“How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic'. And shame on you for wagging your judgemental little fingers at IVF - a miracle that has allowed legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to fulfill their dream of having children, your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again.” PeopleThinkingChildrenLittlesDreamBeautifulStepsFashionLike YouGayMiracleShameFingersDareHaving ChildrenLegionJudgementalSyntheticShame On YouIvf Author:Elton John
“I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.” InspirationalHappensMotivationalCommunityHonestLike YouGayWho You AreTransBisexual Author:Chaz Bono
“Your life could be taken from you at any moment. Between AIDS and the violence against gay people that was so prevalent back then, you really didn't feel like you were living in the United States of America, in a first world country. You had a sense that life was a precious commodity you had to fight to keep.” PeopleWorldFeelsFirstsCountryStatesMomentsAmericaFightingUnitedUnited StatesTakenViolenceLike YouGayAidsUnited States Of AmericaCommodityGay People Author:Dale Peck
“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
“I think as far as straight actors playing gay roles, "Brokeback Mountain" was a big breakthrough. I'm pretty sure when they were casting that movie that - I think the story is, like you know, 10 to 15 other actors turned it down.” ThinkingKnowsStoriesBigsActorsRolesLike YouGayMountainCastingBreakthroughBrokeback Mountain Author:James Franco
“Whatever column you fall in - Christian, gay, straight, Black, White - there is no world where people exist that are exactly like you. No one group of people can righteously rule the world. There will be people who differ in opinion, and even in that difference of opinion, we must respect each other.” PeopleWorldChristianFallBlackDifferencesWhiteOpinionGroupsLike YouGayColumnsBlack WhiteDifferences Of OpinionRespect Each Other Author:T.I.
“As a gay writer and someone who began by writing autobiographical fiction, it's hard to get away from chatter of "You're just a narcissist," "You're just a gay man," "You're just looking for yourself in somebody else," "Why does your boyfriend look like you," a kind of baggage that you already have to create in the face of.” MenWritingKindLike YouGayGet AwayNarcissistGay MenYour Boyfriend Author:Douglas A. Martin
“It's going to take generations of gay people marrying before these things start to feel natural. We haven't had it long enough to remake it as our own, so it does feel like you're getting dressed up in straight drag to do it.” PeopleFeelsLongDoeEnoughNaturalGenerationsHavensLike YouGayDragGay PeopleMarryingRemakesDressed UpGetting DressedGetting Dressed Up Author:Dan Savage
“Phury?" "No, I'm not gay." "Don't feel like you need to hide it or anything." "I wouldn't. I'm just not." "You bi, then?” NeedsFeelsLike YouGay Book:J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4 Source: J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4