America Quote by Harvey Fierstein

I've played a couple of gay characters onstage, and it's always been something I'm comfortable with. I grew up in a family and a…

— Seth Numrich

I've played gay, and I've played straight... I'm proud to be a gay man myself, and I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to play…

— Michael Arden

I'd say I'm not openly gay. I'm just gay.

— Jonathan Bailey

By the mid-noughties, I found that I was no longer the only openly gay person in every setting. At one point, a couple of…

— Masha Gessen

I've been openly gay since I can remember.

— Marc Jacobs

I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy…

— Jason Collins

I'm openly gay because I'm a Catholic.

— Andrew Sullivan

Without a conscious effort, all of my plays have all featured gay characters. I'm proud of that.

— Stephen Karam

When I was in high school, there weren't a lot of out gay actors playing gay roles. I didn't see myself represented truthfully in…

— Tommy Dorfman

I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.

— Jason Collins

As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

I have played a lesbian and it's akin to breaking social barriers. Many have told me they are happy that a commercial heroine did…

— Regina Cassandra