Eye Quote by Jonathan Van Ness

I've always been attracted to comedy that was really close to the line and made people a little uncomfortable, because that's where progress comes…

— Katherine Ryan

I grew up in a conservative small town, and the gay characters I saw on TV and in movies when I was growing up…

— Chris Colfer

In the old-fashioned sitcoms, to be gay was, in itself, funny, and you laughed at the characters rather than with them.

— Ian Mckellen

Comedy helped me open up and be vulnerable with people and actually listen when people talk.

— Chris Redd

Homophobia is a tough one. In some places it's actually very OK to be homophobic. Comedy clubs in general are very unsafe spaces for…

— Margaret Cho

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

Many gays have a good sense of humour and they like the wit I hopefully put into my performances.

— June Brown

Kids made fun of me because I was dark skinned, had a wide nose, and was dyslexic. Even as an actor, it took me…

— Danny Glover

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

Knowing about comedy has helped me with the drama. To see people laugh, it's like there are moments of catharsis in the middle of…

— Steve Coogan

I became a comedian because I didn't want to be bullied anymore. Onstage I was safe.

— Margaret Cho