Coming of age Quote by Gar McVey-Russell

“The closet is a powerful thing. It makes you accept things you never thought you would in order to preserve the facade that you…

— Sean Kennedy

“Make no mistake, hiding one's true self away in a closet and creating a facade of heterosexuality is not without its consequences; one being…

— Anthony Venn-Brown

“Make no mistake, hiding one's true self away in a closet and creating a facade of heterosexuality is not without its consequences. It may…

— Anthony Venn-Brown

“ The closet implies a literal, physical boundary dividing one’s life before publicly declaring queerness, and after. It’s a threshold impossible to recross, two…

— Grace Perry

“The closet does have a benefit. It provides safety. Which at times is important. But remember, as long as you are in there, two…

— Anthony Venn-Brown

The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.

— Rachel Maddow

Can you give me a reason for coming out of the closet?

— Keys

You can't speak freely and openly on the most important issue of the day because you're fearful that your closet is going to come…

— Andrew Breitbart

I think that being in the closet is really hard. It takes a toll on your mind. It takes a toll on you. I…

— Gus Kenworthy

I'm not big on the closet.

— Dan Butler

I think that the most important reason to come out is your own sanity; that's above everything else. I think that applies whether you're…

— Christopher Rice

“Here's a queer fact: none among the skeletons in your closet are ‘straight’ so expect them to ‘come out’ very, very soon...”

— Khayri R.R. Woulfe