Believe Quote by Pamela Anderson

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

Being gay facilitated my capacity for shame. As a child, I carried around this thing that gradually became this big dark secret. When I…

— Derren Brown

Here was long period on my life when I was very disappointed by the fact I wasn't gay. Because I grew up going to…

— Moby

I remember just calling myself gay was a big step for me, and I remember being in the bathroom brushing my teeth, testing out…

— Wilson Cruz

I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay even though I wasn't.

— Kurt Cobain

I came out to my parents as gay, and then I realized, you know, four or five years later, that I wasn't really happy,…

— Candis Cayne

When I first came up, the whole AIDS epidemic was starting, and the gay community that I experienced from the beginning of my career…

— Madonna Ciccone

Ultimately, I felt fortunate, because in many ways I did identify with aspects of being gay that were very stereotypical. I was a big…

— Christopher Rice

My gayness became quietly accepted and, shock of all shocks, life went on.

— Lance Loud

I was a closet straight. I think I wanted to be gay because I thought it was arty and interesting. And also, I was…

— Rupert Graves

When I was young, they thought I was from outer space. I was the only gay person they probably knew, and they struggled with…

— Gilbert Baker

After coming out as gay, I soon felt a lot more comfortable in my life, moment to moment.

— Jane Velez-Mitchell