The first relative I came out to was my aunt Teri, a superior court judge in San Francisco. Her reaction surprised me.… — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
Life experiences with oppression and homophobia often become internalized and can have detrimental effects on the development of positive sexual identity for… — Karamo Brown Copy Share Image
“Gay brothers and sisters,... You must come out. Come out... to your parents... I know that it is hard and will hurt… — Harvey Milk Copy Share Image
“To this day, the behavior of straight men is something I’ve never been able to wrap my head around. Have you ever… — Kathy Griffin Copy Share Image
Jews and homosexuals are the outstanding creative minorities in contemporary urban culture. Creative, that is, in the truest sense: they are creators… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
I'm still figuring it all out, and I think everyone is. And that's kind of the point is that there's no fixed… — Emma Corrin Copy Share Image
Sexual performance problems, such as impotence and frigidity, are 70 to 90 percent changeable. But a homosexual who wants to be a… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
I might as well be gay. And not just because I love rhinestones and Barbara Streisand. But because Im a sensitive person… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
Queer culture was introduced to me at a very early age. It was introduced to me with a semi-positive facet because no… — Princess Nokia Copy Share Image
It's about how you exist as a person in the world, and the idea that your work is more important than you… — Alan Cumming Copy Share Image
I've never been one of those who is attracted to straight men. Like I always said, 'you're straight, so there's no point'… — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
I think what you're seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My struggle has allowed me to transcend that sense of shame and stigma identified with my being a Black gay man. Having… — Marlon Riggs Copy Share Image
I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
I have no respect for someone who lies about their sexuality. At the very least say 'no comment', just keep your personal… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
I've experienced some really very obvious, direct homophobia - when I was still trying to be an artist, behind the scenes, being… — Justin Tranter Copy Share Image
I agree that Scott Lively is marginal, and that is exactly why evangelicals must not let him speak for them. But in… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I remember just calling myself gay was a big step for me, and I remember being in the bathroom brushing my teeth,… — Wilson Cruz Copy Share Image
The struggle isn't just about being straight or gay or transgender - it's a human struggle. That's always really been my kind… — Boy George Copy Share Image
The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
Trying to conceal the fact that I was a gay, effeminate, hyperactive, adopted child with a serious lisp in southern Louisiana would… — Kevyn Aucoin Copy Share Image
What's going on in Russia is not that the public is homophobic, but that the Kremlin has unleashed a war. You don't… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
I was well into adulthood before I was prepared to acknowledge the simple fact that I am gay. It took years of… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
HIV/AIDS isn't a top priority for any of the three major LGBT groups in the U.S.: not the HRC, or the Gay… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
John Paulk, the poster boy for 'ex-gays' was found in a gay bar in Washington. He said he was there to use… — Kate Clinton Copy Share Image
People are so intimidated by the gay movement that nobody will say why...they won't say why they don't want gay marriage...they don't… — Scott Lively Copy Share Image
I certainly have gay friends, but I don't remember thinking, 'Oh my God, I have this friend, and they're gay, and that's… — Megan Mullally Copy Share Image
I think the most difficult thing about coming out is just getting to that place where you're comfortable with who you are… — Wanda Sykes Copy Share Image
The term bisexual has ended up as the ugly stepchild of sexuality, in both name and meaning. Its fate is symptomatic of… — Jennifer Baumgardner Copy Share Image
What's it like to figure out you're gay and then begin the process of coming out? Well, for most of my life,… — Jane Velez-Mitchell Copy Share Image
I believe homosexuality is very common these days. Nowadays, gay communities are asking for their rights, asking to abolish Article 377. Every… — Raza Murad Copy Share Image
I am asexual. A-sexual. I read somewhere, maybe on Facebook, where somebody said something like, "I heard Bradford was gay, but then… — Bradford Cox Copy Share Image
I'm not homophobic or anything like that, but when gay people come out, it's like, 'You didn't have to tell me that,… — Booker T Copy Share Image
“If it isn't a choice,then it means you must be born a certain way,either gay or straight. If you are born that… — Eileen Cook Copy Share Image
If we [gays] want to be equal under the law, we must now - as the great heroes of the Civil Rights… — Cleve Jones Copy Share Image
Gay guys like a certain kind of woman. They like a flamboyant woman that's broken. They like a balls-to-the-wall woman, motherly but… — Cher Copy Share Image
I would like to see every gay doctor come out, every gay lawyer, every gay architect come out, stand up and let… — Harvey Milk Copy Share Image
Your race, creed, and sex are what you are, while homosexuality and cross-dressing are things you do. This is a free country,… — Mike Johnson Copy Share Image
[...] homosexuality should be seen in broader terms: as arrested development caused by confusion over sexual identity, resulting in inability to bond… — Henry Makow Copy Share Image
The building housing America's military brass is a five-sided pentagon, but somehow, the people in it still manage to make it the… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image