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title: "Homosexuality Quotations Collection"
description: "Browse 3,495 Homosexuality quotes by 1,824 authors. Discover the best Homosexuality sayings and thoughts."
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> [The first relative I came out to was my aunt Teri, a superior court judge in San Francisco. Her reaction surprised me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-collins/the-first-relative-i-came-out-to-was-my-aunt-teri-a-superior-court/)

[Jason Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-collins/)

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> [Life experiences with oppression and homophobia often become internalized and can have detrimental effects on the development of positive sexual identity for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karamo-brown/life-experiences-with-oppression-and-homophobia-often-become/)

[Karamo Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karamo-brown/)

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> [“Gay brothers and sisters,... You must come out. Come out... to your parents... I know that it is hard and will hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-milk/gay-brothers-and-sisters-you-must-come-out-come-out-to-your-parents-i/)

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

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> [“To this day, the behavior of straight men is something I’ve never been able to wrap my head around. Have you ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-griffin/to-this-day-the-behavior-of-straight-men-is-something-i-ve-never-been/)

[Kathy Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-griffin/)

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> [Jews and homosexuals are the outstanding creative minorities in contemporary urban culture. Creative, that is, in the truest sense: they are creators…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-sontag/jews-and-homosexuals-are-the-outstanding-creative-minorities-in/)

[Susan Sontag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-sontag/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-corrin/i-m-still-figuring-it-all-out-and-i-think-everyone-is-and-that-s-kind/)

[Emma Corrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-corrin/)

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> [Sexual performance problems, such as impotence and frigidity, are 70 to 90 percent changeable. But a homosexual who wants to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-seligman/sexual-performance-problems-such-as-impotence-and-frigidity-are-70-to/)

[Martin Seligman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-seligman/)

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> [I might as well be gay. And not just because I love rhinestones and Barbara Streisand. But because Im a sensitive person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-simmons/i-might-as-well-be-gay-and-not-just-because-i-love-rhinestones-and/)

[Richard Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-simmons/)

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> [Queer culture was introduced to me at a very early age. It was introduced to me with a semi-positive facet because no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/princess-nokia/queer-culture-was-introduced-to-me-at-a-very-early-age-it-was/)

[Princess Nokia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/princess-nokia/)

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> [It's about how you exist as a person in the world, and the idea that your work is more important than you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cumming/it-s-about-how-you-exist-as-a-person-in-the-world-and-the-idea-that/)

[Alan Cumming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-cumming/)

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> [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'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-fuller/i-ve-never-been-one-of-those-who-is-attracted-to-straight-men-like-i/)

[Bryan Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-fuller/)

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> [I think what you're seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-what-you-re-seeing-is-a-profound-recognition-on-the-part-of/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [My struggle has allowed me to transcend that sense of shame and stigma identified with my being a Black gay man. Having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-riggs/my-struggle-has-allowed-me-to-transcend-that-sense-of-shame-and/)

[Marlon Riggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-riggs/)

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> [I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-mae-brown/i-don-t-think-there-is-a-gay-lifestyle-i-think-that-s-superficial/)

[Rita Mae Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-mae-brown/)

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> [I have no respect for someone who lies about their sexuality. At the very least say 'no comment', just keep your personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/i-have-no-respect-for-someone-who-lies-about-their-sexuality-at-the/)

[Dustin Lance Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lance-black/)

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> [I've experienced some really very obvious, direct homophobia - when I was still trying to be an artist, behind the scenes, being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-tranter/i-ve-experienced-some-really-very-obvious-direct-homophobia-when-i/)

[Justin Tranter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-tranter/)

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> [I agree that Scott Lively is marginal, and that is exactly why evangelicals must not let him speak for them. But in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-agree-that-scott-lively-is-marginal-and-that-is-exactly-why/)

[Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/)

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> [I remember just calling myself gay was a big step for me, and I remember being in the bathroom brushing my teeth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilson-cruz/i-remember-just-calling-myself-gay-was-a-big-step-for-me-and-i/)

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

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> [The struggle isn't just about being straight or gay or transgender - it's a human struggle. That's always really been my kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boy-george/the-struggle-isn-t-just-about-being-straight-or-gay-or-transgender-it/)

[Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boy-george/)

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> [The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/the-stonewall-riots-were-a-key-moment-for-gay-people-throughout/)

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

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> [Trying to conceal the fact that I was a gay, effeminate, hyperactive, adopted child with a serious lisp in southern Louisiana would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevyn-aucoin/trying-to-conceal-the-fact-that-i-was-a-gay-effeminate-hyperactive/)

[Kevyn Aucoin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevyn-aucoin/)

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> [What's going on in Russia is not that the public is homophobic, but that the Kremlin has unleashed a war. You don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masha-gessen/what-s-going-on-in-russia-is-not-that-the-public-is-homophobic-but/)

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

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> [I was well into adulthood before I was prepared to acknowledge the simple fact that I am gay. It took years of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-buttigieg/i-was-well-into-adulthood-before-i-was-prepared-to-acknowledge-the/)

