For some reason, I was deeply ashamed of the theater early on. I think it had to do with this growing sense… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
The church is an organisation that institutionalises an aversion to homosexuality, it institutionalises gender inequality and it speaks from a place of… — Hozier Copy Share Image
I grew up when people were afraid to 'come out' as gay. If you asked me how many gay kids I grew… — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
“They all think I'm a queer now." "I can't say I disagree with them." "I'm not. I'm not queer." I shrugged. "Okay,… — Marshall Thornton Copy Share Image
Oh, no. I don't think I've ever really subscribed to that view, that you can turn it on and off like a… — Michael Steele Copy Share Image
I think I realize now I was really, really scared to express myself through fashion or certain music or certain TV shows.… — Troye Sivan Copy Share Image
In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my… — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I felt fortunate, because in many ways I did identify with aspects of being gay that were very stereotypical. I was… — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
“Some poly lesbians find it especially difficult to come out in their communities, because lesbian couples have fought so hard to gain… — Franklin Veaux Copy Share Image
When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
“I have known a lot of people in my life, and I can tell you this… Some of the ones who understood… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about. There's a lot of prejudice toward us but the more people… — Anna Paquin Copy Share Image
I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
“Sometimes people tell me they don’t want to label themselves by their sexual orientation. I used to reject my gay identity. In… — Anthony Venn-Brown Copy Share Image
There’s a passage that I love in Romans 1. … [I]t talks about homosexuality and it says that they will receive in… — David Barton Copy Share Image
“Every time someone reaches out to you, even if it's to point out your sin and they seem to be judging you,… — J.E.B. Spredemann Copy Share Image
Ostracism means you don't exist at all. And that's a very difficult situation to live with. As gay people, we had been… — Harry Hay Copy Share Image
“My entire state of being's changed because I'v become my sexuality: female, straight, wanting to love men, be fucked. Is there a… — Chris Kraus Copy Share Image
I was able to come out as gay publicly because my family had accepted me. They thought nothing of it, and without… — Gareth Thomas Copy Share Image
I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It's very nurturing. It's very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted.… — Kyan Douglas Copy Share Image
In terms of homosexuality, not everyone is prepared for a daily struggle against nature. In some ways, people who challenge and subvert… — Bruce LaBruce Copy Share Image
One of the things I regret is that too often in our society a person's whole identity is shaped by their sexuality,… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“Yes, being gay is just one of a thousand traits that make up my character, no more remarkable than my love of… — Joel Derfner Copy Share Image
The gay movement is an evil institution that's goal is to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of… — Scott Lively Copy Share Image
People that are much younger in areas that are much more, kind of, disenfranchised, I guess, as far as the gay movement… — Amy Ray Copy Share Image
I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
The most important political step that any gay man or lesbian can take is to come out of the closet. It's been… — Amanda Bearse Copy Share Image
The radical power of 'queer' always came from its inclusivity. But that inclusivity offers a false promise of equality that does not… — Jenna Wortham Copy Share Image
Im open-minded. I dont consider myself gay or hetero, I just am. Ive had experiences all over the planet but it always… — Dana Plato Copy Share Image
Governor Christie's decision today violates the individual drive of men and women who no longer want to be tormented by unwanted homosexual… — Maggie Gallagher Copy Share Image
We've got the same problems any other gay couple and any other straight couple have. But it's 90 percent great. And that's… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
I happen to believe that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality. It’s whatever God made you. It happens that I’m heterosexual, but… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
There's a profound price to the incorrect assumption that LGBTQ movements are white, male and wealthy. That is not a good thing… — Amber Hollibaugh Copy Share Image
I really couldn't come out until after I got my citizenship, because it was a disclaim - back then, it could have… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
With 'Fellow Travelers,' I think I was consciously trying to imagine what my own life as a gay man might have been… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share Image
“Life's a lot different from what people pretend. That's why pretending is fun. I used to think it was some special wickedness… — Christopher Morley Copy Share Image
If my son came to me years from now and told me, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'That's wonderful. I'm so glad you… — Vivienne Ming Copy Share Image
“There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
I cannot thank the LGBT+ community enough for their support, for their love, for their acceptance, and for the first time in… — Calum Scott Copy Share Image