Appreciation Quote by Chappell Roan

I grew up as a little gay boy in Paris, Texas, which was a very conservative community and I had a strong religious background…

— Shangela

There's a special place in my heart for queer kids in the Midwest because I know how they're feeling and I know how isolating…

— Chappell Roan

I think also there was a lot of coming to terms with where I am in life, where I fit in as a gay…

— Bob Mould

Queerness is the lens that I live my life through.

— King Princess

It's really great to see the queer landscape really change to include everybody and make the rest of the world understand that we're not…

— Nico Santos

I am pleased now that I have lived in a gay as well as a religious ghetto, though it hasn't been very comfortable. Taken…

— Lionel Blue

I grew up in a very conservative home.

— Ellen DeGeneres

I was embraced entirely and completely by the LGBTQ community. So I always felt very comfortable and confident to live exactly how I wanted…

— Jessica Origliasso

Growing up as a gay boy in West Texas, I definitely felt like a bit of an outcast sometimes - that there was a…

— Michael Arden

When I moved to Atlanta, I felt like an outsider - away from my friends and family except for the LGBTQ community.

— Kat Graham

I’ve found more tolerance, acceptance and inclusion from social conservative groups who have to reconcile that I’m a Republican who happens to be gay…versus…

— Carl DeMaio

I think queerness is such an important part of my life and what gives me joy in the world.

— Eva Victor