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title: "Homosexuality Lines to Remember"
description: "Browse 3,495 Homosexuality quotes by 1,824 authors. Discover the best Homosexuality sayings and thoughts."
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> [I prefer men who are queer. Not gay men, but queer men - guys with an open mind. Bisexual men, because they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hari-nef/i-prefer-men-who-are-queer-not-gay-men-but-queer-men-guys-with-an/)

[Hari Nef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hari-nef/)

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> [I think it is important for someone like me to not run away from who I am but embrace it. LGBT people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-takano/i-think-it-is-important-for-someone-like-me-to-not-run-away-from-who/)

[Mark Takano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-takano/)

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> [“Apart from the fact that you’re not really a dyke. You’re probably bisexual. But most of all you’re sexual—you like sex and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stieg-larsson/apart-from-the-fact-that-you-re-not-really-a-dyke-you-re-probably/)

[Stieg Larsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stieg-larsson/)

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> [Most younger gay guys that I know never had to formally come out. They came out of the womb and they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-iacono/most-younger-gay-guys-that-i-know-never-had-to-formally-come-out-they/)

[Paul Iacono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-iacono/)

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> [ One of the few nice things about \[time in Yale\] was you got to know people before there were labels on them,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-sessums/one-of-the-few-nice-things-about-time-in-yale-was-you-got-to-know/)

[Kevin Sessums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-sessums/)

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> [I stayed with my pants to the back and my big clothes for as long as I wanted to, and when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/da-brat/i-stayed-with-my-pants-to-the-back-and-my-big-clothes-for-as-long-as/)

[Da Brat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/da-brat/)

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> [One of the many evils this world has to offer is the sin of homosexuality. Satan, the enemy is using people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-chambers/one-of-the-many-evils-this-world-has-to-offer-is-the-sin-of/)

[Alan Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-chambers/)

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> [Now when you have administrators deciding what sexuality is, and what's a taboo and what's not in terms of content, you got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-serra/now-when-you-have-administrators-deciding-what-sexuality-is-and-what/)

[Richard Serra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-serra/)

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> [“Most of the time I just have to resign myself to the fact that this whole business is beyond comprehension for most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-finney-boylan/most-of-the-time-i-just-have-to-resign-myself-to-the-fact-that-this/)

[Jennifer Finney Boylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-finney-boylan/)

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> [“They were waiting for a bus when Oliver said to Lee, 'Being gay is like being invisible. No one ever tells you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/they-were-waiting-for-a-bus-when-oliver-said-to-lee-being-gay-is-like/)

[Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/)

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> [I feel we need to stop worrying about pro-gay movements and start worrying about fundamentalist movements. It's not just about how gay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sellards/i-feel-we-need-to-stop-worrying-about-pro-gay-movements-and-start/)

[Jason Sellards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sellards/)

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> [The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelming--to keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-sanchez/the-pressures-on-gay-teens-can-be-overwhelming-to-keep-secrets-tell/)

[Alex Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-sanchez/)

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> [“President Josiah Bartlet: Good. I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination. Dr. Jenna Jacobs: I don't say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-sorkin/president-josiah-bartlet-good-i-like-your-show-i-like-how-you-call/)

[Aaron Sorkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-sorkin/)

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> [“When did it become okay for the people who hold the Bible to be God’s absolute truth to choose which parts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juliann-rich/when-did-it-become-okay-for-the-people-who-hold-the-bible-to-be-god-s/)

[Juliann Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juliann-rich/)

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> [It is my position that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mullen/it-is-my-position-that-allowing-gays-and-lesbians-to-serve-openly/)

[Michael Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mullen/)

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> [I had to fight to be me and get respect, and to carry that stigma, for me, is pride. Carrying the tag…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chavela-vargas/i-had-to-fight-to-be-me-and-get-respect-and-to-carry-that-stigma-for/)

[Chavela Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chavela-vargas/)

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> [“Now listen here, I’m not gay. I’m as far from gay as you can possibly get - be-hee-hee-lieve me on that one!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danger-slater/now-listen-here-i-m-not-gay-i-m-as-far-from-gay-as-you-can-possibly/)

[Danger Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danger-slater/)

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> [When I think about people coming out, especially young people, my first concern is, 'Are you safe? Is this a safe time?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-cruz/when-i-think-about-people-coming-out-especially-young-people-my-first/)

[Wilson Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilson-cruz/)

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> [ As a teenager, I had to struggle alone to learn about myself and what it meant to be gay. Now for \[48\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-gittings/as-a-teenager-i-had-to-struggle-alone-to-learn-about-myself-and-what/)

[Barbara Gittings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-gittings/)

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> [If I understand correctly, part of the objection to homosexuality used to have to do with the fact that gay people didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/if-i-understand-correctly-part-of-the-objection-to-homosexuality-used/)

[Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/)

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> [When I came out, when I was 17 years old, it was one of those things where I realized that there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-harper/when-i-came-out-when-i-was-17-years-old-it-was-one-of-those-things-2/)

[Bob Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-harper/)

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> [Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/la-porsha-renae/some-people-believe-they-chose-homosexuality-and-some-believe-they/)

[La'Porsha Renae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/la-porsha-renae/)

