Able Quote by Damian Barr

I didn't want the responsibility, I didn't know how to handle the responsibility of speaking for the gay community. I always felt like I…

— Sean Hayes

I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same…

— K. D. Lang

Gay people - generally speaking - have a responsibility to our own community and to future generations of gay people to come out, if…

— Rachel Maddow

It happens that I'm heterosexual, but I don't care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population…

— Ed Koch

It is every gay public figure's social responsibility to be out.

— Jodie Foster

For the gay and lesbian community, even though I'm not gay I think its really important to speak out for people that aren't necessarily…

— Chelsea Handler

I feel I must acknowledge that gay people are, generally speaking, funnier, more self-sufficient, and better in crises and I should step aside and…

— Thao Nguyen

In my day there was no one to tell me anything and I feel I have a responsibility to help a new generation. A…

— Leslie Jordan

I'm openly gay, and I'm not ashamed of it.

— Marc Jacobs

To me, if a heterosexual has a right to do it, then I have a right to do it. And if it's important to…

— Harvey Fierstein

I'm a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I have never been able…

— Paul Newman

I think I reserve the right to talk about my own sexuality...I can either get irritated and let this drive me nuts, or laugh…

— Adam Lambert