Being wrong Quote by Ira Sachs

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

The world has changed from when I was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay. The issue of gay marriage is now a…

— George Takei

I was so ashamed of who I was. And I also felt like an outcast in gay society as well because I wasn't good-looking…

— John Grant

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

Personally speaking, growing up as a gay man before it was as socially acceptable as it is now, I knew what it was to…

— John Logan

For me as a kid growing up, I was gay and I didn't even realise it, let alone accept it. I was told I…

— Darren Hayes

Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given.

— Ira Sachs

I enjoy the fact that, as a gay man, there's relatively little pressure on me to act like a grown-up, but also I see…

— Vestal McIntyre

I feel no shame about being a homosexual. I'm proud of who I am and I'm proud of my family. I live my life…

— Amanda Bearse

I miss the closet. Homosexuals, not to speak of the rest of society, were far better off when social pressure forced them to hide…

— Ron Paul

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

I was able to come out as gay publicly because my family had accepted me. They thought nothing of it, and without them I…

— Gareth Thomas