Identity Quote by Susan Sontag

“There was my life before I told a strange woman in a negligee that I was a homosexual, and now there would be my…

— David Sedaris

“Homosexuality is immutable, irreversible and nonpathological.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“What a horrible irony. They attack me, but they love me; they accept me, but they exclude me. They speak of homosexuality as something…

— Ricky Martin

“You are an author, a public figure. You are going to be judged no matter what you write, so live your life in a…

— Sarah Gerdes

“I’m very fond of the concept of choice as the basis for sexual preference. This point of view is unpopular in an era in…

— Patrick Califia

“Being gay has taught me tolerance, compassion and humility. It has shown me limitless possibilities of living. It has given me people whose passion…

— Armistead Maupin

“I believe that gay people are different, uniquely gifted with the insights and brilliance that stepping outside the heterosexual norm has given us. That…

— Amber L. Hollibaugh

“Your heart new to the world, and full of warmth and sensibility, receives its first impressions with eagerness. Artless yourself, you suspect not others…

— Matthew Lewis

“I’ve had librarians say to me, “People in my school don’t agree with homosexuality, so it’s difficult to have your book on the shelves.”…

— David Levithan

“Though it pains me to write this, I knew that if I wrote to the Holy Father and told him I was gay, I…

— Charles Benedict

“Sometimes people tell me they don’t want to label themselves by their sexual orientation. I used to reject my gay identity. In fact I…

— Anthony Venn-Brown

“I stay neutral with homosexuality; I neither support nor condemn it. But if people are happy with it we must not interfere.”

— M.F. Moonzajer