Come Quote by Ritchie Torres

When I first ran for Congress in the 1990s, my background as an openly gay Asian was one of the focal points of the…

— Mark Takano

My father tried to get me to be around gay people a lot when I was young. He owned a gay bookstore and it…

— Margaret Cho

For a long time I didn't want to accept that I was gay. Better said: I couldn't accept it because I was too afraid.…

— Orlando Cruz

I was just a queer theater kid from New York City.

— Princess Nokia

During my sophomore year at American University, I was elected president of the student body. At the same time, I was struggling with my…

— Sarah McBride

I wasn't a [gay] activist, really.

— Kevin Sessums

When I was signed, at the age of 23...the fact that I presented myself as an out gay man was very, very unusual.

— Rufus Wainwright

In order to make a change, I have to exist in a traditionally homophobic space such as hip-hop. If I were to just be…

— Kevin Abstract

One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.

— Lance Loud

I spent a lot of time denying the idea that I could be gay or trans to myself. From the ages of 14 to…

— Chelsea Manning

In every election homophobia has been part of the landscape and in every campaign I've been able to become connected enough to my constituents…

— Kathleen Wynne

I would love to be an example to young LGBTQ kids everywhere. I remember growing up and feeling like nobody in the media accurately…

— Brianna Hildebrand