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title: "Homosexuality Quotations and Sayings"
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> [This is an effort to have government coerce, force speech and behavior. And it's being pushed and advocated by the gay community.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michele-bachmann/this-is-an-effort-to-have-government-coerce-force-speech-and-behavior/)

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

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> [Regardless of the cultural system, social pressure to appear straight seems to be fairly intense cross-culturally. Indeed, one is inclined to wonder,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-dreger/regardless-of-the-cultural-system-social-pressure-to-appear-straight/)

[Alice Dreger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-dreger/)

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> [“There's this idea that if you're not straight, you HAVE to tell all your family and friends immediately , like you owe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-oseman/there-s-this-idea-that-if-you-re-not-straight-you-have-to-tell-all/)

[Alice Oseman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-oseman/)

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> [I want the public to know how it feels, the fear of being scrutinized, of being outed. The fear of what happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fallon-fox/i-want-the-public-to-know-how-it-feels-the-fear-of-being-scrutinized/)

[Fallon Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fallon-fox/)

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> [I cannot prevent anyone from getting angry, or mad, or frustrated. I can only hope that they'll turn that anger and frustration…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-milk/i-cannot-prevent-anyone-from-getting-angry-or-mad-or-frustrated-i-can/)

[Harvey Milk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-milk/)

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> [You know, it's flattering when there's a rumor that says I'm bisexual. It means I can play more kinds of roles. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/you-know-it-s-flattering-when-there-s-a-rumor-that-says-i-m-bisexual/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

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> [It's good to have a free space to laugh and cry and get angry about gender and sexuality. That's one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/it-s-good-to-have-a-free-space-to-laugh-and-cry-and-get-angry-about/)

[Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/)

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> [I think dragging someone out of the closet who isn't necessarily engaged in anti-gay activities can have a destructive effect on them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-rice/i-think-dragging-someone-out-of-the-closet-who-isn-t-necessarily/)

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

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> [When we have people elected into office that believe in conversion therapy and are trying to strip trans rights in the military…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-kenworthy/when-we-have-people-elected-into-office-that-believe-in-conversion/)

[Gus Kenworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-kenworthy/)

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> [Because lots of LGBTQ people are really smart, and there's so much really interesting reading that can be done, and so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-lycett/because-lots-of-lgbtq-people-are-really-smart-and-there-s-so-much/)

[Joe Lycett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-lycett/)

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> [“I’d like to make it clear from the start that I am gay, gay, gay. Like, when I come out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwen-hayes/i-d-like-to-make-it-clear-from-the-start-that-i-am-gay-gay-gay-like/)

[Gwen Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwen-hayes/)

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> [The law in Russia bans "propaganda of homosexuality," which is defined as dissemination of information that can cause harm to the spiritual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masha-gessen/the-law-in-russia-bans-propaganda-of-homosexuality-which-is-defined/)

[Masha Gessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masha-gessen/)

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> [“I remember two boys being suspected of being gay in my class as a child in the 1970’s. Assuming there were also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/i-remember-two-boys-being-suspected-of-being-gay-in-my-class-as-a/)

[Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/)

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> [People's sexuality is often defined by who we're partnered with at any given moment, which can be a frustrating limitation for me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-beatriz/people-s-sexuality-is-often-defined-by-who-we-re-partnered-with-at/)

[Stephanie Beatriz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-beatriz/)

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> [Homosexuality was invented by a straight world dealing with its own bisexuality. But finding this difficult, and preferring not toadmit it, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-millett/homosexuality-was-invented-by-a-straight-world-dealing-with-its-own/)

[Kate Millett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-millett/)

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> [I'd spent my twenties trying to be everything to everybody. I had my family, my straight friends, and I was starting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-furnish/i-d-spent-my-twenties-trying-to-be-everything-to-everybody-i-had-my/)

[David Furnish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-furnish/)

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> [I have gay friends, I support gay rights, I have nothing against the gay community, but when I see two guys kissing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/artie-lange/i-have-gay-friends-i-support-gay-rights-i-have-nothing-against-the/)

[Artie Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/artie-lange/)

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> [Once I had gay friends it was like, 'OK, I can be myself, I'm good, I can feel safe, this is normal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doechii/once-i-had-gay-friends-it-was-like-ok-i-can-be-myself-i-m-good-i-can/)

[Doechii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doechii/)

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> [These kids at the Ali Forney Center are literally dumped by their families because of the fact that they are lesbian, gay,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bea-arthur/these-kids-at-the-ali-forney-center-are-literally-dumped-by-their/)

[Bea Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bea-arthur/)

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> [I love being gay. I love gay people. I think we're better than other people. I really do. I think we're smarter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-kramer/i-love-being-gay-i-love-gay-people-i-think-we-re-better-than-other/)

[Larry Kramer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-kramer/)

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> [“Two years had passed, and still I had not told the boys anything. I had not told them that their grandfather was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-martin/two-years-had-passed-and-still-i-had-not-told-the-boys-anything-i-had/)

[Gregory Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-martin/)

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> [When I go to Fire Island, it's always sort of the same thing. Everyone is coexisting, and isn't that nice? But also,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bowen-yang/when-i-go-to-fire-island-it-s-always-sort-of-the-same-thing-everyone/)

[Bowen Yang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bowen-yang/)

