Ashamed Quote by George Takei

If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing

— Portia de Rossi

I think as a gay person, there was no way in my generation to not grow up with shame and a sense of being…

— Ira Sachs

When I was a kid, I don't think I even knew what being gay was, and now it's just part of our culture. It's…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

I feel the denial of gay marriage sends a prejudice message. Our youth deserve a fair and hopeful future with government that values us…

— Lady Gaga

As a teenager, I had to struggle alone to learn about myself and what it meant to be gay. Now for [48] years I've…

— Barbara Gittings

I realized I was gay when I was a teenager and I couldn't imagine what it meant to be a gay adult. I just…

— Rachel Maddow

When I was young, people were so disgusted by me. Before I even knew that I was gay... everybody else had it figured out…

— John Grant

Being gay facilitated my capacity for shame. As a child, I carried around this thing that gradually became this big dark secret. When I…

— Derren Brown

I realized so much of my college years were spent not wanting to be gay. I just imagined how different it would be if…

— Nina Jacobson

I knew I was gay when I was around 13. There wasn't the internet, there weren't support groups, AIDS was everywhere. I mean, it…

— Rufus Wainwright

I grew up feeling that to be gay was a tragedy. I didn't grow up thinking that it was morally wrong, but I grew…

— Andrew Solomon

15 or 20 years ago it would not have been possible for me to come out. Back then, people still had such narrow views,…

— Orlando Cruz