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title: "Short Homosexuality Qoutes"
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> [The struggle for true openness and intimacy is a lifelong struggle for all of us, gay and straight alike. And besides, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-monette/the-struggle-for-true-openness-and-intimacy-is-a-lifelong-struggle/)

[Paul Monette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-monette/)

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> [Mainstream people dislike homosexuality because they can't help concentrating on what homosexual men do to one another. And when you contemplate what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/mainstream-people-dislike-homosexuality-because-they-can-t-help/)

[Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/)

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> [I think that sometimes people are born bisexual but sometimes yoou just start to become bisexual as you start growing up .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-think-that-sometimes-people-are-born-bisexual-but-sometimes-yoou/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“We both grew up at a time when homosexuality was not even spoken about. There were certainly no books that could help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-sunshine/we-both-grew-up-at-a-time-when-homosexuality-was-not-even-spoken/)

Norman Sunshine

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> [Before the word gay had really been invented, was there's no such thing. Only a country, basically as mindless about these matters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/before-the-word-gay-had-really-been-invented-was-there-s-no-such/)

[Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/)

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> [It's tough because a lot of my friends in normal life, a lot of my friends in the entertainment business, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hulk-hogan/it-s-tough-because-a-lot-of-my-friends-in-normal-life-a-lot-of-my/)

[Hulk Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hulk-hogan/)

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> [“Like the voice of a number of homosexuals, this is an insinuating blend of eagerness and caution in which even such words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/like-the-voice-of-a-number-of-homosexuals-this-is-an-insinuating/)

[Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/)

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> [I guess there have been a few questions about my sexuality, and I’d like to keep quiet any unnecessary rumors about sexuality.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-knight/i-guess-there-have-been-a-few-questions-about-my-sexuality-and-i-d-2/)

[T. R. Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-knight/)

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> [As a child, recognizing my difference from other kids, I went to the local public library to try to better understand my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/as-a-child-recognizing-my-difference-from-other-kids-i-went-to-the/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

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> [Experiences with friends or family members coming out have helped millions of Americans to see past stereotypes and better understand what being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-buttigieg/experiences-with-friends-or-family-members-coming-out-have-helped/)

[Pete Buttigieg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-buttigieg/)

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> [I'm not super conservative, and I have no problem with people being risque or owning your sexuality or even putting it out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-clarkson/i-m-not-super-conservative-and-i-have-no-problem-with-people-being/)

[Kelly Clarkson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-clarkson/)

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> [I am 100 percent supportive of the stand-alone bill to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' that Sens. Lieberman and Collins have now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-levin/i-am-100-percent-supportive-of-the-stand-alone-bill-to-repeal-don-t/)

[Carl Levin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-levin/)

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> [I think there's just incredible amounts of labeling generally and as woman, as a man, as a gay man, as a mother,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-bailey/i-think-there-s-just-incredible-amounts-of-labeling-generally-and-as/)

[Jonathan Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-bailey/)

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> [I realized so much of my college years were spent not wanting to be gay. I just imagined how different it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/i-realized-so-much-of-my-college-years-were-spent-not-wanting-to-be/)

[Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/)

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> [It is hard to be unhappy in a gay bar where everyone's singing show tunes! In fact, I've spent many a night…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-shor/it-is-hard-to-be-unhappy-in-a-gay-bar-where-everyone-s-singing-show/)

[Miriam Shor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-shor/)

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> [For some reason, President Obama is being heckled about "don't ask, don't tell," which may be revoked. The president wants gays to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-o-reilly/for-some-reason-president-obama-is-being-heckled-about-don-t-ask-don/)

[Bill O'Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-o-reilly/)

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> [Homosexual relationships are inherently unnatural and, the studies clearly show, are ultimately harmful and costly for everyone. Society cannot give its stamp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-johnson/homosexual-relationships-are-inherently-unnatural-and-the-studies/)

[Mike Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-johnson/)

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> [Why shouldn't gay people be able to live as open and freely as everybody else? What it comes down to, ultimately, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-taylor/why-shouldn-t-gay-people-be-able-to-live-as-open-and-freely-as/)

[Elizabeth Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-taylor/)

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> [When I was a teenager, the way some of these kids out here be actively gay, it would have been ridiculed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/when-i-was-a-teenager-the-way-some-of-these-kids-out-here-be-actively/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

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> [Military members understand that the focus is on completing the mission. We don't care if you are tall or short; have dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lieu/military-members-understand-that-the-focus-is-on-completing-the/)

[Ted Lieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lieu/)

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> [The more people are out the easier it is for everyone else. I was never in the closet and once I told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leisha-hailey/the-more-people-are-out-the-easier-it-is-for-everyone-else-i-was/)

