“That is the beauty of having characters that don't make a big deal out of being gay, or lesbian, or whatever. They are just what they are, and that is acceptable - and that nobody should question that and that love is love.” ShouldCharacterBigsLove IsDealsGayAcceptableBig DealBeing Gay Author:Katrina Law
“I love Jesus as much as I ever have. And I'm gay. Deal with it.” JesusDealsGayJesus LoveI Love Jesus Author:Vicky Beeching
“When we get to the point where a gay pro athlete is no longer forced to live in fear that he'll be shunned by teammates or outed by tabloids, when we get to the point where he plays while his significant other waits in the family room, when we get to the point where he's not compelled to hide his true self and is able to live an authentic life, then coming out won't be such a big deal. But we're not there yet.” SelfPlayBigsAbleWaitingRoomsDealsGayAthleteSignificantComing OutTrue SelfCompelledBig DealTeammateTabloidsSignificant OtherAuthentic LifePro Athlete Author:Jason Collins
“I'm very hip-oriented. I focus on hips in my comedy - probably more than any other hipster comic who is out there hipping today. My hips, other hips. I work with my hips a great deal. That is what I do. But not in a gay way.” WayTodayDealsComedyFocusGayComicHipsHipster Author:Demetri Martin
“Was it a risky move? Yes, but at that moment, the reason why I came out is I thought it wasn't going to be a big deal. Maybe I was naive. Maybe I thought it was 2014, and people will understand that there's gay NFL players. There's gay athletes everywhere. But I was clearly wrong. It was a huge deal.” PeopleReasonMomentsBigsMovingDealsPlayerHugeGayAthleteReason WhyNflThat MomentNaiveBig DealNfl Players Author:Michael Sam
“It's a big deal about whether or not gays can march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade and I have to say that on some level I kind of see their point. Because when you think about it, it is a real macho heterosexual event. Bunch of guys in short skirts on a cart made of rose pedals sharing a bag pipe. That's not for sissies.” ThinkingKindMadeRealBigsGuyLevelsDealsEventsGayRoseBunchBagsMarchBig DealPipeSkirtsParadesCartsMachoPedalsSissyShort SkirtsSt PatrickSt Patrick's Day Author:Laura Kightlinger
“I was raised in a household where being gay was like, the most normal thing. My brother is gay, all of my best friends are gay. When my brother came out of the closet, it wasn't a big deal for my family.” BigsDealsBrotherGayNormalMy FamilyRaisedMy BrotherHouseholdClosetsMy Best FriendBig DealBeing GayNormal Things Author:Ariana Grande
“Why is being outed such a big deal? When I find out that someone's gay, my respect for them increases tenfold.” BigsDealsGayIncreaseBig Deal Author:Scott Thompson
“As a comedian I don't think they look at me as a sexual person but I can see where with actors it would be a little difficult for them because its part of their mystique, it gives them an easier time to change characters and people aren't going oh we have a gay actor, their gay so I don't know if I'm gunna buy this guy with this girl, its weird, I don't think it's fair; it's only done with us, it seems, like they just accept everyone as straight and go along with it and then its oh their gay and make a big deal out of it.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsGivingLooksLittlesPersonsI CanDoneCharacterBigsSeemsWould BeGuyGirlActorsDifficultDealsAcceptingEasierGayFairsComedianLook At MeThis GuyBig DealThis GirlMystiqueEasier Times Author:Wanda Sykes
“It's not easy to be a gay couple having a child, and we deal with those issues. For me, obviously as somebody who very much does have that dream, I don't feel that way. I would never feel that way. So, my answer would be no.” WayFeelsChildrenDoeDreamWould BeEasyAnswersDealsIssuesCoupleGayGay Couples Author:Ryan T. Murphy
“I'm always shocked that gay marriage is such a big deal. You have to realize how precious human life is, when there are tsunamis and mudslides, when there are armies and terrorists - at any moment, you could be gone, and potentially in the most brutal fashion.” HumansMomentsBigsLife IsRealizingDealsGoneFashionGayArmyTerroristHuman LifeBrutalShockedBig DealGay MarriageTsunami Author:Jennifer Beals
