Eye Quote by Jonathan Van Ness

I grew up in a town of 30,000 people, and 'Queer Eye' was a beacon of light.

— Jonathan Van Ness

My high school in South Bend had nearly a thousand students. Statistically, that means that several dozen were gay or lesbian. Yet, when I…

— Pete Buttigieg

In Mississippi, you don’t admit that you’re gay. It’s just an awkward thing down South, which is sad.

— Lance Bass

When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay people. I…

— Dan Savage

I went to a Catholic primary school and high school - an all-girls high school - and being queer was never talked about. It…

— G Flip

The successes of the LGBT civil rights movement and the more prominent role openly gay people are playing in the public eye has actually…

— Dan Savage

I think the original 'Queer Eye' definitely started us on the journey to normalize the LGBT community and make people realize that we are…

— Bobby Berk

When I look at my childhood, I see what was missing was queer idols or someone to look to, or music that was queer,…

— G Flip

In high school, I came out to my friends as queer. My entire world opened up; this was a monumental step toward unveiling my…

— Patrisse Cullors

I was that gay kid in high school who didn't have a lot of close friends but circulated amongst groups of people when necessary.

— Tommy Dorfman

The idea of the gay experience, it feels like a relic. I felt like in the '90s when we were watching the gay characters…

— Rostam Batmanglij

Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren.

— Kyan Douglas