“I do believe deeply that all human beings, male and female, are sexual beings, most likely bisexual beings channeled this way and that by cultures terrified of boundary crossings without passports stamped gay or straight.” WayBelieveHumansCultureHuman BeingsGayFemaleMalesSexualityBoundariesTerrifiedCrossingsPassportsBisexual Book:The Anatomy of Freedom: Feminism in Four Dimensions Source: The Anatomy of Freedom: Feminism in Four Dimensions
“Political correctness is a concept invented by hard-rightwing forces to defend their right to be racist, to treat women in a degrading way and to be truly vile about gay people. They invent this idea of people who are politically correct, with a rigid, monstrous attitude to life so they can attack. But we have all had to learn to modify our language. That's all part of being a decent human being.” PeopleWayHumansIdeasHardPoliticalLanguageForceHuman BeingsAttitudeGayConceptsTreatsDecentRacistMonstrousPolitical CorrectnessGay PeopleCorrectnessPolitically CorrectDegrading Author:Clare Short
“Seeing yourself reflected on screen is a very important part of being human. It makes us feel less alone, it make us feel more connected to humanity. Women, gay men, and trans people for a long time have not seen themselves represented, so being able to show the complexities that we all have - just as complex stories as a heterosexual white male - is crucial for us to feel more human and have other people see us as human beings.” PeopleMenFeelsHumansLongImportantStoriesShowsAbleHumanityHuman BeingsWhiteSeeingGayLong TimeComplexesMalesConnectedScreensComplexityCrucialBeing HumanTransGay MenSeeing Yourself Author:Marielle Heller
“I feel that most gay men are so much more in touch with a certain kind of sensitivity that heterosexual men aren't allowed to be in touch with, their feminine side. To me they're whole human beings, more so than most of the straight men that I know.” KnowsMenFeelsHumansKindWholeCertainSidesHuman BeingsGayFeminineSensitivityGay Men Author:Madonna Ciccone
“I think the best way to be an activist is to live your life well and be honest. It means being out. If you are not comfortable marching, you can make a big difference just by working side by side with someone who actually knows you're gay and a fine human being.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayHumansWellsMeanBigsSidesDifferencesHuman BeingsHonestFineGayComfortableBest WayBeing HonestActivistLive Your Life Author:Melissa Etheridge
“Acting politely in front of someone black and/or gay and then making horrible claims about their intelligence or worth as human beings after they leave the room is not kindness - it's hypocrisy.” HumansBlackHuman BeingsRoomsActingKindnessFrontsGayClaimsHorribleHypocrisy Author:Mallory Ortberg
“"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness.” PeopleHumansBlackHuman BeingsConditionsGreatnessGayRacistBlack PeopleGay People Author:Mallory Ortberg
“Can you imagine in 2016 there is a discussion about #OscarsSoWhite? Is it a novelty we've just discovered that the whole production machine is dominated by only one type of human being, excluding women, excluding gays, excluding minorities? This is not new.” HumansWholeHuman BeingsImagineTypeGayMachinesProductionsDiscussionMinoritiesNovelty Author:Raoul Peck
“I was like, "This is a new thing that the gay people have decided? That's the gayest thing I've ever heard in my life." You can't do that. You can't decide that a word is forbidden now collectively amongst your group of human beings, that the word is a slanderous evil nasty word about homosexuals. It's not, the word doesn't mean that. And sometimes it's a good word to use in comedy. That's what your friend has to realize when he's at a bar just yelling out the word.” PeopleHumansMeanSometimesUseEvilRealizingHuman BeingsComedyHeardGroupsGayDecidedBarsNew ThingsNastyHomosexualForbiddenYellingGay PeopleGood Words Author:Joe Rogan
“I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me.” HumansMayHas BeensCommunityHuman BeingsGayBackgroundsOutsidersFabricFind MeGay Community Author:Annie Lennox
“Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you're a human being, you feel, you suffer. You're gay, you're sick, you're nervous or whatever.” FeelsHumansSufferingHumanityHuman BeingsInspiringCreativityGaySickNervous Author:Marilyn Monroe
“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.” MenShouldHumansFeelingsHuman BeingsGayCapableIdealsObligationLgbtHomosexualityRestraintClosetsHomosexualGay RightsGay MenBeing GayGay PrideHeterosexualityLgbt CommunityHeterosexuality IsLgbt PrideLoving A Woman Author:Simone de Beauvoir
“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.” PeopleHumansKidsAbleCommunityHuman BeingsInspiringQualityRightsGayLowsEqualityListsAdmireCivil RightsLgbtHomosexualityClosetsSupporterHomosexualIrrelevantGay RightsGay PeopleBeing GayGay PrideGay CommunityPrivate PartsLgbt CommunityComing Out Of The ClosetLgbt Pride Author:Paul Newman
“In my heart, I know that marriage equality for every human being isn't a question of if, but only a matter of when. I ask those who feel that giving freedom to others somehow binds you, to please take a good look at what you are standing behind.” IfsKnowsGivingFeelsHumansLooksHeartMatterAsksHuman BeingsBehindsMy HeartPleaseGayStandingLooking GoodGay MarriageMarriage Equality Author:Russell Simmons
“There are people who've said that I'm being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption... With all due respect, I humbly dissent. I am not being brave, I'm a decent human being... Love is a human experience, not a political statement” PeopleHumansSaidPoliticalHuman BeingsLove IsGayBraveDuesStatementsDecentAdoptionSupportiveHuman ExperienceGay MarriageDissentGay Adoption Author:Anne Hathaway
“At least 260 species of animal have been noted exhibiting homosexual behavior but only one species of animal ever, so far as we know, has exhibited homophobic behavior - and that's the human being.” KnowsHumansHas BeensHuman BeingsAnimalGayBehaviorSpeciesHomosexualBeing GayHomophobic Author:Stephen Fry