“The fact remains that books that really put gay people in the center, and especially books that do so in a way that is sexually explicit, tend not to get a great deal of mainstream attention: they don't tend to sell well, and they don't tend to win major awards. This makes the occasional exception, like Alan Hollinghurst, all the more remarkable.” PeopleWayWellsBookFactsWinningDealsAttentionGayMajorsRemainsSellsRemarkableExceptionAwardsMainstreamOccasionalSexuallyGay PeopleExplicit Author:Garth Greenwell
“While I was doing shitty little bar shows in the Central Valley in 2004, I was being out and helping people realize that gay people aren't monsters, that they are just people. So I look at this world with a great deal of pride, and I'm excited for it.” PeopleWorldLooksLittlesHelpingShowsRealizingDealsThis WorldPrideGayExcitedMonstersBarsValleysHelping PeopleGay People Author:Guy Branum
“I think I started out okay but with AIDS came a great deal of silence about gayness and this period of lose and morning, but at the same time a kind of feeling like you wanted to get back into the closet because being gay was such a terrible thing at that point.” ThinkingKindFeelingsWantedLosesDealsSilenceMorningLike YouPeriodsTerribleGayOkayAidsGet BackClosetsTerrible ThingsBeing GayGayness Author:Margaret Cho
“The absence of marriages will result in all kinds of financial burdens that gay people wouldn't face if they could get married. If my brother gets hit by a car tomorrow, my sister-in-law will go on living materially in the same way that she does now. If the same thing happens to me, a great deal of what I have will go off to the taxman. That's because of one of, as you doubtless know, eleven hundred federal laws that favor marriage.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayKindDoeHappensFacesLawResultsDealsCarBrotherGoes OnTomorrowGayMarriedHundredFinancialBurdenAbsenceFavorsThings HappenAll KindsMy BrotherMy SisterElevenIn-lawsGay PeopleSister In LawFinancial Burden Author:Andrew Solomon
“Every gay who is in the closet is ultimately a threat to the freedom of gays. I don't want to seem intolerant to them and I think we have to say that to them with a great deal of affection, but remaining in the closet is the other side of the prejudice against gays. Because until you challenge it, you are not playing an active role in fighting it.” ThinkingWantSeemsFightingSidesChallengesDealsRolesGayPrejudiceThreatAffectionActiveClosets Author:Bayard Rustin
“For a long time, people assumed I was gay, so when I got married the press were all a bit shocked and made a big deal of it - and ditto when I had children. I felt very much under the microscope with paps outside the house taking pictures of me getting the baby out of the car, it was excruciating. I remember getting her out of the car seat and thinking 'oh God I'm going to drop her and they're going to take a picture'. I was so nervous. Those sorts of things are really hard.” PeopleThinkingChildrenLongMadeHardBigsRememberHouseFeltBitsDealsCarBabyGayMarriedLong TimePressesNervousSeatsShockedBig DealMicroscopesTaking Pictures Author:Jo Brand
“Wanna rock you, girl, with a butterfly tunic. / No, I'm not gay, I'm just your emo enuch. / Gonna smile real shy, won't cop a feel, / 'cause I'm your virgin crush, your supersafe deal. / Let those other guys keep sexing. / You and me, we be texting / 'bout unicorns and rainbows and our perfect love. / Girl, we fit together like a hand in a glove. / Now I don't mean that nasty, tell your mum don't get mad. / I even wrote 'You're awesome' on your maxi pads.” FeelsMeanRealHandsTogetherGuyGirlCausesPerfectDealsRocksFitGayMadCrushShyButterflyCopMumRainbowNastyVirginsOther GuysGlovesUnicornPadsTextingPerfect LoveEmoYour MumYou Re Awesome Author:Libba Bray
“I don't understand what the big deal is with gay marriage. Get over it, people.” PeopleBigsDealsGayOver ItGet OverBig DealGay Marriage Author:Kristin Chenoweth
“These people who are making a big deal out of gay marriage? I don't give a fuck about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We're making a big deal out of things we shouldn't be making a deal out of. hey go on and on with all this bullshit about "sanctity"—don't give me that sanctity crap! Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want.” PeopleWantGivingBigsChanceDealsGoes OnGayMarriedGive MeWhy NotCrapBig DealBullsGay MarriageSanctity Author:Clint Eastwood