Openly Gay Quotes

20 Openly Gay quotes by 16 unique authors

For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. No medal can… — Barack Obama
I’m an openly gay man playing an omnisexual hero, who is loved on both sides of the Atlantic. How could I not be proud of… — John Barrowman
There’s nothing entertaining about watching goons hurl venomous slurs at congressmen like the civil rights hero John Lewis and the openly gay Barney Frank How… — Frank Rich
It is said that courage isn’t the absence of fear but the fortitude to confront fear. And as long as homophobia continues to be an… — LZ Granderson
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 in a major American… — Jason Collins
I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to… — Jason Collins
We cheer the presence of an openly gay woman or man on television there are large numbers of people in Virginia and other states who… — Mel White
I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to realize that "gay"… — Alan K. Simpson
Trying to get the talk show, looking back on it, we had to beg a lot of station managers to pick up the show because… — Ellen DeGeneres
When I went into 'Fiddler,' I wondered about the response I'd get - the backlash because I'm openly gay. There was none. I toured Canada… — Harvey Fierstein
I've been openly gay since I can remember. — Marc Jacobs
You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin. — Rashida Jones
The successes of the LGBT civil rights movement and the more prominent role openly gay people are playing in the public eye has actually turned… — Dan Savage
When I first ran for Congress in the 1990s, my background as an openly gay Asian was one of the focal points of the campaign,… — Mark Takano
As someone who is both an ethnic minority and openly gay, I often talk about how simply being who I am has given me a… — Mark Takano
On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history as the first… — Nancy Gibbs
In retrospect, the most unnerving aspect of being openly gay was that it turned out to be as disappointingly normal as being straight. — Lance Loud
When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay people. I could… — Dan Savage
I'm openly gay, and I'm not ashamed of it. — Marc Jacobs
Being openly gay has been nothing but a positive effect on my life. I've never hidden and have been rewarded for that, both personally and… — Leisha Hailey

Who Wrote These Openly Gay Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 20 Openly Gay Quotes as follows: