simien-4140_black-boy_self-doubt-is-a-constant-companion-for-a_317181.jpg) > [I do think it's well over-time to have a female Doctor Who. I think a gay, black female Doctor Who would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/i-do-think-it-s-well-over-time-to-have-a-female-doctor-who-i-think-a/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/helen-mirren-1937_being-the-best_i-do-think-it-s-well-over-time-to-have-a_1195067.png) > [It's better to be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to tell your mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-better-to-be-black-than-gay-because-when-you-re-black-you-don-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/anonymous-1_homosexuality_it-s-better-to-be-black-than-gay-because_843992.jpg) > [I'm a walking contradiction on so many levels. I'm gay, black, and a Christian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tituss-burgess/i-m-a-walking-contradiction-on-so-many-levels-i-m-gay-black-and-a/) [Tituss Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tituss-burgess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/tituss-burgess-6066_black_i-m-a-walking-contradiction-on-so-many-l_354018.jpg) > [I've gone on a Knausgaard bender with a young gay black man and an Australian grandmother - together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/i-ve-gone-on-a-knausgaard-bender-with-a-young-gay-black-man-and-an/) [Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/torrey-peters-6000_australian_i-ve-gone-on-a-knausgaard-bender-with-a_2517636.jpg) > [I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-lemon/i-m-a-gay-black-guy-if-i-can-t-ask-questions-without-caring-what/) [Don Lemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-lemon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/don-lemon-10223_ask_i-m-a-gay-black-guy-if-i-can-t-ask-quest_203147.jpg) > [It's a lot easier being black than gay. At least if you're black you don't have to tell your parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-carter/it-s-a-lot-easier-being-black-than-gay-at-least-if-you-re-black-you/) [Judy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/judy-carter-56602_parenting_it-s-a-lot-easier-being-black-than-gay-a_1810569.jpg) > [I don't care if you're gay, black, Chinese, straight. That means nothing to me. It's all an illusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rogan/i-don-t-care-if-you-re-gay-black-chinese-straight-that-means-nothing/) [Joe Rogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/joe-rogan-1952_black_i-don-t-care-if-you-re-gay-black-chinese_2910697.jpg) > [Really, I think the extra layer of raising a son as a gay black man comes from trying to raise a son…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karamo-brown/really-i-think-the-extra-layer-of-raising-a-son-as-a-gay-black-man/) [Karamo Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karamo-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e5/karamo-brown-5694_gay_really-i-think-the-extra-layer-of-raisin_469861.jpg) > [As a gay black man, it's important to me to show up - that I'm able to show up as my whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deray-mckesson/as-a-gay-black-man-it-s-important-to-me-to-show-up-that-i-m-able-to/) [DeRay Mckesson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deray-mckesson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf9/deray-mckesson-4626_gay_as-a-gay-black-man-it-s-important-to-me_2345344.jpg) > [Being an openly gay black man, unfortunately I've had experiences working with individuals who've tried to exploit my blackness or my gayness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karamo-brown/being-an-openly-gay-black-man-unfortunately-i-ve-had-experiences/) [Karamo Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karamo-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/karamo-brown-5694_gay_being-an-openly-gay-black-man-unfortunat_1674208.jpg) > [I'm definitely drawn to stories about outsiders. Feeling like that myself as a gay black man, I often seek to give a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-m-definitely-drawn-to-stories-about-outsiders-feeling-like-that/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/roger-ross-williams-5118_gay_i-m-definitely-drawn-to-stories-about-ou_2450452.jpg) > [Part of my struggle with being gay was that a lot of my homophobia was internalized because of the cues that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-simien/part-of-my-struggle-with-being-gay-was-that-a-lot-of-my-homophobia/) [Justin Simien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-simien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/justin-simien-4140_culture_part-of-my-struggle-with-being-gay-was-t_2485402.jpg) > [These days everyone was insisting on their identity, coming out as a man, woman, gay, black, Jew - brandishing whichever features they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanif-kureishi/these-days-everyone-was-insisting-on-their-identity-coming-out-as-a/) [Hanif Kureishi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hanif-kureishi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d9/hanif-kureishi-3233_black_these-days-everyone-was-insisting-on-the_3029041.jpg) > [Shows like 'Empire'... one of the most profound powerful things is that there's a gay male character who is loved. That character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-simien/shows-like-empire-one-of-the-most-profound-powerful-things-is-that/) [Justin Simien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-simien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/justin-simien-4140_character_shows-like-empire-one-of-the-most-profou_1451665.jpg) > [I'm proud to carry that torch and be like, 'I'm gay! I'm black! Hang your dreams on me. Hang your hopes on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-waithe/i-m-proud-to-carry-that-torch-and-be-like-i-m-gay-i-m-black-hang-your/) [Lena Waithe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-waithe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/lena-waithe-4351_ability_i-m-proud-to-carry-that-torch-and-be-lik_1581792.jpg) > [Being born gay, black, and female is not a revolutionary act. Being proud to be a gay black female is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-waithe/being-born-gay-black-and-female-is-not-a-revolutionary-act-being/) [Lena Waithe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-waithe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/lena-waithe-4351_being-proud_being-born-gay-black-and-female-is-not-a_861824.jpg) > [I'm gay, and I'm Black, and I'm a city slicker with no children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-capehart/i-m-gay-and-i-m-black-and-i-m-a-city-slicker-with-no-children/) [Jonathan Capehart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-capehart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/jonathan-capehart-4932_black_i-m-gay-and-i-m-black-and-i-m-a-city-sli_1514339.jpg) > [It's incredibly important for the world to see a gay black character that's comfortable with themselves on screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/it-s-incredibly-important-for-the-world-to-see-a-gay-black-character/) [Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a40/ncuti-gatwa-6539_black_it-s-incredibly-important-for-the-world_359931.jpg) > [There are so many amazing out, gay, black artists who are really great in their own fields, but they aren't necessarily trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mnek/there-are-so-many-amazing-out-gay-black-artists-who-are-really-great/) [MNEK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mnek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/mnek-7800_amazing_there-are-so-many-amazing-out-gay-black_1664379.jpg) > [“The assumption that being gay or black necessarily harms the self-worth of all who fit this category has a patronizing dimension, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kenny/the-assumption-that-being-gay-or-black-necessarily-harms-the-self/) [Michael Kenny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kenny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/michael-kenny-72987_identity_the-assumption-that-being-gay-or-black-n_1854861.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gay-black/#itemlist", "name": "Gay Black Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Self-doubt is a constant companion for a chubby, gay, black boy born in the South.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Justin Simien" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-simien/self-doubt-is-a-constant-companion-for-a-chubby-gay-black-boy-born-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/justin-simien-4140_black-boy_self-doubt-is-a-constant-companion-for-a_317181.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/justin-simien-4140_black-boy_self-doubt-is-a-constant-companion-for-a_317181.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/justin-simien-4140_black-boy_self-doubt-is-a-constant-companion-for-a_317181.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Self-doubt is a constant companion for a chubby, gay, black boy born in the South.” — Justin Simien", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I do think it's well over-time to have a female Doctor Who. 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