Film Quote by Katy O'Brian

I personally always have a hard time relating to queer characters in media because I didn't really see myself in them. They were kind…

— Noelle Stevenson

A lot of times, gay characters are represented in unrealistic or stereotypical ways.

— Shannon Purser

I think, almost, the film industry thinks that by making gay characters super masculine, it's an attempt at saying being gay is OK if…

— Josie Totah

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

I feel like because I've done more gay characters, gay scenes, or gay projects than most straight actors, people see it as some sort…

— James Franco

I feel like, for so many years in the industry, LGBT-identifying actors were told to play small or water themselves down or 'butch it…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

My films might have been queer - because I was - but they were not gay.

— Ira Sachs

Before, gay portrayals in the media were so limiting, like a caricature of a homo. A parody almost.

— Manila Luzon

For some reason, being gay can be such a sad thing in media, so it's really cool to see someone like me who doesn't…

— Kevin Abstract

“And in most queer communities, regardless of one's sex or identity, people who are more masculine in gender expression are almost always viewed as…

— Julia Serano

A lot of artists I like end up being queer. Or maybe it's a subconscious thing that you can identify of, like, 'Oh this…

— Julien Baker

“Like the he-man movie stars who turn out to be queer . . . or the silent-film actors whose voices sound terrible recorded--the audience…

— Chuck Palahniuk