Community Quote by Kat Graham

I felt like I was an outsider growing up in the black church, as a gay man, in a poor community.

— Roger Ross Williams

I grew up with gay family members, and I went to a performing arts high school. So I grew up in children's theater, musical…

— Erika Jayne

We lived in Atlanta for a couple of years, and had a lot of fun, but my best work happens when I isolate myself.…

— Washed Out

I moved out to L.A. from New York... and I remember feeling, kind of like anyone does when they first move, so very lonely…

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

There's a special place in my heart for queer kids in the Midwest because I know how they're feeling and I know how isolating…

— Chappell Roan

I've always felt very attuned to, and at home in, the gay community.

— Annaleigh Ashford

I think growing up in a conservative state made me have a different perspective on queerness and a great appreciation for safe spaces and…

— Chappell Roan

I was embraced entirely and completely by the LGBTQ community. So I always felt very comfortable and confident to live exactly how I wanted…

— Jessica Origliasso

I had never had a deep sense of belonging anywhere. I always felt I was an outsider.

— Chirlane McCray

In 2001, I moved from Philly to Atlanta, where I lived for six years. I had never lived anywhere but Philly, and you can…

— Karen Abbott

How do we escape who we are? I think, going to college, I felt freer. I loved the clean slate. I wasn't known as…

— Joan Allen

Every trip I made to Atlanta was crucial because it was so hard to get away from family and church duties.

— Trip Lee