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title: "4 Lesbian Quotes By Lea DeLaria"
description: "4 Lesbian quotes by Lea DeLaria. Plus more from Lea DeLaria and more Lesbian sayings from other authors."
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> [As a standup, I try to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/as-a-standup-i-try-to-change-the-world-as-an-entertainer-i-try-to/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/lea-delaria-29891_change-the-world_as-a-standup-i-try-to-change-the-world-a_798628.png)

> [Because I'm not a nice lesbian, I'm a big dyke!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/because-i-m-not-a-nice-lesbian-i-m-a-big-dyke/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/lea-delaria-29891_bigs_because-i-m-not-a-nice-lesbian-i-m-a-big_1557816.png)

> [My mother said to me, 'Why do you have to call yourself a dyke? Why can't you be a nice lesbian?' 'Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/my-mother-said-to-me-why-do-you-have-to-call-yourself-a-dyke-why-can/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/lea-delaria-29891_bigs_my-mother-said-to-me-why-do-you-have-to_1622046.png)

> [It's a cosmic joke that I'm a lesbian, because I understand men so well but women are a complete mystery to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/it-s-a-cosmic-joke-that-i-m-a-lesbian-because-i-understand-men-so/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

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## More by Lea DeLaria

> [I tend to like very bitchy women. I find myself most attracted to smart, sarcastic, bitchy women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/i-tend-to-like-very-bitchy-women-i-find-myself-most-attracted-to/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [Guns don't kill, people do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/guns-don-t-kill-people-do/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [My idea as far as comedy goes has always been to push the limits of what's acceptable for a woman to do or say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/my-idea-as-far-as-comedy-goes-has-always-been-to-push-the-limits-of/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [As a standup, I try to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/as-a-standup-i-try-to-change-the-world-as-an-entertainer-i-try-to/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [Straight girls like me. They flirt with me to get whatever they want. Of course it works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/straight-girls-like-me-they-flirt-with-me-to-get-whatever-they-want/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [Learn all the rules... then break them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/learn-all-the-rules-then-break-them/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [They are preserving the sanctity of marriage, so that two gay men who've been together for twenty-five years can't get married, but a guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/they-are-preserving-the-sanctity-of-marriage-so-that-two-gay-men-who/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [No one has the responsibility to be out to anyone but himself or herself. I made my choice a million years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/no-one-has-the-responsibility-to-be-out-to-anyone-but-himself-or/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [I can't discriminate? Oh, that's ripe, coming from a straight white man. What's the matter, baby doesn't feel like he belongs? Well why don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/i-can-t-discriminate-oh-that-s-ripe-coming-from-a-straight-white-man/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [Because I'm not a nice lesbian, I'm a big dyke!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/because-i-m-not-a-nice-lesbian-i-m-a-big-dyke/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [My mother said to me, 'Why do you have to call yourself a dyke? Why can't you be a nice lesbian?' 'Because I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/my-mother-said-to-me-why-do-you-have-to-call-yourself-a-dyke-why-can/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/a-woman-will-allow-herself-to-be-clouded-by-her-emotions-her/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [They say they're preserving 'the sanctity of marriage' which means that two gay men who've been together for twenty-five years can't get married, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/they-say-they-re-preserving-the-sanctity-of-marriage-which-means-that/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [It's a cosmic joke that I'm a lesbian, because I understand men so well but women are a complete mystery to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/it-s-a-cosmic-joke-that-i-m-a-lesbian-because-i-understand-men-so/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

> [It's really not enough to just have black women. A really good idea could be to comment on how they are treated by society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lea-delaria/it-s-really-not-enough-to-just-have-black-women-a-really-good-idea/)

[Lea DeLaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lea-delaria/)

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