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title: "Short Homosexuality Proverbs"
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> [For some reason, I was deeply ashamed of the theater early on. I think it had to do with this growing sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/for-some-reason-i-was-deeply-ashamed-of-the-theater-early-on-i-think/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

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> [The church is an organisation that institutionalises an aversion to homosexuality, it institutionalises gender inequality and it speaks from a place of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hozier/the-church-is-an-organisation-that-institutionalises-an-aversion-to/)

[Hozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hozier/)

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> [I grew up when people were afraid to 'come out' as gay. If you asked me how many gay kids I grew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-estrich/i-grew-up-when-people-were-afraid-to-come-out-as-gay-if-you-asked-me/)

[Susan Estrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-estrich/)

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> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-thornton/they-all-think-i-m-a-queer-now-i-can-t-say-i-disagree-with-them-i-m/)

[Marshall Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-thornton/)

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> [Oh, no. I don't think I've ever really subscribed to that view, that you can turn it on and off like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-steele/oh-no-i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-really-subscribed-to-that-view-that-you/)

[Michael Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-steele/)

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> [I think I realize now I was really, really scared to express myself through fashion or certain music or certain TV shows.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troye-sivan/i-think-i-realize-now-i-was-really-really-scared-to-express-myself/)

[Troye Sivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troye-sivan/)

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> [In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-of-finland/in-those-days-a-gay-man-was-made-to-feel-nothing-but-shame-about-his/)

[Tom of Finland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-of-finland/)

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> [Ultimately, I felt fortunate, because in many ways I did identify with aspects of being gay that were very stereotypical. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-rice/ultimately-i-felt-fortunate-because-in-many-ways-i-did-identify-with/)

[Christopher Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-rice/)

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> [“Some poly lesbians find it especially difficult to come out in their communities, because lesbian couples have fought so hard to gain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-veaux/some-poly-lesbians-find-it-especially-difficult-to-come-out-in-their/)

[Franklin Veaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-veaux/)

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> [When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-got-involved-in-the-fringe-theater-scene/)

[Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/)

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> [“I have known a lot of people in my life, and I can tell you this… Some of the ones who understood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pearce/i-have-known-a-lot-of-people-in-my-life-and-i-can-tell-you-this-some/)

[Dan Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pearce/)

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> [My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about. There's a lot of prejudice toward us but the more people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-paquin/my-sexuality-is-something-i-m-completely-comfortable-with-and-open/)

[Anna Paquin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-paquin/)

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> [I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-davis/i-never-stopped-being-attracted-to-women-bisexuality-is-misunderstood/)

[Clive Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-davis/)

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> [“Sometimes people tell me they don’t want to label themselves by their sexual orientation. I used to reject my gay identity. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-venn-brown/sometimes-people-tell-me-they-don-t-want-to-label-themselves-by-their/)

[Anthony Venn-Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-venn-brown/)

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> [ There’s a passage that I love in Romans 1. … \[I\]t talks about homosexuality and it says that they will receive in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-barton/there-s-a-passage-that-i-love-in-romans-1-i-t-talks-about/)

[David Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-barton/)

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> [“Every time someone reaches out to you, even if it's to point out your sin and they seem to be judging you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-e-b-spredemann/every-time-someone-reaches-out-to-you-even-if-it-s-to-point-out-your/)

[J.E.B. Spredemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-e-b-spredemann/)

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> [Ostracism means you don't exist at all. And that's a very difficult situation to live with. As gay people, we had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-hay/ostracism-means-you-don-t-exist-at-all-and-that-s-a-very-difficult/)

[Harry Hay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-hay/)

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> [“My entire state of being's changed because I'v become my sexuality: female, straight, wanting to love men, be fucked. Is there a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-kraus/my-entire-state-of-being-s-changed-because-i-v-become-my-sexuality/)

[Chris Kraus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-kraus/)

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> [I was able to come out as gay publicly because my family had accepted me. They thought nothing of it, and without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-thomas/i-was-able-to-come-out-as-gay-publicly-because-my-family-had-accepted/)

[Gareth Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-thomas/)

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> [I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It's very nurturing. It's very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyan-douglas/i-enjoy-my-relationship-with-straight-men-it-s-very-nurturing-it-s/)

