Audience Quote by Kiesza

I probably wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the gay community supporting me. I wouldn't be the artist I was today if…

— Kiesza

My gay audience has been with me from the beginning.

— Kylie Minogue

I felt I could become a performer who stood out, who challenged the way things were done and make it more creative and also…

— Sasha Grey

I knew I finally made it as a performer when I began hearing rumors that I was gay.

— Dustin Hoffman

There are certain performers that the gay community receives and recognizes with love, and my whole life, I've always responded to those same artists.

— Annaleigh Ashford

I knew that this was what I wanted to talk about on stage. There was no point being coy about it, or pretending that…

— Julian Clary

Being a young actor in the industry, I had a lot of people who strongly advised me to stay quiet. That was hard to…

— Dan Amboyer

I found it hugely insulting that people believed I'd go so far out of my way - living with Playmates, vacationing with actresses, showing…

— Mike Piazza

I didn't have the greatest ride on 'SNL,' but I always felt support from gay fans, which made me feel accepted within a place…

— Casey Wilson

I was so ashamed of who I was. And I also felt like an outcast in gay society as well because I wasn't good-looking…

— John Grant

I was never in the closet as an actor. It never occurred to me that my sexuality was something to be ashamed of.

— Joe Mantello

I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I…

— Annie Lennox