When I was born, the wisdom was that homosexuality was an illness; that it was caused largely by somebody's mother, and a… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
I think that sometimes the whole larger-than-life gay thing is just another kind of closet. It's easier to be different if you're… — Lili Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Having spent 37 years of my life in the military as a reservist, and never having met a gay in all of… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Roughly 7 to 8 percent of men in Germany are homosexual. If that is how things remain, our nation will fall to… — Heinrich Himmler Copy Share Image
I think I tend to feel discomfort more when I anticipate or arrive upon moments in which I need to be careful.… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I believe we all have different ways we came to the gay community and we can't and shouldn't be pigeon-holed into one… — Cynthia Nixon Copy Share Image
There's not much more to do on the gay agenda. They got gay marriage, and we're close to putting you in jail… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Now, it's not that I think that being gay is the most amazing, wonderful thing in the world, but I have a… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
I've read stories from people who say they always knew they were attracted to the same sex, or that they figured it… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
As I said in the Times and will say again here, I do, however, believe that most members of our community —… — Cynthia Nixon Copy Share Image
I absolutely believe in assimilation. I don't believe I'm any different from straight people. My wants and needs are the same as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you're openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, not just homosexuality, adultery, fornication, premarital sex between heterosexuals, whatever it… — Chris Broussard Copy Share Image
Fifty three per cent children in India face sexual abuse - both boys and girls - but we still feel uncomfortable talking… — Rahul Bose Copy Share Image
We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say "common struggle" because I… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
“It’s physically impossible to be both a dork and gay. It’s like saying you’re color blind and blind. The universe will only… — Eli Easton Copy Share Image
To be regularly gay was to do every day the gay thing that they did every day. To be regularly gay was… — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
War, I thought, was the most negative aspect of male heterosexuality. If more men were homosexual, there would be no wars, because… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Being openly gay has been nothing but a positive effect on my life. I've never hidden and have been rewarded for that,… — Leisha Hailey Copy Share Image
I spent too many years of my life stressing over and struggling with my sexuality. But it was a valuable lesson. I… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Where LGBT and mental health issues collide is over stigma. And stigma is society's problem not the problem of the LGBT or… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Is it different to come out now than it was to come out thirty-five years ago? Sometimes. But if you come out… — Amber Hollibaugh Copy Share Image
When I came out — when I was 17 years old — it was one of those things where I realized that… — Bob Harper Copy Share Image
I'm a pretty open book, so not being out publicly felt inauthentic. Hopefully we can get to a point where your personal… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
“One French guy at a bar wanted several of us to "faire le parachutisme." He said it was easy, you just jumped… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
I thought that coming out was going to be the end of my religious life but actually it was the beginning. Because… — Jay Michaelson Copy Share Image
“No census was taken of the number of gay men and lesbians who entered the military. But if Alfred Kinsey's wartime surveys… — Allan Bérubé Copy Share Image
I love gay Mardi Gras in Sydney, which is a big parade, a big march that thousands and thousands of people participate… — Jacki Weaver Copy Share Image
As a lifelong Republican who served in the Army in Germany, I believe it is critical that we review - and overturn… — Alan K. Simpson Copy Share Image
Of course you don't want anybody to feel shame for their sexuality. But you also want to make it clear that a… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
These are men and women who are willing to risk their lives in defense of their country. And the fact that their… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
I think the gay community, as a whole, is slighted by high-profile figures who remain in the closet. But I think that… — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
Our children will be forced to learn that homosexuality is normal and natural and that perhaps they should try it, and that'll… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
When I speak, I ask the people, particularly since there are many of us, 'Where will you spend your hard-earned money? Why… — Richard Quest Copy Share Image
'Trapped In The Closet' lives in a place on the earth on its own. It pays its own rent, it's its own… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
If youre going to provide civil rights and equality for everybody, you cannot draw a line, you cannot build a wall. We… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
We had the fun of being outlaws. But there's a whole generation now coming up with new gender identities. For this generation… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
America is not big enough to shake her fist in the face of a holy God and get away with it, and… — Reggie White Copy Share Image
I will fight for and protect the rights of all citizens, including those in the LGBTQ community to express themselves however they… — Mark Robinson Copy Share Image
“Can you imagine, somebody telling you, your love for your dearly beloved is a sin! Can you imagine, somebody telling you, women… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“And it was you who created us. The notion of male homosexuality didn’t exist in ancient Greece. Socrates could bugger Alcibiades without… — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
