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title: "42 Openly Gay Quotes by 34 authors"
description: "Browse 42 Openly Gay quotes by 34 authors. Discover the best Openly Gay sayings and thoughts."
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> [Chris Smith is openly gay and I think Peter Mandelson is certainly gay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hamilton-gordon-1st-marquess-of-aberdeen-and-temair/chris-smith-is-openly-gay-and-i-think-peter-mandelson-is-certainly-gay/)

[John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hamilton-gordon-1st-marquess-of-aberdeen-and-temair/)

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> [“No one ever gave me an instruction manual on how to be an openly gay man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jameson-currier/no-one-ever-gave-me-an-instruction-manual-on-how-to-be-an-openly-gay/)

[Jameson Currier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jameson-currier/)

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> [I've been openly gay since I can remember.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-jacobs/i-ve-been-openly-gay-since-i-can-remember/)

[Marc Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-jacobs/)

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> [I'm openly gay, and I'm not ashamed of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-jacobs/i-m-openly-gay-and-i-m-not-ashamed-of-it/)

[Marc Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-jacobs/)

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> [I'm openly gay because I'm a Catholic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-sullivan/i-m-openly-gay-because-i-m-a-catholic/)

[Andrew Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-sullivan/)

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> [An openly gay footballer would be exposed to abusive comments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philipp-lahm/an-openly-gay-footballer-would-be-exposed-to-abusive-comments/)

[Philipp Lahm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philipp-lahm/)

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> [I have been a proud, openly gay man since I was 18.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karamo-brown/i-have-been-a-proud-openly-gay-man-since-i-was-18/)

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

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> [I'm the first-ever openly gay female in the WWE.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-deville/i-m-the-first-ever-openly-gay-female-in-the-wwe/)

[Sonya Deville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-deville/)

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> [Coming to the Gold Coast and being able to live as an openly gay man is really important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-daley/coming-to-the-gold-coast-and-being-able-to-live-as-an-openly-gay-man/)

[Tom Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-daley/)

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> [I'd love to see an openly gay player, a really, really good gay player come out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-d-love-to-see-an-openly-gay-player-a-really-really-good-gay-player/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

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> [There are not actually many people in Finland who are openly gay together, let alone two women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saara-aalto/there-are-not-actually-many-people-in-finland-who-are-openly-gay/)

[Saara Aalto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saara-aalto/)

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> [I’m an openly gay man playing an omnisexual hero, who is loved on both sides of the Atlantic. How could I not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-barrowman/i-m-an-openly-gay-man-playing-an-omnisexual-hero-who-is-loved-on-both/)

[John Barrowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-barrowman/)

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> [I'm openly gay, and I've got a major label record deal in Nashville, and it happened when I was 42 years old.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-gauthier/i-m-openly-gay-and-i-ve-got-a-major-label-record-deal-in-nashville/)

[Mary Gauthier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-gauthier/)

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> [In retrospect, the most unnerving aspect of being openly gay was that it turned out to be as disappointingly normal as being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-loud/in-retrospect-the-most-unnerving-aspect-of-being-openly-gay-was-that/)

[Lance Loud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-loud/)

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> [You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-jones/you-can-t-be-an-openly-gay-movie-star-you-can-t-be-an-openly-gay-pop/)

[Rashida Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-jones/)

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> [I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-collins/i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-the-first-openly-gay-athlete-playing-in-a-2/)

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

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> [For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-decades-this-great-leader-often-at-dr-king-s-side-was-denied-his/)

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

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> [I love people who are openly gay in theatre, because they have license to do what they like, and there's a kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-love-people-who-are-openly-gay-in-theatre-because-they-have-license/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

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> [By the mid-noughties, I found that I was no longer the only openly gay person in every setting. At one point, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masha-gessen/by-the-mid-noughties-i-found-that-i-was-no-longer-the-only-openly-gay/)

