Being Quote by Jane Velez-Mitchell

“ 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 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

I'm not big on the closet.

— Dan Butler

I was fine being in the closet at the beginning of my career because that's what you were supposed to be - until I…

— Billy Porter

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

The closet exists because people don't talk about it, so that people going into political careers make a calculation early on. They say to…

— Kirby Dick

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

— Keys

It's like I'm in a closet in a college dorm room.

— Cody Lundin

I realize it's a cliche, almost, that coming out of the closet is a very healthy and empowering thing to do, but for me,…

— BD Wong

Nothing has happened to me out of the closet that was anywhere near as dangerous as being closeted.

— Karen Thompson Walker

For so long, for my whole life I didn't have to but I lived in the closet.

— Scott Evans