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

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-flock/hiv-aids-isn-t-a-top-priority-for-any-of-the-three-major-lgbt-groups/)

[Elizabeth Flock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-flock/)

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> [John Paulk, the poster boy for 'ex-gays' was found in a gay bar in Washington. He said he was there to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-clinton/john-paulk-the-poster-boy-for-ex-gays-was-found-in-a-gay-bar-in/)

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

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-lively/people-are-so-intimidated-by-the-gay-movement-that-nobody-will-say/)

[Scott Lively](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-lively/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mullally/i-certainly-have-gay-friends-but-i-don-t-remember-thinking-oh-my-god/)

[Megan Mullally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mullally/)

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> [I think the most difficult thing about coming out is just getting to that place where you're comfortable with who you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanda-sykes/i-think-the-most-difficult-thing-about-coming-out-is-just-getting-to/)

[Wanda Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanda-sykes/)

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> [The term bisexual has ended up as the ugly stepchild of sexuality, in both name and meaning. Its fate is symptomatic of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-baumgardner/the-term-bisexual-has-ended-up-as-the-ugly-stepchild-of-sexuality-in/)

[Jennifer Baumgardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-baumgardner/)

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> [What's it like to figure out you're gay and then begin the process of coming out? Well, for most of my life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-velez-mitchell/what-s-it-like-to-figure-out-you-re-gay-and-then-begin-the-process-of/)

[Jane Velez-Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-velez-mitchell/)

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> [I believe homosexuality is very common these days. Nowadays, gay communities are asking for their rights, asking to abolish Article 377. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raza-murad/i-believe-homosexuality-is-very-common-these-days-nowadays-gay/)

[Raza Murad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raza-murad/)

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> [I am asexual. A-sexual. I read somewhere, maybe on Facebook, where somebody said something like, "I heard Bradford was gay, but then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradford-cox/i-am-asexual-a-sexual-i-read-somewhere-maybe-on-facebook-where/)

[Bradford Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bradford-cox/)

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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/booker-t/i-m-not-homophobic-or-anything-like-that-but-when-gay-people-come-out/)

[Booker T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/booker-t/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-cook/if-it-isn-t-a-choice-then-it-means-you-must-be-born-a-certain-way/)

[Eileen Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-cook/)

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> [ If we \[gays\] want to be equal under the law, we must now - as the great heroes of the Civil Rights… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cleve-jones/if-we-gays-want-to-be-equal-under-the-law-we-must-now-as-the-great/)

[Cleve Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cleve-jones/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cher/gay-guys-like-a-certain-kind-of-woman-they-like-a-flamboyant-woman/)

[Cher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cher/)

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> [I would like to see every gay doctor come out, every gay lawyer, every gay architect come out, stand up and let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-milk/i-would-like-to-see-every-gay-doctor-come-out-every-gay-lawyer-every/)

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

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> [Your race, creed, and sex are what you are, while homosexuality and cross-dressing are things you do. This is a free country,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-johnson/your-race-creed-and-sex-are-what-you-are-while-homosexuality-and/)

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

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> [ \[...\] homosexuality should be seen in broader terms: as arrested development caused by confusion over sexual identity, resulting in inability to bond… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-makow/homosexuality-should-be-seen-in-broader-terms-as-arrested-development/)

[Henry Makow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-makow/)

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> [The building housing America's military brass is a five-sided pentagon, but somehow, the people in it still manage to make it the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-stewart/the-building-housing-america-s-military-brass-is-a-five-sided/)

[Jon Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-stewart/)

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## Top authors on Homosexuality

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                        "text": "“Gay brothers and sisters,... You must come out. Come out... to your parents... I know that it is hard and will hurt them but think about how they will hurt you in the voting booth! Come out to your relatives... come out to your friends... if indeed they are your friends. Come out to your neighbors... to your fellow workers... to the people who work where you eat and shop... come out only to the people you know, and who know you. Not to anyone else. But once and for all, break down the myths, destroy the lies and distortions. For your sake. For their sake. For the sake of the youngsters who are becoming scared by the votes from Dade to Eugene.”",
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                        "text": "Sexual performance problems, such as impotence and frigidity, are 70 to 90 percent changeable. But a homosexual who wants to be a heterosexual - that's close to unchangeable. And a transsexual - say a man who believes he's really a woman in a man's body - is completely unchangeable; you'd have to change the body to conform to the psyche.",
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                        "text": "It's about how you exist as a person in the world, and the idea that your work is more important than you as a person is a horrible, horrible message. I always think about a little gay boy in Wisconsin or a little lesbian in Arkansas seeing someone like me, and if I cannot be open in my life, how on earth can they?",
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                        "text": "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' and I have friends who are pursuers of the heterosexual men. They see it as conquests, which I think is a different thing and a more narcissistic thing. And not necessarily a healthy thing.",
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                        "text": "I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of restaurants on Castro Street and a couple of magazines do not constitute culture. Michelangelo is culture. Virginia Woolf is culture. So let's don't confuse our terms. Wearing earrings is not culture.",
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