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> [You build up coming out to this horrible moment. It's so stressful, there's so much adrenaline, and there's so much primal fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-perkins/you-build-up-coming-out-to-this-horrible-moment-it-s-so-stressful/)

[Sue Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-perkins/)

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> [ “I guess the lesson to be learned from the \[Catholic\] church is that while homosexuality is a sin against GOD, molestation and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cross/i-guess-the-lesson-to-be-learned-from-the-catholic-church-is-that/)

[David Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cross/)

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> [As I got more into gay rights, I got more into equal pay, and you just see that it's all connected. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-rapinoe/as-i-got-more-into-gay-rights-i-got-more-into-equal-pay-and-you-just/)

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

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> [When people come out, they're coming out of the closet because they're afraid. They fear that they're going to have a negative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-nassib/when-people-come-out-they-re-coming-out-of-the-closet-because-they-re/)

[Carl Nassib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-nassib/)

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> [Thank you for your kind invitation. However, as a gay man, I must decline. I am deeply troubled by the current attitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wentworth-miller/thank-you-for-your-kind-invitation-however-as-a-gay-man-i-must/)

[Wentworth Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wentworth-miller/)

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> [Gays are the best, though - we just did Gay Pride in Long Beach and in Tampa. And they're the best audience.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-benatar/gays-are-the-best-though-we-just-did-gay-pride-in-long-beach-and-in/)

[Pat Benatar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-benatar/)

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> [The key emotion, when you grow up gay, lesbian, bi, trans, is shame. We chose what places we went to, chose the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-whaite/the-key-emotion-when-you-grow-up-gay-lesbian-bi-trans-is-shame-we/)

[John Whaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-whaite/)

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> [I agree that biphobia is real, but I think it's absolutely worth considering that someone who "despises" having sex with her husband…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mallory-ortberg/i-agree-that-biphobia-is-real-but-i-think-it-s-absolutely-worth/)

[Mallory Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mallory-ortberg/)

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> [The way I see queerness now is that, best case scenario, another queer person reflects it back at you. Worst case scenario,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bowen-yang/the-way-i-see-queerness-now-is-that-best-case-scenario-another-queer/)

[Bowen Yang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bowen-yang/)

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> [I spent many years trying to fit in and do things the way I thought I was supposed to - trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-grant/i-spent-many-years-trying-to-fit-in-and-do-things-the-way-i-thought-i/)

[John Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-grant/)

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> [If I woke up to my morning Daily Mail and saw the headline on the back page 'I am gay' and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sutton/if-i-woke-up-to-my-morning-daily-mail-and-saw-the-headline-on-the/)

[Chris Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sutton/)

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> [I've known I was gay since I was young, I think. And I mean young - like, young - like 5 or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-waithe/i-ve-known-i-was-gay-since-i-was-young-i-think-and-i-mean-young-like/)

[Lena Waithe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-waithe/)

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> [Along with racial equality and the late bloom of women's rights, future generations will have to explain how, in the past, gays…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/io-tillett-wright/along-with-racial-equality-and-the-late-bloom-of-women-s-rights/)

[iO Tillett Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/io-tillett-wright/)

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> [“Straight people don't have to think every time they talk, about whether they are coming out. We do. That might be hard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/straight-people-don-t-have-to-think-every-time-they-talk-about/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

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> [As important as the father is in the life of a child, even he must take second place to mother during the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-lahaye/as-important-as-the-father-is-in-the-life-of-a-child-even-he-must/)

[Tim LaHaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-lahaye/)

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> [“It was only months after my time with Haaken that I realized he also didn’t care whether I was gay or not.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/it-was-only-months-after-my-time-with-haaken-that-i-realized-he-also/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

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> [My own belief is that being gay is a regularly occurring nonpathological minority variant in the human condition, and that an appropriate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-alison/my-own-belief-is-that-being-gay-is-a-regularly-occurring/)

[James Alison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-alison/)

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> [There's no specific punishment in the books of fiqh (Islamic laws) that relate to homosexuality per se. They apply to any illicit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hamza-yusuf/there-s-no-specific-punishment-in-the-books-of-fiqh-islamic-laws-that/)

[Hamza Yusuf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hamza-yusuf/)

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                        "text": "You know, it's flattering when there's a rumor that says I'm bisexual. It means I can play more kinds of roles. I'm open to whatever people want to call me. I've never really been attracted to men sexually, but I don't think I would be afraid of it if it happened.",
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                        "text": "The law in Russia bans \"propaganda of homosexuality,\" which is defined as dissemination of information that can cause harm to the spiritual or physical development of children, including forming in them the erroneous impression of the social equality of traditional and nontraditional sexual relations. It's a law that actually enshrines second-class citizenship - it makes it a crime to claim social equality.",
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                        "text": "People's sexuality is often defined by who we're partnered with at any given moment, which can be a frustrating limitation for me. I've had countless tiny 'coming out' moments in my life, often simply to explain to someone else that they have misjudged my sexuality based on who they saw me dating.",
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                        "text": "Homosexuality was invented by a straight world dealing with its own bisexuality. But finding this difficult, and preferring not toadmit it, it invented a pariah state, a leper colony for the incorrigible whose very existence, when tolerated openly, was admonition to all. We queers keep everyone straight as whores keep matrons virtuous.",
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                        "text": "Thank you for your kind invitation. However, as a gay man, I must decline. I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government. The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly.",
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