American Quote by Jason Collins

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 knew I was gay at 18, but to come out then would have meant I would not have achieved what I did in…

— Gareth Thomas

I wasn't a [gay] activist, really.

— Kevin Sessums

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

— Jonathan Bailey

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

I was not an athlete in college.

— Steve Bullock

I think people now - you know, a lot of athletes have come out and said, I would definitely accept, you know, a gay…

— Megan Rapinoe

Just as basketball doesn't define who I am, neither does being gay.

— Brittney Griner

I've been openly gay since I can remember.

— Marc Jacobs

Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the…

— Sheryl Swoopes

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

It's 2018, and being an openly gay man and an athlete, that is part of the face of America now.

— Adam Rippon