Activist Quote by Ken Livingstone

What I really hope for, ultimately, is that the closet will be a non-factor in American politics in a couple of decades.

— Kirby Dick

If the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of…

— Jane Rule

I think for too many decades, the politicians have driven a wedge between the gay and lesbian communities and the religious communities for their…

— Dustin Lance Black

My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel.

— Roseanne Barr

Any government I lead will continue with the equality of gay and lesbian people.

— David Cameron

Gays have become colossal bores. Once interesting and iconoclastic, all they seem to crave nowadays is the State's pension and seal of approval. They…

— Ilana Mercer

I want to see some queer politicians, some drag queens and drag kings running for office and shifting the way that policy is made…

— Sasha Velour

Gay rights is just a matter of time. Look at the polls. Worrying about gay marriage, let alone gay civil unions or gay employment…

— Gail Collins

While increasing acceptance of gays marks my generational experience - Ellen DeGeneres is welcomed into the living rooms of millions of Americans daily, an…

— Margaret Hoover

It's in the hands of activists to expand the universal concept of human rights to include homosexuals. Once they persuade the people, the politicians…

— Park Won-soon

Everyone knows if a Republican comes out of the closet and sees a gay shadow, it means six more years of a Democratic administration.

— Jon Stewart

The most important political step that any gay man or lesbian can take is to come out of the closet. It's been proven that…

— Amanda Bearse