--- title: "1 Queer Community Quotes By Kyle Labe" description: "1 Queer Community quotes by Kyle Labe. Plus more from Kyle Labe and more Queer Community sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/kyle-labe-27655_gay_they-were-waiting-for-a-bus-when-oliver_2906388.jpg" --- > [“They were waiting for a bus when Oliver said to Lee, 'Being gay is like being invisible. No one ever tells you about the loneliness, the isolation of it. Your whole life is on the outside looking in. Everyone is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/they-were-waiting-for-a-bus-when-oliver-said-to-lee-being-gay-is-like/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/kyle-labe-27655_gay_they-were-waiting-for-a-bus-when-oliver_2906388.jpg) ## More by Kyle Labe > [“Oliver thought there weren't many standards to being a human being. His philosophy was to take a person for what makes them smile, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/oliver-thought-there-weren-t-many-standards-to-being-a-human-being/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“Places are like smells - they can take you back anywhere.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/places-are-like-smells-they-can-take-you-back-anywhere/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“Going out in tights and wigs and drag, it takes a whole lot of courage...And those gays, they're just being themselves. And I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/going-out-in-tights-and-wigs-and-drag-it-takes-a-whole-lot-of-courage/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“Mama once told me before she died that my blonde hair makes the sun go wild with envy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/mama-once-told-me-before-she-died-that-my-blonde-hair-makes-the-sun/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“The sunsets here were always deep, passionate, and rich - always colors Camila thought she could take a shovel to and dig at for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/the-sunsets-here-were-always-deep-passionate-and-rich-always-colors/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“Sometimes things are so bad, the only way to keep happy is to avoid them altogether.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/sometimes-things-are-so-bad-the-only-way-to-keep-happy-is-to-avoid/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“Bianca decided they were all hypocrites, expected to love and fear God simultaneously, as if anyone can love and fear anything at one and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/bianca-decided-they-were-all-hypocrites-expected-to-love-and-fear-god/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“Sometimes I think that my own company is more suitable for me than if I were around others. Because of the person that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/sometimes-i-think-that-my-own-company-is-more-suitable-for-me-than-if/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“Sometimes it's best not to examine someone's intentions, and just take them for the asshole they really are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/sometimes-it-s-best-not-to-examine-someone-s-intentions-and-just-take/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“I guess...I just want someone to love me and take me for who I am.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/i-guess-i-just-want-someone-to-love-me-and-take-me-for-who-i-am/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“I hate labels, hate pronouns. They're so confining. They like some bird cage, y'know? Or prescription medicine. Some days I feel one ole way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/i-hate-labels-hate-pronouns-they-re-so-confining-they-like-some-bird/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“There's something different when a woman does you wrong. We're supposed to be here for each other!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/there-s-something-different-when-a-woman-does-you-wrong-we-re/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“I don't question anything further because you don't question people when they open up to you: you just listen. Or, you should.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/i-don-t-question-anything-further-because-you-don-t-question-people/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“Sometimes you have to stuff certain memories so far in your back pocket that you forget they exist. And nothing that happens will cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/sometimes-you-have-to-stuff-certain-memories-so-far-in-your-back/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) > [“You can try and stop boys all you want, but in this world they all have a mind of their own and act on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-labe/you-can-try-and-stop-boys-all-you-want-but-in-this-world-they-all/) [Kyle Labe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-labe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/queer-community/kyle-labe/#itemlist", "name": "1 Queer Community Quotes By Kyle Labe", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“They were waiting for a bus when Oliver said to Lee, 'Being gay is like being invisible. No one ever tells you about the loneliness, the isolation of it. 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