Criticism Quote by Dustin Lance Black

Harvey Milk gave hope to generations of gay and lesbian Americans by encouraging them to live their lives openly and to speak out against…

— Bonnie Hammer

I was on a panel with light skinned Blacks and a famous gay science fiction writer, who were complaining about how Blacks are against…

— Ishmael Reed

“In this way, heterosexual White men freed themselves, through racist laws, to engage in sexual relations with all women.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

I grew up a witness to gay politics in its early days. I remember seeing Harvey Milk and been moved by him.

— Margaret Cho

“Gay men have redefined and occasionally undermined conventional masculinity—publicly, for many decades—and often been great allies for women.”

— Rebecca Solnit

If there was criticism about [Oscar Wilde], it was because it was written by a straight man who wasn't very educated about the gay…

— Kevin Sessums

“['non-white' gay men] are run over at the intersection of racism and homophobia”

— Eric C. Wat

What was interesting was talking to older gay men about what it was like being gay in the Eighties.

— Dan Stevens

I don't doubt that straight white men have identity issues and identity complexes and struggle with defining themselves.

— Justin Simien

“ Breast feeding is a good thing. I promise you that's not what made you gay. " " I know that, men did that. And penises.”

— Z.A. Maxfield

A number of individuals tried to make my homosexuality a topic of debate. I admittedly found that rather upsetting.

— Jens Spahn

Early on, after gay liberation, there was an almost Stalinist pressure from gay critics and even gay readers to write about positive role models.…

— Edmund White