“I'm unemployed, and I don't believe I'm out of the NFL because I'm gay, but if it was a reason, it can hurt their livelihood, and you don't want to take that chance.” IfsWantBelieveReasonHurtChancePlayerGayDon't BelieveNflUnemployedLivelihoodNfl Players Author:Michael Sam
“I believe a lot of people that are gay, had even had problems like I had in the past. I think they've been hurt by somebody from the opposite sex, and they don't know how to function right in those relationships.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBelieveProblemPastI BelieveSexHurtKnow HowGayOppositesFunctionBeen Hurt Author:Joyce Meyer
“Most of my favorite people in my life are gay. It's something I'm super passionate about, because whenever I would see my friends get bullied, or my brother get hurt for his sexuality, I would become a raging lunatic.” PeopleHurtBrotherGayMy FriendsMy FavoritePassionateSexualityRageMy BrotherLunaticBullied Author:Ariana Grande
“Putting measures like gay marriage on ballots for elections only hurts the gay rights cause and elects more conservative politicians.” CausesHurtRightsPoliticianGayElectionConservativeGay MarriageGay RightsBallots Author:Roseanne Barr
“There are words that I wouldn't say because they hurt people's feelings. I just happen to be a white guy who writes for a lot of black comedians but if I wrote for a lot of gay comedians there might be stuff I would say then.” PeopleIfsWritingFeelingsMightHappensGuyStuffBlackHurtWhiteGayComedianWhite Guys Author:Neal Brennan
“I say that is because those are the times where sometimes you feel actually a little bit hurt. Because you feel like saying to these folks, "[Don't] you think if I could do it, I [would] have just done it. Do you think that the only problem is that I don't care enough about the plight of poor people, or gay people, or immigrants, or ...?"” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsLittlesSometimesDoneEnoughProblemCareBitsHurtPoorGayLittle BitFolksDon't CareI Don't CareIf I CouldImmigrantsIt HurtsPoor PeopleGay PeoplePlight Author:Barack Obama
“When it comes to partisan politics, everyone is a hypocrite. And all they care about is whether it hurts or helps them ... Is it good or bad for the Democrats? Is it good or bad for the Republicans? Is it good or bad for Jews, or good or bad for blacks, or is it good or bad for women? Is it good or bad for men? Is it good or bad for gays? That's the way people think about issues today. There is very little discussion of enduring principles.” PeopleThinkingMenHelpingCareTodayHurtRepublicanGayDemocratEndureJewDiscussionIt HurtsHypocrite Author:Alan Dershowitz
“In the old days talks would have made me angry. But now that I've come out, everyone knows the truth. That's like a protective shield against comments like that. Stupid remarks and jokes no longer hurt me, because I can stand by being gay. Nowadays I can even laugh at jokes about gays. Now I feel free, hungry and strong.” StrongHurtLaughingStupidGayJokesHungryCommentHurt MeBeing Gay Author:Orlando Cruz
“There is always going to be a risk in a new love, a difficulty to be overcome, and more so considering all the challenges facing gay love, particularly in an adolescent. The desired other person could turn out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, could hurt us, could even ruin us. But the risk has to be taken.” ChallengesHurtTakenRiskGayOvercomingDifficulty Author:André Aciman
“If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” IfsWayWantWritingHumansWellsArtSoulMatterStoriesHeavenGrowsParentCan DoHurtCreativityCreativeGayRewardsSakeRadioEnormousYour SoulNervesCreative ProcessShowersBearable Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“Portia and I have been married for 4 years and they have been the happiest of my life. And in those 4 years, I don't think we hurt anyone else's marriage. I asked all of my neighbors and they say they're fine” ThinkingYearsHas BeensHurtFineGayMarriedNeighborGay Marriage Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“I think to each its own, if nobody is hurting anybody-who cares? Everyone should be able to do what they want and be happy. Who you love is who you love. That's the way I see it” IfsThinkingWayWantShouldCareAbleHurtLove IsGayWho CaresGay Marriage Author:Jennifer Hudson