Gay Quotes - Page 37

• Gay marriage won't be more of an issue 25 years from now than interracial marriage is today.

  Jared Polis

  Years, Issues, Today

  "What I've Learned: Representative Jared Polis (D, Colo.)" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. October 29, 2010.

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• It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men's Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.

  Bernadette Peters

  Men, Knowing, Perfect

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In my opinion it's not about gay or straight or bi, we're attracted to spirits, whatever body they're in. There are other reasons too, but that's how I see it.

  Dana Plato

  Body, Spirit, Opinion

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm not against gay people.

  Manny Pacquiao

  People, Gay People

  "Manny Pacquiao Against Same-Sex Marriage But Never Said Gay People ‘Must Be Put To Death’". www.huffingtonpost.com. May 16, 2012.

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• Fashion is fickle, and I was published because I was fashionable. Because I was gay.

  Ali Smith

  Fashion, Fickle, Fashionable

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• As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person?

  Octavia Spencer

  Race, African American, President

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• What gay culture is before it is anything else, before it is a culture of desire or a culture of subversion or a culture of pain, is a culture of friendship.

  Andrew Sullivan

  Pain, Desire, Culture

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• When I first started talking about gay marriage, most people in the gay community looked at me as if I was insane or possibly a fascist reactionary.

  Andrew Sullivan

  Talking, People, Community

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• If you ask me about my views on the environment, on women's rights, on gay rights, I am liberal. I don't have a problem with that at all. Some of my best friends are liberal.

  Bernie Sanders

  Rights, Views, My Best Friend

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A number of Guru's feel that there is something wrong or sick about being gay. I think it really doesn't matter what your sexual preference is; what matters is the quality of your love.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Thinking, Numbers

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• It's not the '90s anymore. I think the gay community is a lot more accepted these days.

  Tila Tequila

  Thinking, Community, Accepted

  "Pop Tarts: Tila Tequila Experimented With Girls Before Age 10" by Hollie McKay, www.foxnews.com. May 13, 2008.

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• It's my belief that, like every other American, gay and lesbian couples should be able to make a lifetime commitment to the person they love and protect their families.

  Mark Udall

  Couple, Commitment, Able

  FaceBook post by Mark Udall from Jun 28, 2013

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• Throughout my years of public service, I've listened to the voices of the gay and lesbian community, whether through whispered confidences or public declarations. I understand what it truly means to say that all people should be treated equally, and I'll always stand up for fair and equal treatment of gay and lesbian Americans.

  Mark Udall

  Mean, Voice, Equal Treatment

  "I Support Marriage Equality" by Mark Udall, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 1, 2011.

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• Over the centuries, and even today, the Bible and Christian theology have helped justify the Crusades, slavery, violence against gays, and the murder of doctors who perform abortions. The words themselves are latent, inert, harmless - until they aren't.

  Amy Waldman

  Christian, Doctors, Abortion

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• The stereotypical gay man is someone whose company I enjoy, someone who makes me laugh, someone I'd want my kid to be. The stereotypical gay woman makes me insecure, conscious of my failings as a feminist.

  Ayelet Waldman

  Kids, Insecure, Men

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• As a young girl, there were the obvious messages about what girls could and couldn't achieve. And to compound the limitations I felt being leveled upon me, I realized at the age of nine, that I was gay.

  Chely Wright

  Girl, Age, Nine

  "Confessions of a Gay Christian Country Singer" by Chely Wright, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 24, 2011.

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• I'm for all kinds of gay rights. I'm almost like a gay man myself.

  NeNe Leakes

  Men, Rights, Kind

  "EXCLUSIVE: NeNe Leakes on 'The New Normal,' Gay Rights and Her 'Glam-Baby'". Interview with Derrick Bryson Taylor, www.essence.com. September 11, 2012.

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• I think every time there's a show like 'Modern Family' or 'Will & Grace' that portray gay and lesbian characters and is successful, it just further opens the door.

  Steven Levitan

  Character, Successful, Thinking

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm terrified to get married. I'm not getting married till my gay friends can.

  Denise Mina

  Married, Terrified, Gay Friend

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• We didn't, with 'Will & Grace,' set out to change the gay world. We just set out to be funny.

  Eric McCormack

  Grace, World

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• Being a Boy Scout saved my life. I was a bookish, introverted kid, shy and withdrawn, unhappy and easily bullied. I was also gay, although I didn't know it yet. I should've been miserable. But being a scout got me out of myself and into the world.

  Christopher Bram

  Kids, Boys, Unhappy

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• We were the children of white flight, the first generation to grow up in postwar American suburbs. By the time the ’60s rolled around, many of us, the gay ones especially, were eager to make a U-turn and fly back the other way. Whether or not the city was obsolete, we couldn’t imagine our personal futures in any other form. The street and the skyline signified to us what the lawn and the highway signified to our parents: a place to breathe free.

  Herbert Muschamp

  Children, Growing Up, Cities

  "The Secret History of 2 Columbus Circle" by Herbert Muschamp, www.nytimes.com. January 8, 2006.

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• You can't just look at someone and guess their sexuality. There's no point in assuming that every gay man has just one personality type.

  Cameron Monaghan

  Men, Personality, Looks

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.

  Cameron Monaghan

  Thinking, Community, Form

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The truth is even though we sort of feel like we have equal rights in America, right under the surface we have huge issues at play that really do affect women. It's time for all the women in America and all the women that love women and all the gay people and the people of color that we've all fought for to fight for us now.

  Patricia Arquette

  Fighting, Men, Play

  "Patricia Arquette Just Made a Rally Cry for Women at the Oscars" by Justine Harman, Emily Zemler, www.elle.com. February 23, 2015.

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