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title: "Homosexuality Qoutes to Remember"
description: "Browse 3,495 Homosexuality quotes by 1,824 authors. Discover the best Homosexuality sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I was 16, I knew I was gay. I loved a lot. But I lived as a straight guy, because there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domenico-dolce/when-i-was-16-i-knew-i-was-gay-i-loved-a-lot-but-i-lived-as-a/)

[Domenico Dolce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domenico-dolce/)

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> [There is a myth that homosexuals are 'born that way,' and we are pounded with this idea so thoroughly that many people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/there-is-a-myth-that-homosexuals-are-born-that-way-and-we-are-pounded/)

[Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/)

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> [This is what gay nightlife is: It's about building an image. You are constantly in proprioception where you're clocking your own movement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bowen-yang/this-is-what-gay-nightlife-is-it-s-about-building-an-image-you-are/)

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

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> [On popular issues like poverty and slavery, where Christians are likely to be applauded for our social action, we are quick to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/on-popular-issues-like-poverty-and-slavery-where-christians-are/)

[David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/)

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> [“We are all bisexual to begin with. That is a fact of our condition. And we are all responsive to sexual stimuli…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/we-are-all-bisexual-to-begin-with-that-is-a-fact-of-our-condition-and/)

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

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> [Gays have always been in the military. Alexander the Great was originally Alexander the Fabulous. A gay man invented C-rations. He claims…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-clinton/gays-have-always-been-in-the-military-alexander-the-great-was/)

[Kate Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-clinton/)

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> [Straight Americans need an education of the heart and soul. They must understand - to begin with - how it can feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-bawer/straight-americans-need-an-education-of-the-heart-and-soul-they-must/)

[Bruce Bawer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-bawer/)

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> [“Martin hesitated. This was a definite yes and no answer. Yes, gay guys picked up strangers on the street, for that matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-thornton/martin-hesitated-this-was-a-definite-yes-and-no-answer-yes-gay-guys/)

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

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> [“I loved being surrounded by queer people. It was like being in a safe bubble that could only be burst by our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/santino-hassell/i-loved-being-surrounded-by-queer-people-it-was-like-being-in-a-safe/)

[Santino Hassell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/santino-hassell/)

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> [It's not preppies, cause I'm a preppie myself. I just don't like homosexuals. If you ask me, they're all homosexuals in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/it-s-not-preppies-cause-i-m-a-preppie-myself-i-just-don-t-like/)

[Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/)

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> [There are tons of gay issues that are important, from gay marriage to adoption rights to work-place discrimination and more... but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-oakley/there-are-tons-of-gay-issues-that-are-important-from-gay-marriage-to/)

[Tyler Oakley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-oakley/)

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> [We have this American president, Obama, born of an African father, who is saying we will not give you aid if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mugabe/we-have-this-american-president-obama-born-of-an-african-father-who/)

[Robert Mugabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mugabe/)

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> [I lived through the Fifties in the Midwest when everything that was happening - the repression of homosexuality, for instance, the demonization…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/i-lived-through-the-fifties-in-the-midwest-when-everything-that-was/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

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> [As a lifelong pacifist, Quaker, and a gay man, I despair that gays and lesbians are expending energy trying to get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-rorem/as-a-lifelong-pacifist-quaker-and-a-gay-man-i-despair-that-gays-and/)

[Ned Rorem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-rorem/)

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> [“Mark doesn't have to be anything at this age. Growing up is hard enough without having to make big decisions about your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-nicks/mark-doesn-t-have-to-be-anything-at-this-age-growing-up-is-hard/)

[Louise Nicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-nicks/)

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> [I had mentors, growing up in gay life - older gay men who told me about our history and the history of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupaul/i-had-mentors-growing-up-in-gay-life-older-gay-men-who-told-me-about/)

[RuPaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupaul/)

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> [I have a friend who is around my age, a little younger, and she's gay and came out to her own community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-innes/i-have-a-friend-who-is-around-my-age-a-little-younger-and-she-s-gay/)

[Laura Innes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-innes/)

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> [If you talk about race, it does not make you a racist. If you see distinctions between the genders, it does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlton-heston/if-you-talk-about-race-it-does-not-make-you-a-racist-if-you-see/)

[Charlton Heston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlton-heston/)

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> [“In short, I ran away. I was about to fall in love. Aside from being opposed to getting involved with a guy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kou-yoneda/in-short-i-ran-away-i-was-about-to-fall-in-love-aside-from-being/)

[Kou Yoneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kou-yoneda/)

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> [ “\[T\]here 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/t-here-is-no-such-thing-as-a-homosexual-or-a-heterosexual-person/)

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

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> [I had heard before that there were rumors I was gay. It's funny. My cousin gets his hair cut at this place,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-wolf/i-had-heard-before-that-there-were-rumors-i-was-gay-it-s-funny-my/)

[Scott Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-wolf/)