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> [We shall therefore compare the concept of homosexuality as heresy, prevalent in the days of the witch-hunts, with the concept of homosexuality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-szasz/we-shall-therefore-compare-the-concept-of-homosexuality-as-heresy/)

[Thomas Szasz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-szasz/)

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> [“Parker was also proving my theory. For instance, when Parker and Roger first started seeing each other, Parker got sick. Roger went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-bushnell/parker-was-also-proving-my-theory-for-instance-when-parker-and-roger/)

[Candace Bushnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-bushnell/)

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> [When I came out to my parents, I knew that they knew. My father was like, 'Are you sure?' I literally said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/when-i-came-out-to-my-parents-i-knew-that-they-knew-my-father-was/)

[Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/)

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> [The combination of drugs, homosexuality, some good prose recited on screen. . . . In the sweat lodge ceremony we went through,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-ginsberg/the-combination-of-drugs-homosexuality-some-good-prose-recited-on/)

[Allen Ginsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allen-ginsberg/)

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> [Gays are beginning to realize what blacks learned long ago: Unless you are out here fighting for yourself then nobody else will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/gays-are-beginning-to-realize-what-blacks-learned-long-ago-unless-you/)

[Bayard Rustin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bayard-rustin/)

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> [Saying "I'm Christian and gay" proves nothing. The question shouldn't be Can a person be homosexual and still belong to God? But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-dallas/saying-i-m-christian-and-gay-proves-nothing-the-question-shouldn-t-be/)

[Joe Dallas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-dallas/)

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> [I think it is an accurate statement to say that some people consider feelings of same-gender attraction to be the defining fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallin-h-oaks/i-think-it-is-an-accurate-statement-to-say-that-some-people-consider/)

[Dallin H. Oaks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallin-h-oaks/)

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> [My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience for me, a chance to clarify my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-springsteen/my-image-had-always-been-very-heterosexual-very-straight-so-it-was-a/)

[Bruce Springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-springsteen/)

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> [There's nothing wrong with showing sexuality. If you have that inside, it's just an expression of who you are. If you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camila-cabello/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-showing-sexuality-if-you-have-that-inside/)

[Camila Cabello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camila-cabello/)

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> [There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-homosexual-or-a-heterosexual-person-there/)

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

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> [The more I follow grace, the more I'm drawn to him (God), the more I'm willing to stand up for people being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bakker/the-more-i-follow-grace-the-more-i-m-drawn-to-him-god-the-more-i-m/)

[Jay Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bakker/)

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> [I used to be homophobic, but as I got older, I realized that wasn't the way to do things. I don't discriminate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asap-rocky/i-used-to-be-homophobic-but-as-i-got-older-i-realized-that-wasn-t-the/)

[ASAP Rocky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asap-rocky/)

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> [Homosexuality is not 'normal' On the contrary it is a challenge to the norm...Nature exists whether academics like it or not. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camille-paglia/homosexuality-is-not-normal-on-the-contrary-it-is-a-challenge-to-the/)

[Camille Paglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camille-paglia/)

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> [“As we've seen way too many times throughout history, the meaning of the Bible can be twisted and manipulated by anyone with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-oakes/as-we-ve-seen-way-too-many-times-throughout-history-the-meaning-of/)

[Kaya Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-oakes/)

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> [Obviously, certain sins often may escape detection. Homosexuals who practice behind closed doors are out-of-bounds for the courts, of course, unless others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-demar/obviously-certain-sins-often-may-escape-detection-homosexuals-who/)

[Gary DeMar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-demar/)

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> [“In the case of Michel Angelo we have an artist who with brush and chisel portrayed literally thousands of human forms; but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-carpenter/in-the-case-of-michel-angelo-we-have-an-artist-who-with-brush-and/)

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

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> [Less racist now but it has been. I don't think it's been completely stamped out. There's a class element to it. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-firth/less-racist-now-but-it-has-been-i-don-t-think-it-s-been-completely/)

[Colin Firth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-firth/)

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> [What has become clear to me is that it is not the inherent nature of being gay that causes such a reduced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/what-has-become-clear-to-me-is-that-it-is-not-the-inherent-nature-of/)

[Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/)

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## Top authors on Homosexuality

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                        "text": "“They were waiting for a bus when Oliver said to Lee, 'Being gay is like being invisible. No one ever tells you about the loneliness, the isolation of it. Your whole life is on the outside looking in. Everyone is straight and happy - and then there you are. We don't have any spaces. They think just because we can marry, just because we can wear rainbow pins on our shirt that we're equal. And it's not even the straights - it's the queer community too. We're horrible to each other. There's no kinship, no matter how much we say there is. I had someone tell me that two men loving one another is uncomplicated nowadays. I wanted to shake her and shout, What? Uncomplicated? Are you that egotistical? Can you not see? Personally I think one of the biggest lies that we tell gay youth is that it gets better. That narrative needs to cease. It doesn't get better. You only learn to deal with things better...”",
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                        "text": "“President Josiah Bartlet: Good. I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination. Dr. Jenna Jacobs: I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. The Bible does. President Josiah Bartlet: Yes, it does. Leviticus. Dr. Jenna Jacobs: 18:22. President Josiah Bartlet: Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I had you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She's a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important 'cause we've got a lot of sports fans in this town: Touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? Think about those questions, would you? One last thing: While you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tight-Ass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.”",
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