[Kyan Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyan-douglas/)

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> [In terms of homosexuality, not everyone is prepared for a daily struggle against nature. In some ways, people who challenge and subvert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-labruce/in-terms-of-homosexuality-not-everyone-is-prepared-for-a-daily/)

[Bruce LaBruce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-labruce/)

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> [One of the things I regret is that too often in our society a person's whole identity is shaped by their sexuality,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-nichols/one-of-the-things-i-regret-is-that-too-often-in-our-society-a-person/)

[Vincent Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-nichols/)

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> [Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-carter/jesus-never-said-a-word-about-homosexuality-in-all-of-his-teachings/)

[Jimmy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-carter/)

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> [“Yes, being gay is just one of a thousand traits that make up my character, no more remarkable than my love of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-derfner/yes-being-gay-is-just-one-of-a-thousand-traits-that-make-up-my/)

[Joel Derfner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-derfner/)

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> [The gay movement is an evil institution that's goal is to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lively/the-gay-movement-is-an-evil-institution-that-s-goal-is-to-defeat-the/)

[Scott Lively](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lively/)

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> [People that are much younger in areas that are much more, kind of, disenfranchised, I guess, as far as the gay movement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-ray/people-that-are-much-younger-in-areas-that-are-much-more-kind-of/)

[Amy Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-ray/)

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> [I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/i-think-that-the-bible-teaches-that-homosexuality-is-a-sin-but-the/)

[Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/)

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> [The most important political step that any gay man or lesbian can take is to come out of the closet. It's been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bearse/the-most-important-political-step-that-any-gay-man-or-lesbian-can/)

[Amanda Bearse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bearse/)

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> [The radical power of 'queer' always came from its inclusivity. But that inclusivity offers a false promise of equality that does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-wortham/the-radical-power-of-queer-always-came-from-its-inclusivity-but-that/)

[Jenna Wortham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-wortham/)

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> [Im open-minded. I dont consider myself gay or hetero, I just am. Ive had experiences all over the planet but it always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-plato/im-open-minded-i-dont-consider-myself-gay-or-hetero-i-just-am-ive-had/)

[Dana Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-plato/)

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> [Governor Christie's decision today violates the individual drive of men and women who no longer want to be tormented by unwanted homosexual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-gallagher/governor-christie-s-decision-today-violates-the-individual-drive-of/)

[Maggie Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-gallagher/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/we-ve-got-the-same-problems-any-other-gay-couple-and-any-other/)

[Dustin Lance Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lance-black/)

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> [I happen to believe that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality. It’s whatever God made you. It happens that I’m heterosexual, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-koch/i-happen-to-believe-that-there-is-nothing-wrong-with-homosexuality-it/)

[Ed Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-koch/)

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> [There's a profound price to the incorrect assumption that LGBTQ movements are white, male and wealthy. That is not a good thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-hollibaugh/there-s-a-profound-price-to-the-incorrect-assumption-that-lgbtq/)

[Amber Hollibaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-hollibaugh/)

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> [I really couldn't come out until after I got my citizenship, because it was a disclaim - back then, it could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-navratilova/i-really-couldn-t-come-out-until-after-i-got-my-citizenship-because/)

[Martina Navratilova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-navratilova/)

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> [With 'Fellow Travelers,' I think I was consciously trying to imagine what my own life as a gay man might have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mallon/with-fellow-travelers-i-think-i-was-consciously-trying-to-imagine/)

[Thomas Mallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mallon/)

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> [“Life's a lot different from what people pretend. That's why pretending is fun. I used to think it was some special wickedness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-morley/life-s-a-lot-different-from-what-people-pretend-that-s-why-pretending/)

[Christopher Morley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-morley/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivienne-ming/if-my-son-came-to-me-years-from-now-and-told-me-i-m-gay-i-d-say-that/)

[Vivienne Ming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivienne-ming/)

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> [“There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/there-are-certain-queer-times-and-occasions-in-this-strange-mixed/)

[Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/)

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> [I cannot thank the LGBT+ community enough for their support, for their love, for their acceptance, and for the first time in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calum-scott/i-cannot-thank-the-lgbt-community-enough-for-their-support-for-their/)

