Lgbt Community Quotes

• Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?

  Ernest Gaines

  Motivational, Respect, Integrity

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  What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.

  Tennessee Williams

  Heart, Gay, Lgbt Pride

  Tennessee Williams (1975). “Memoirs”, p.54, New Directions Publishing

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• Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea.

  Derek Jarman

  Sea, Lgbt Pride, Gay Pride

  Derek Jarman (2010). “At Your Own Risk: A Saint's Testament”

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• I'm a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being... by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people, what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.

  Paul Newman

  Inspiring, Kids, Gay

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start.

  Jason Collins

  Gay, May, Prejudice

  "Jason Collins’ Courage in Coming Out" by Abbe Land, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 1, 2013.

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• Only the human mind invents categories and tries to force facts into separated pigeonholes.

  Alfred Kinsey

  Lgbt Pride, Mind, Trying

  Sexual Behavior in the Human Male ch. 21 (1948)

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• In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.

  Simone de Beauvoir

  Gay, Men, Heterosexuality Is

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• Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.

  Hendrik Hertzberg

  Marriage, Gay, Lgbt Pride

  "Obama and Gay Marriage: Runaway Bride?". www.newyorker.com. June 30, 2011.

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• Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. Understand that your morality is not law. Understand that we are you. Understand that if we decide to have sex whether safe, safer, or unsafe, it is our decision and you have no rights in our lovemaking.

  Derek Jarman

  Sex, Gay, Rights

  Derek Jarman (2010). “At Your Own Risk: A Saint's Testament”

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• I have a half-brother who is very, very, very gay, many cousins, best friends who are all members of the LGBT community, and for me to not say anything would be hypocritical. There is a lot of prejudice. People think it is abnormal. No, its just another normal.

  Lea Salonga

  Brother, Cousin, Gay

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• Our government treats the LGBT community like second-class citizens.

  Cindy McCain

  Government, Class, Citizens

  "To-Do List: Fort Hood Hearing Resumed, Peace Talks Renewed, AOL Revamped" by Samantha Henig, www.newyorker.com. November 15, 2010.

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• I always feel that my whole life is representing the LGBT community. It's kind of what I do all the time.

  Boy George

  Kind, Life Is, Whole Life

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

  Amber Heard

  Ideas, Amber, Proud

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• I love travel shows. I love Anthony Bourdain. I love No Reservations. I always learn so much, and I wanted to see one from a gay perspective that explored LGBT communities around the world.

  Ellen Page

  Gay, Perspective, World

  Source: www.slate.com

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• There's the continuing challenges of racism, of sexism, of discrimination against the LGBT community, of the way that we treat people as opposed to how we want to be treated.

  Hillary Clinton

  Racism, People, Challenges

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• I grew up in the South where there's discrimination, and when I witnessed the judgment around me, I always thought someone needs to stick up for not just the LGBT community but any outsider, anybody that wasn't the mold in Texas.

  Demi Lovato

  Texas, Sticks, Mold

  Source: www.chicagotribune.com

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• If we write our laws and design them around the most privileged members of society, i.e., billionaire football team owner, then we forget about the people who don't have the same resources to make an appeal, to fight a wrongful accusation. Those tend to be members of the LGBT community and people of color because those are the people who tend to engage in the work of reappropriation to subvert discrimination. And yet those are the same ones being denied, based on their own identities.

  Simon Tam

  Football, Team, Writing

  Source: www.slate.com

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• It's not often that you get to read something that just feels very original for a star but also something that feels like it's more than just a movie or entertainment. Even though the riots were one of the most pivotal riots in civil rights history, especially for the LGBT community, I knew surprisingly very little about them. You don't learn about Stonewall in schools. It's a bit gross really! So it certainly felt like something that was quite important.

  Jeremy Irvine

  Stars, School, Rights

  Source: www.justjared.com

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• We need to build bridges between the LGBT community and the larger immigrant community. In the end, the bigger the tent we build, the more successful we'll be.

  Luis Gutierrez

  Successful, Bridges, Tents

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• This president Barack Obama has done more for the LGBT community than any president in history. It's just an objective fact. And his legacy is secure in terms of the advancement of the rights of the LGBT community, from 'Don't Ask', 'Don't Tell' to his support for overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, and of course marriage equality, work on HIV and AIDS, and other things.

  Gavin Newsom

  Rights, Support, President

  "Sweet Vindication for Gavin Newsom, Who Staked His Career on Same-Sex Marriage". Interview with Josh Harkinson, www.motherjones.com. June 27, 2015.

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• Throughout my career, I've always portrayed characters that were humorous, but also weren't afraid to speak their minds, especially when it came to racy or controversial topics. I think this struck a chord with the LGBT community. We both also share a very strong love for animals. When you combine the two, it's a very strong match.

  Betty White

  Strong, Humorous, Character

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• I think there's a tremendous sense of complacency in the LGBT community. AIDS has lost the edge of horror it possessed when it swept through the world in the '80s. Today's generation sees it more as something to live with and something to be much less fearful of. And that comes with a sense of, dare I say, laziness. We need to be really vigilant and open about the fact that these drugs are not to be taken to increase our ability to have recreational sex.

  Zachary Quinto

  Sex, Taken, Thinking

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• The public has moved beyond politicians. For example, I'm not worried about them repealing protections for the LGBT community, because the public is beyond that. I'm not worried about them being able to change the way in which we have reached out and provided many more opportunities for women. And I - but here's what does concern me. What concerns me is that they will make some judgments in the foreign policy area, without having thought it through that may cause a lot of problems.

  Joe Biden

  Opportunity, Example, Doe

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• [Mark] Lilla sees a deeper problem, and he wrote an article in The New York Times denouncing identity liberalism.He says liberals have appealed to African-Americans or women or the LGBT community but failed to craft a strong, broad national message. He's not the only person saying this. Long before the votes were cast, Bernie Sanders argued the Democrats lost the white working class by not speaking broadly to the country.

  Steve Inskeep

  Country, Strong, New York

  Source: www.npr.org

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• The executions, persecution and imprisonment of political dissidents and the LGBT community, denial of free press, elections and religious freedoms, continue to be Fidel Castro's legacy.

  Andy Garcia

  Religious, Political, Legacy

  "Cuban-American celebrities offer messages of hope following death of Fidel Castro". www.foxnews.com. November 27, 2016.

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