Gay Quote by Justin Tranter

As a person who doesn't identify as straight, any love song I write is contextualized by a queer identity.

— Rostam Batmanglij

The great thing about a song is that no one has to know your story. But if you tell it in a way that…

— Amy Grant

“A song that straight people related to, now they find out it's about two guys? The flip side, or what I now know to…

— Bob Mould

When you're singing about love stories, which is most of my songs, it's good to have a lot of information and to have a…

— Luis Fonsi

We actually have some gay people that work with us, and we have a lot of friends that are gay, too, and I know…

— Martha Stewart

I really do pride myself on being able to help other people tell their stories and bring out the best in them. But I…

— Justin Tranter

I think it's so funny because straight people just don't think about gender in their songs, or making a statement by talking about love.

— King Princess

Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a song.

— Gloria Naylor

My lyrics are about same-sex relationships, because that's who I am. It was important to me that I felt comfortable expressing myself.

— Olly Alexander

It is very, very important that people understand that you can tell different kinds of stories, and they do, related to gay and lesbian…

— Craig Zadan

I am a gay writer, absolutely. And in no way does that fact limit the reach or importance of what I write.

— Garth Greenwell

You've got to be a really straight man to write a song like 'It's Raining Men.'

— Paul Shaffer