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I meet a lot of young people in the Midwest, and I saw what a difference a show like In the Life can make…

— Lesley Gore

When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay people. I…

— Dan Savage

I was in New York, and straight women kept stopping me and saying, "God, I really love your show," which is great. I think…

— Leisha Hailey

There is this incredible, indelible community that has sprung up around the show, a community that gathers in homes and clubs, from Los Angeles…

— Jennifer Beals

My life there[in New York] was almost entirely about gay men for 30 years.

— Nan Goldin

Not a lot of gay guys end up coming to alt-comedy-ish shows. They like all these '80s shimmer shows, or they like going to…

— Guy Branum

We got a lot of gay fan mail when the show first started. Something to do with being in San Francisco and being a…

— Jamie Hyneman

Thinking back on it, I've been in this business since I was 3, and I grew up in musical theater, so I was raised…

— A. J. McLean

This show does something very special for the gay community. There's a message hidden inside the totally gaudy package that is so fun to…

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson

I love it at our shows when there's the big, tough, punk guys standing next to the weird teenagers and the gay guys. It's…

— Hunx

In New York City, it's popular. I used to think to myself, 'Man, there's a lot of gay people out here.' And it had…

— Young M.A

Gays are the best, though - we just did Gay Pride in Long Beach and in Tampa. And they're the best audience. They're so…

— Pat Benatar