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> [I was a 24-year-old, Afro-Latino, gay kid struggling to fully come to terms with his sexual identity, and terrified to run as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-torres/i-was-a-24-year-old-afro-latino-gay-kid-struggling-to-fully-come-to/)

[Ritchie Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-torres/)

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> [Communities do not let prostitutes, pedophiles, voyeurs, adulterers, and those who sexually prefer animals to publicly celebrate their lifestyles, so why should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dobson/communities-do-not-let-prostitutes-pedophiles-voyeurs-adulterers-and/)

[James Dobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dobson/)

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> [Here in Sweden and the Nordic countries, we have come a relatively long way when it comes to LGBTQI rights. But what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-crown-princess-of-sweden/here-in-sweden-and-the-nordic-countries-we-have-come-a-relatively/)

[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-crown-princess-of-sweden/)

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> [I think living my happy, open life and showing young gay kids you can be successful, you can have love in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-batt/i-think-living-my-happy-open-life-and-showing-young-gay-kids-you-can/)

[Bryan Batt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-batt/)

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> [What is behind homosexual marriage. It's really more about the destruction of the traditional family than about exalting homosexuality, because you need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/what-is-behind-homosexual-marriage-it-s-really-more-about-the/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

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> [Since I was a young girl in the punk scene, almost all of my friends have been gay or lesbian, so for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/belinda-carlisle/since-i-was-a-young-girl-in-the-punk-scene-almost-all-of-my-friends/)

[Belinda Carlisle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/belinda-carlisle/)

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> [As time goes by, we're getting more accepting of the differences between one another - whether it's gay or transgender, whether it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alesha-dixon/as-time-goes-by-we-re-getting-more-accepting-of-the-differences/)

[Alesha Dixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alesha-dixon/)

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> [God love Neil Patrick Harris - how great is that. People grew up with him; they go, 'Oh it's him, it's that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-batt/god-love-neil-patrick-harris-how-great-is-that-people-grew-up-with/)

[Bryan Batt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-batt/)

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> [My experience of coming out was very much centered around the bar scene. And what happened for me is that when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-rice/my-experience-of-coming-out-was-very-much-centered-around-the-bar/)

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

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> [Gay rights is just one of the social issues I'm interested in. I think that people might be less tense about it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlaine-harris/gay-rights-is-just-one-of-the-social-issues-i-m-interested-in-i-think/)

[Charlaine Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlaine-harris/)

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> [Martin Luther King, with whom I worked very closely, became very distressed when a number of the ministers working for him wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bayard-rustin/martin-luther-king-with-whom-i-worked-very-closely-became-very/)

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

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> [“Even if sexual orientation were a choice, aren't we a country where we're supposed to be free to pursue our happiness, whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-sanchez/even-if-sexual-orientation-were-a-choice-aren-t-we-a-country-where-we/)

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

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> [“I, too, am a drum major for justice. I will continue to speak out-LOUD and PROUD- as long as gay youth are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-son-m-lee/i-too-am-a-drum-major-for-justice-i-will-continue-to-speak-out-loud/)

[J'son M. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-son-m-lee/)

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> [I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-k-simpson/i-have-had-the-rich-satisfaction-of-knowing-and-working-with-many/)

[Alan K. Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-k-simpson/)

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> [I never tried to crossover or be in the public's eye everyday. I'm laid back with it and at times I wondered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakim/i-never-tried-to-crossover-or-be-in-the-public-s-eye-everyday-i-m/)

[Rakim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakim/)

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> [I don't think there's a direct correlation between my sexuality and my skiing ability. But I think because I was so concerned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-kenworthy/i-don-t-think-there-s-a-direct-correlation-between-my-sexuality-and/)

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

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> [“The first week of school they spotted him using a tortoise-shell cigarette holder. When he'd overheard some of the boys whispering that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-elizabeth-phillips/the-first-week-of-school-they-spotted-him-using-a-tortoise-shell/)

[Susan Elizabeth Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-elizabeth-phillips/)

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> [My sexuality is not black and white. I'm a gay man who has occasionally drifted. I am not bi. I've had perfectly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kehinde-wiley/my-sexuality-is-not-black-and-white-i-m-a-gay-man-who-has/)

[Kehinde Wiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kehinde-wiley/)

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> [I'm a very recent convert to the gay scene. I went to a party a couple of years ago and met a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-lucas/i-m-a-very-recent-convert-to-the-gay-scene-i-went-to-a-party-a-couple/)

[Matt Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-lucas/)

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## Top authors on Homosexuality

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- [Charles Benedict 15 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/homosexuality/charles-benedict/)
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- [Anthony Venn-Brown 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/homosexuality/anthony-venn-brown/)
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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": "It's not preppies, cause I'm a preppie myself. I just don't like homosexuals. If you ask me, they're all homosexuals in the Pudding. Hey, I was glad when that Pudding homosexual got killed in Philadelphia.",
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