[Calum Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calum-scott/)

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## Top authors on Homosexuality

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- [Gus Kenworthy 13 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/homosexuality/gus-kenworthy/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gore-vidal-39078.jpg) Gore Vidal 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/homosexuality/gore-vidal/)

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                        "text": "Oh, no. I don't think I've ever really subscribed to that view, that you can turn it on and off like a water tap. Um, you know, I think that there's a whole lot that goes into the makeup of an individual that, uh, you just can't simply say, oh, like, \"Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being gay.\" It's like saying, \"Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being black.\"",
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                        "text": "In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my drawings to counteract that, to show gay men being happy and positive about who they were. Oh, I didn't sit down to think this all out carefully. But I knew - right from the start - that my men were going to be proud and happy men!",
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                        "text": "Ultimately, I felt fortunate, because in many ways I did identify with aspects of being gay that were very stereotypical. I was a big theatre kid in high school, I was creative, I was very emotionally sensitive, even hypersensitive. I loved female divas.",
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                        "text": "“Some poly lesbians find it especially difficult to come out in their communities, because lesbian couples have fought so hard to gain social recognition that they are wary of anything that seems to risk undermining that recognition. The small size of such communities can make it difficult for some gays and lesbians to have the same freedom of choice and expectations of privacy that cisgender, heterosexual people enjoy. (\"Anyone can know except my softball team!\" is something we've heard more than once—really!—and on opposite sides of North America.) We've also heard from trans people who have been told that polyamory \"de-legitimizes\" them by preventing them from finding \"true\" intimacy. Franklin has heard people say polyamory is something that trans people settle for when they can't find \"real\" relationships of their own.”",
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                        "text": "When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay people. I could see that it got better, that they were happy and loved and supported. I saw with my own eyes that it got better.",
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                        "text": "“I have known a lot of people in my life, and I can tell you this… Some of the ones who understood love better than anyone else were those who the rest of the world had long before measured as lost or gone. Some of the people who were able to look at the dirtiest, the poorest, the gays, the straights, the drug users, those in recovery, the basest of sinners, and those who were just… plain… different. They were able to look at them all and only see strength. Beauty. Potential. Hope. And if we boil it down, isn’t that what love actually is?”",
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                        "text": "My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about. There's a lot of prejudice toward us but the more people talk about it, the less of a big deal it will be. And that will be better for everyone.",
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                        "text": "I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but that's not my experience. To call me anything other than bisexual would be inaccurate.",
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                        "text": "“Sometimes people tell me they don’t want to label themselves by their sexual orientation. I used to reject my gay identity. In fact I did everything to try and annihilate it. The last thing I would ever do would be to say… “I’m gay”. Taking ownership of that was a terrifying thought and I believed it had tragic long-term as well as eternal consequences. The closest I ever got to acknowledging my true orientation was admitting I had “a homosexual problem”. Accepting who I was, was a loooong journey. And once I’d accepted then learning to embrace and celebrate being gay. We have multi identities. We can have different identities in different contexts. In some contexts some identities are paramount and others irrelevant. The highly self-aware person is conscious of the various identities but manages them wisely, recognizing each one is a part of the whole. Personally, I’m proud to be a homosexual. No more shame, denial or secrecy. The shame has been washed away by self-acceptance and self-hatred replaced with self-love. I am gay. Always have been gay. Always will be.”",
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                        "text": "There’s a passage that I love in Romans 1. … [I]t talks about homosexuality and it says that they will receive in their bodies the penalties of their behavior. … The Bible [is] right every time … and that’s why AIDS has been something they haven’t discovered a cure for or a vaccine for. … And that goes to what God says, ‘Hey you’re going to bear in your body the consequences of this homosexual behavior.’",
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                        "text": "“Every time someone reaches out to you, even if it's to point out your sin and they seem to be judging you, it is a token of God's mercy. He sees the past, present, and future. He knows that you're headed for an eternity of pain and sorrow and He's begging you to turn to Him for salvation. Jesus is the only way to Heaven: the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He is your only hope. He is your Creator and He loves you more than you could ever love yourself. Please turn to Him. Please don't be deceived into thinking your way is better than His. God's way is perfect.”",
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