“The structure of straight coupledom still represents an appropriation of the physical and psychic energy of women to benefit men. And insofar… — Hannah Black Copy Share Image
“Ken brought my hand to his lips and kissed it. I'd been paying so much attention to Ken, I didn't know what… — Z.A. Maxfield Copy Share Image
This case is not about whether marriages between same-sex couples are consistent or inconsistent with the teachings of a particular religion, whether… — Barbara Brandriff Crabb Copy Share Image
I realized I was gay in the shower one day with Barbra Streisand. It happened while I was lathering, rinsing, and repeating… — Ross Mathews Copy Share Image
In America there are people advocating for trans rights and people like Vice President Pence, who is vehemently opposed. In Pakistan, too,… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I don't have kids, but in the future, if I ever do, I would want my child to be happy no matter… — Cupcakke Copy Share Image
I want to host a religious show. I'm sure nobody will be wanting the 11 o'clock spot on Sunday morning. I think… — Kate Clinton Copy Share Image
Republicans are always saying we should privatize things like schools, prisons, social security - hey, how about we privatize privacy! Because if… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
I was so honored when Diane Sawyer named me 'Person of the Week,' and like I told her, 'Diane, I love my… — Marie Osmond Copy Share Image
The distinction is large in my mind. The gay police captain is eventually going to be wearing hot pants and singing 'YMCA.'… — Andre Braugher Copy Share Image
The word conservative means discriminatory practically. It's a form of political discrimination. What do the Republicans run on? Against gay marriage and… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
There are people who were gay and lived the gay lifestyle and aren’t anymore. I don’t know if that’s the similar situation… — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
People aren't going into gay bars in Orlando and saying, "Jesus Christ!" They're not going into the Charlie Hebdo, the 85-year-old priest… — Michael T. Flynn Copy Share Image
The pursuit of otherness, the sense that we are somehow different than our brothers and sisters, no matter where we find them,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
It's a lot of anti-gay, racist humor—which people like in America—all couched in 'I'm telling it like it is.' He's in the… — David Cross Copy Share Image
The difference between being in the closet and out of the closet as a gay man is such a huge shift. I… — Jonathan Groff Copy Share Image
It's not easy to be a gay couple having a child, and we deal with those issues. For me, obviously as somebody… — Ryan T. Murphy Copy Share Image
For writers, you just have to have the ability to not restrict your imagination. Men can write about women; women can write… — Mike O'Malley Copy Share Image
There is a certain silence that can emanate from a lifeless object as from a chair lately used, or from a piano… — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
Yesterday, voters in the state of Maine voted no to gay marriage, but yes to medical marijuana. That's right, people in Maine… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Being a young actor in the industry, I had a lot of people who strongly advised me to stay quiet. That was… — Dan Amboyer Copy Share Image
I don't know what people are scared of...maybe they think their children will be influenced by gay marriage, but I've got to… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I grew up in one of the most socially conservative neighborhoods in Ohio, and my parents were traditional Catholics. But in her… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
Trans rights formation that mimics the models and strategies of the lesbian and gay rights framework is growing, and there are many… — Dean Spade Copy Share Image
I think my election is one of several indications that gay and lesbian folk are being brought more into the center of… — Gene Robinson Copy Share Image
This show does something very special for the gay community. There's a message hidden inside the totally gaudy package that is so… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson Copy Share Image
We struggled against apartheid because we were being blamed and made to suffer for something we could do nothing about. It is… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
A Republican Congressman, Rep. Chris Lee, was caught flirting with a woman trolling for dates on Craigslist and sent her a shirtless… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Any of us who work on the task of solving the climate crisis have at times an internal struggle between hope and… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Homophobia and the closet are allies. Like an unhealthy co-dependent relationship they need each other to survive. One plays the victim living… — Anthony Venn-Brown Copy Share Image
People say, 'He doesn't want to be a spokesperson for the gay community.' I do, of course I do, but I want… — Sam Smith Copy Share Image
“Victor, back there in that basement, when the zombies were… were… moving around on those tables…. Twitching? And dead? You didn’t even… — Jordan Castillo Price Copy Share Image
Gay marriage was a trick: it's a tool to tell people to bake cakes. Laws are based on morality, so if it's… — Gavin McInnes Copy Share Image
With Barack Obama, we will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion. With Barack Obama we will close… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
For a long time we have just seen caricatures of gay characters. I honestly would not have done such roles unless I… — Arjun Mathur Copy Share Image
The silence of those in positions of influence in the church who know, or have a strong suspicion, that being gay is… — James Alison Copy Share Image
“Just because I’ve been gone from this country for most of my life doesn’t mean I understand it any less. When I… — Fiona Zedde Copy Share Image
This is a word that is not a scientific term. This is a rhetorical tool of psychological manipulation... Because everyone knows if… — Scott Lively Copy Share Image
The union of a man and a woman is the most enduring human institution, honored and encouraged in all cultures and by… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
My mom knew that I was gay. So she just came up to me in the kitchen one night, and she said,… — Alaska Copy Share Image