Closets Quote by Rachel Maddow

All I can really say is to encourage anybody who's in the closet to come out, and congratulate anyone who has.

— Gus Kenworthy

Can you give me a reason for coming out of the closet?

— Keys

I actually have more respect for people who are in the closet. You end up exposing so much of yourself because you have to…

— Randy Harrison

“Make no mistake, hiding one's true self away in a closet and creating a facade of heterosexuality is not without its consequences. It may…

— Anthony Venn-Brown

I think that the most important reason to come out is your own sanity; that's above everything else. I think that applies whether you're…

— Christopher Rice

You can't speak freely and openly on the most important issue of the day because you're fearful that your closet is going to come…

— Andrew Breitbart

It's good to get out of the closet and talk about it and find out other people's views.

— Heather Matarazzo

I am a proud member of the LGBT community and could never bear the idea that someone could say I was closeted.

— Amber Heard

“Make no mistake, hiding one's true self away in a closet and creating a facade of heterosexuality is not without its consequences; one being…

— Anthony Venn-Brown

I am not in the closet. I am not coming out of the closet. I am not gay.

— Oprah Winfrey

“Coming out of the closet feels liberating because you no longer have to carry all that crap around with you, in your mind, wherever…

— Ian Thomas Malone

I was concerned that if I came out of the closet, that at best, I would face ostracism, and at worst, face violence.

— Ritchie Torres