Best Quote by James McGreevey

I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence…

— Samuel Dash

I acted on my core beliefs on social issues as governor.

— Jeb Bush

I was still closeted, but from the day I decided to run for office, knowing that I was gay, I decided that I would,…

— Barney Frank

I have always believed in being my own representative.

— Rahul Vaidya

I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.

— Karen Bass

For someone like me who, as a kid, walked to school muttering little political speeches to myself, it was irresistible to finally get a…

— Michael Ignatieff

I was able to excite and engage people who previously hadn't been involved in politics, and part of the reason that I was able…

— Barack Obama

I'm sure that people who elected me, some of them thought I was gay, some of them thought I wasn't gay, and most of…

— Ed Koch

I never aspired to the local political fiefdom thing that a lot of people ascribed me to. I saw myself as a guy who…

— Al Sharpton

I don't feel, finally, that my politics are entirely determined by the fact that I'm a gay man.

— Tony Kushner

The whole first year of my career was a public vote. I know exactly where I've come from and the public played a massive…

— Rylan Clark-Neal

I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed, for a variety of - well, for two reasons, being Jewish and being gay…

— Barney Frank