[Leisha Hailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leisha-hailey/)

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> [Being 'out and proud' can feel like a real luxury of Western culture, where people are often white and see existing white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-france/being-out-and-proud-can-feel-like-a-real-luxury-of-western-culture/)

[Tan France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-france/)

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> [“I believe that gay people are different, uniquely gifted with the insights and brilliance that stepping outside the heterosexual norm has given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-l-hollibaugh/i-believe-that-gay-people-are-different-uniquely-gifted-with-the/)

Amber L. Hollibaugh

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> [“It seems obvious to me that the more queer books there are in the wolrd, the more queer kids we reach with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-wittlinger/it-seems-obvious-to-me-that-the-more-queer-books-there-are-in-the/)

[Ellen Wittlinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-wittlinger/)

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> [“A pervasive misconception about sexual orientation doggedly clings to the conversation about being LGBT in our current culture: that one’s sexual orientation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-hartzler/a-pervasive-misconception-about-sexual-orientation-doggedly-clings-to/)

[Aaron Hartzler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-hartzler/)

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> [Finally, this is one way to reconcile the delight in beauty with the bourgeois life. Aschenbach, on one reading, has spent virtually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-kitcher/finally-this-is-one-way-to-reconcile-the-delight-in-beauty-with-the/)

[Philip Kitcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-kitcher/)

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> [All America loses when any person is denied or forced out of a job because of sexual orientation. Being gay, the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/all-america-loses-when-any-person-is-denied-or-forced-out-of-a-job/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Anyhow, with their extraordinary gift for, and experience in, affairs of the heart from the double point of view, both of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-carpenter/anyhow-with-their-extraordinary-gift-for-and-experience-in-affairs-of/)

[Edward Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-carpenter/)

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> [Yes. The original argument is defective. Substitute the word 'male' for 'gay,' and you'll see the flaw: 'Male people cannot be normal.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-vos-savant/yes-the-original-argument-is-defective-substitute-the-word-male-for/)

[Marilyn vos Savant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-vos-savant/)

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> [I don't think I did anything that my contemporaries didn't; it was just that I was the only one who talked about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-don-t-think-i-did-anything-that-my-contemporaries-didn-t-it-was/)

[David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/)

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> [Every time I hear someone making ignorant comments about the supposed 'evils' of homosexuality, I think about the true evil of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-estrich/every-time-i-hear-someone-making-ignorant-comments-about-the-supposed/)

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

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> [I'd gone through life being obsessed about my sexuality. People would ask about relationships, girlfriends, you start referring to people as 'they'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calum-scott/i-d-gone-through-life-being-obsessed-about-my-sexuality-people-would/)

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

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> [Repression is good for cultural achievement. Let's face it. What are gay boys going to be like? I always like to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mendelsohn/repression-is-good-for-cultural-achievement-let-s-face-it-what-are/)

[Daniel Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mendelsohn/)

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> [And what a bizarre time we're in, Jan, when a judge will say to little children that you can't say the pledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michele-bachmann/and-what-a-bizarre-time-we-re-in-jan-when-a-judge-will-say-to-little/)

[Michele Bachmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michele-bachmann/)

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> [I've spent a lot of years confused. Am I straight? Am I bi? Is there something wrong with me that I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-cambage/i-ve-spent-a-lot-of-years-confused-am-i-straight-am-i-bi-is-there/)

[Liz Cambage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-cambage/)

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> [Maybe you are homophobic a little bit, but then you see me, and you've always loved me, and you love the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-rapinoe/maybe-you-are-homophobic-a-little-bit-but-then-you-see-me-and-you-ve/)

[Megan Rapinoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-rapinoe/)

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> [In high school, I came out to my friends as queer. My entire world opened up; this was a monumental step toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrisse-cullors/in-high-school-i-came-out-to-my-friends-as-queer-my-entire-world/)

[Patrisse Cullors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrisse-cullors/)

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> [“Thanks for not making a big deal out if it,” she says after a while. “About my ‘boundaries.'” “Everyone has them. Are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-hollis/thanks-for-not-making-a-big-deal-out-if-it-she-says-after-a-while/)

[M. Hollis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-hollis/)

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> [It is well known that homosexuality is a criminal offense in the United States, in four US states. If it is good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/it-is-well-known-that-homosexuality-is-a-criminal-offense-in-the/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

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> [They've said I'm gay, they've said everyone is gay. I personally don't believe in doing huge lawsuits about that stuff. Tom does.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-kidman/they-ve-said-i-m-gay-they-ve-said-everyone-is-gay-i-personally-don-t/)

[Nicole Kidman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-kidman/)

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