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
If you ask me:"An openly homosexual teacher can work as a teacher? I say no. (...) I'll not do anything to discriminate… — Gianfranco Fini Copy Share Image
If your wife briefly corrects someone with "Actually, I'm bisexual" during conversation, it hardly sounds like attempting to remain an object of… — Mallory Ortberg Copy Share Image
A lot of what used to be known as gay culture - broadly speaking, homoeroticism and being camp - has been brought… — Neil Tennant Copy Share Image
The public examination of homosexuality in our contemporary life is still so coated with distasteful moral connotations that even a reviewer is… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
The queers of the sixties, like those since, have connived with their repression under a veneer of respectability. Good mannered city queens… — Derek Jarman Copy Share Image
Obviously I think it's really important to look back at your history, and that's why I think things like Pride are important.… — Shura Copy Share Image
I think the gay community is made up of so many little different things, different parts, different people... I think that can… — Andrew Haigh Copy Share Image
My view is that homosexual acts, not homosexuality, but homosexual acts are wrong. They’re intrinsically wrong. And I think in a natural… — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
I don't think that one thing defines me, but I know that by coming out the way that I did, sort of… — Gus Kenworthy Copy Share Image
Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Let's just say my phone blew up when I came out on global television. The only people that knew were my immediate… — Sonya Deville Copy Share Image
For the longest time, if you were out and queer, you couldn't get roles. I think it's important to allow opportunities for… — Katy O'Brian Copy Share Image
As many of you know, my story begins where most people's in the LGBT+ community begins... with fear. I knew I was… — Calum Scott Copy Share Image
“Nobody taught me to be like this. I was born this way. Since I opened my eyes to the world, I have… — Chavela Vargas 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
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
“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 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
“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 was born of heterosexual parents. I was taught by heterosexual teachers in a fiercely heterosexual society. Television ads and newspaper ads… — Harvey Milk Copy Share Image
Because society places a value on masculinity, gay men aspire to it. If you go to a gay club and the doorman… — Graham Norton Copy Share Image
The most important fact is that gays have been here since day one. To say otherwise is a gross denial and stupidity.… — Larry Kramer Copy Share Image
As you can imagine, I have a deeply personal interest in people learning to at least be tolerant of homosexuals. My life… — Tammy Bruce Copy Share Image
Steve Warren's work and career have opened doors for out professionals across the entertainment industry. In addition to advocating for LGBT people,… — Wilson Cruz Copy Share Image
I believe most people are born with the potential to have same-sex and opposite-sex attractions. However, homophobia creates an internal split, locking… — Charlotte Sophia Kasl Copy Share Image
Even in high school, I had friends that I didn't know were gay until years later. I'd find out on Facebook or… — Kellan Lutz Copy Share Image
The models we have, and the standards we are expected to maintain, come to us via heterosexuality as a normative state. Heterosexuality--whatever… — Hanne Blank Copy Share Image
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