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

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> [Being an openly gay black man, unfortunately I've had experiences working with individuals who've tried to exploit my blackness or my gayness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karamo-brown/being-an-openly-gay-black-man-unfortunately-i-ve-had-experiences/)

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

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> [By the time I enrolled in the military at 20, I had spent years in denial about who I really was. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/by-the-time-i-enrolled-in-the-military-at-20-i-had-spent-years-in/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

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> [I think it shouldn't matter at all what character people play, but of course there is a narrative that's very clear, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-bailey/i-think-it-shouldn-t-matter-at-all-what-character-people-play-but-of/)

[Jonathan Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-bailey/)

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> [When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-got-involved-in-the-fringe-theater-scene/)

[Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/)

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> [The successes of the LGBT civil rights movement and the more prominent role openly gay people are playing in the public eye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/the-successes-of-the-lgbt-civil-rights-movement-and-the-more/)

[Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/)

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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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> [Since 1993, I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-k-simpson/since-1993-i-have-had-the-rich-satisfaction-of-knowing-and-working/)

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

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> [I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-collins/i-m-a-34-year-old-nba-center-i-m-black-and-i-m-gay-i-didn-t-set-out/)

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

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> [I'd say I'm not openly gay. I'm just gay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-bailey/i-d-say-i-m-not-openly-gay-i-m-just-gay/)

[Jonathan Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-bailey/)

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> [I think the country is ready for supporting an openly gay basketball player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-collins/i-think-the-country-is-ready-for-supporting-an-openly-gay-basketball/)

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

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> [The thought of being the first openly gay male ever to compete in the Winter Olympics - I totally embrace that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-kenworthy/the-thought-of-being-the-first-openly-gay-male-ever-to-compete-in-the/)

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

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> [I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-collins/i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-the-first-openly-gay-athlete-playing-in-a/)

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

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> [I've got to include things like "I've Got A Crush On You," and put my stamp on it with the (openly gay)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-chenoweth/i-ve-got-to-include-things-like-i-ve-got-a-crush-on-you-and-put-my/)

[Kristin Chenoweth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-chenoweth/)

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> [It's 2018, and being an openly gay man and an athlete, that is part of the face of America now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rippon/it-s-2018-and-being-an-openly-gay-man-and-an-athlete-that-is-part-of/)

[Adam Rippon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rippon/)

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> [Serving and working for President Obama where you can be openly gay has been an amazing honor. It felt incredible to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karine-jean-pierre/serving-and-working-for-president-obama-where-you-can-be-openly-gay/)

[Karine Jean-Pierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karine-jean-pierre/)

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> [Trying to get the talk show, looking back on it, we had to beg a lot of station managers to pick up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/trying-to-get-the-talk-show-looking-back-on-it-we-had-to-beg-a-lot-of/)

[Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/)

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> [Being openly gay has been nothing but a positive effect on my life. I've never hidden and have been rewarded for that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leisha-hailey/being-openly-gay-has-been-nothing-but-a-positive-effect-on-my-life-i/)

[Leisha Hailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leisha-hailey/)

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> [As someone who is both an ethnic minority and openly gay, I often talk about how simply being who I am has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-takano/as-someone-who-is-both-an-ethnic-minority-and-openly-gay-i-often-talk/)

[Mark Takano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-takano/)

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> [I think that there is a lot of power in a gay guy having a really (hopefully) successful music career while just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troye-sivan/i-think-that-there-is-a-lot-of-power-in-a-gay-guy-having-a-really/)

[Troye Sivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troye-sivan/)

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> [I came from a pretty accepting community, and my school had a lot of openly gay and LGBT-plus people. When I joined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-oakley/i-came-from-a-pretty-accepting-community-and-my-school-had-a-lot-of/)

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

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> [We cheer the presence of an openly gay woman or man on television there are large numbers of people in Virginia and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-white/we-cheer-the-presence-of-an-openly-gay-woman-or-man-on-television/)

[Mel White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-white/)

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