--- title: "8 Open Sexuality Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Open Sexuality quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Open Sexuality sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/tommy-dorfman-12435_big_maybe-i-ve-limited-my-opportunities-by-b_84234.jpg" --- > [Maybe I've limited my opportunities by being so open about my sexuality, but my thinking is that, if I come out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-dorfman/maybe-i-ve-limited-my-opportunities-by-being-so-open-about-my/) [Tommy Dorfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-dorfman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/tommy-dorfman-12435_big_maybe-i-ve-limited-my-opportunities-by-b_84234.jpg) > [If I remember back to when I wasn't open about my sexuality, I spent a great deal of time worried about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-quest/if-i-remember-back-to-when-i-wasn-t-open-about-my-sexuality-i-spent-a/) [Richard Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-quest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/richard-quest-9170_back_if-i-remember-back-to-when-i-wasn-t-open_177617.jpg) > [Someone said on social media that I was the son of Satan for being open about my sexuality. I told my mother,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-thomas/someone-said-on-social-media-that-i-was-the-son-of-satan-for-being/) [Gareth Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/gareth-thomas-6040_hell_someone-said-on-social-media-that-i-was_664267.jpg) > [I think there is much more queer visibility than there was when I was a kid. There is marriage, more trans visibility,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-woodson/i-think-there-is-much-more-queer-visibility-than-there-was-when-i-was/) [Jacqueline Woodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-woodson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a55/jacqueline-woodson-1482_case_i-think-there-is-much-more-queer-visibil_1682575.jpg) > [I've always been open about who I am and my sexuality. So, it wasn't hard at all. If I can show that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brittney-griner/i-ve-always-been-open-about-who-i-am-and-my-sexuality-so-it-wasn-t/) [Brittney Griner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brittney-griner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/brittney-griner-4548_feels_i-ve-always-been-open-about-who-i-am-and_1945583.png) > [I've always been really open about my sexuality and who I am. I never thought a big coming out was necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brittney-griner/i-ve-always-been-really-open-about-my-sexuality-and-who-i-am-i-never/) [Brittney Griner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brittney-griner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/brittney-griner-4548_always_i-ve-always-been-really-open-about-my-se_2497612.png) > [I'm very honest and open about my sexuality, being sensuous, being powerful as a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trina/i-m-very-honest-and-open-about-my-sexuality-being-sensuous-being/) [Trina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/trina-2725_being_i-m-very-honest-and-open-about-my-sexual_2611834.png) > [“We believe this sharing behavior extended to sex as well. A great deal of research from primatology, anthropology, anatomy, and psychology points…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-ryan/we-believe-this-sharing-behavior-extended-to-sex-as-well-a-great-deal/) [Christopher Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27e/christopher-ryan-4309_habits_we-believe-this-sharing-behavior-extende_2875925.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/open-sexuality/#itemlist", "name": "Open Sexuality Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Maybe I've limited my opportunities by being so open about my sexuality, but my thinking is that, if I come out of the gates this way, then it's not really going to be a big deal in a couple of years.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tommy Dorfman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-dorfman/maybe-i-ve-limited-my-opportunities-by-being-so-open-about-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/tommy-dorfman-12435_big_maybe-i-ve-limited-my-opportunities-by-b_84234.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/tommy-dorfman-12435_big_maybe-i-ve-limited-my-opportunities-by-b_84234.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/tommy-dorfman-12435_big_maybe-i-ve-limited-my-opportunities-by-b_84234.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Maybe I've limited my opportunities by being so open about my sexuality, but my thinking is that, if I come…” — Tommy Dorfman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I remember back to when I wasn't open about my sexuality, I spent a great deal of time worried about it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Quest" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-quest/if-i-remember-back-to-when-i-wasn-t-open-about-my-sexuality-i-spent-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/richard-quest-9170_back_if-i-remember-back-to-when-i-wasn-t-open_177617.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/richard-quest-9170_back_if-i-remember-back-to-when-i-wasn-t-open_177617.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/richard-quest-9170_back_if-i-remember-back-to-when-i-wasn-t-open_177617.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I remember back to when I wasn't open about my sexuality, I spent a great deal of time worried about it.” — Richard Quest", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Someone said on social media that I was the son of Satan for being open about my sexuality. 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