Man Quote by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

You know, in this industry, being an openly queer actor or entertainer, you can play the game your way, or you can play it…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

My main motivation with my whole existence is to be representation for queer, gender fluid, gender diverse, non-binary communities.

— G Flip

I do a lot with characters' sense of identity. I also like challenging stereotypes, gender roles, things like that. Give me a stereotype or…

— Lynn Flewelling

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

For the longest time, if you were out and queer, you couldn't get roles. I think it's important to allow opportunities for people who…

— Katy O'Brian

Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had to look deep within myself to create…

— Beth Ditto

I think that there's not always been queer person of color representation in pop and so I'm making the most of it because that…

— MNEK

When I play a gay character, I want to be as believable as possible. And when I'm playing a straight character, I also want…

— Sean Hayes

Frankly, if people aren't going to cast me because I'm queer, than I don't want to work with them.

— Anthony Rapp

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

— Stephen Karam

“One of the problems in mainstreaming queer characters is that people think in order to get a character accepted, they have to be totally…

— Anonymous

I have the advantage of many perspectives as someone who has lived in different kinds of communities: as a woman, as someone who previously…

— Chirlane McCray