“When I was a teenager, the way some of these kids out here be actively gay, it would have been ridiculed in the hood. And now the hood is a bit more accepting. Begrudgingly accepting, but definitely more accepting than 20 years ago when I was a little kid. That doesn't mean that anybody should stop fighting for equality just because people are begrudgingly a little more accepting.” PeopleMeanKidsFightingAcceptingGayTeenagerLittle KidHood Author:Talib Kweli
“When I meet gay fans out and about, they're so great to talk to - and I'm big on hugging, because I'm from the Midwest. They're just so energetic and loving. I'm proud to have those fans, and their support means a lot to me. I don't want just girls coming to my movies; I want guys to come, too!” WantMeanBigsGuyGirlSupportFansProudGayHugEnergeticMidwestJust A GirlI Want A Guy Author:Kellan Lutz
“If what I read doesn't reflect my life - whether I'm gay or Latino or on welfare - doesn't that really mean that my life is not valuable?” IfsMeanLife IsGayValuableWelfareLatinoReally Mean Author:Walter Dean Myers
“Another argument, vaguer and even less persuasive, is that gay marriage somehow does harm to heterosexual marriage. I have yet to meet anyone who can explain to me what this means. In what way would allowing same-sex partners to marry diminish the marriages of heterosexual couples?” WayMeanDoeSexMarriageCoupleGayArgumentHarmPartnersAllowingDiminishGay MarriagePersuasiveMarry MeHeterosexual Marriage Author:Ted Olson
“I don't care if you're gay, black, Chinese, straight. That means nothing to me. It's all an illusion.” IfsMeanCareBlackGayIllusionDon't CareChineseI Don't Care Author:Joe Rogan
“Actually, since I'm gay I think I should count for two guys instead of just one. I mean, in me you get the male point of view and you don't have to worry about me wanting to touch your boobies.” ThinkingShouldMeanTwoGuyViewsWorryGayMalesPoint Of ViewJust OneTwo GuysChauvinismHouse Of Night Book:House of Night Series Source: House of Night Series
“Lady, lady, never start Conversation toward your heart; Keep your pretty words serene; Never murmur what you mean. Show yourself, by word and look, Swift and shallow as a brook. Be as cool and quick to go As a drop of April snow; Be as delicate and gay As a cherry flower in May. Lady, lady, never speak Of the tears that burn your cheek- She will never win him, whose Words had shown she feared to lose. Be you wise and never sad, You will get your lovely lad. Never serious be, nor true, And your wish will come to you- And if that makes you happy, kid, You'll be the first it ever did.” IfsFirstsLooksHeartMayMeanShowsKidsWinningSpeakWishLosesWiseTearsSeriousFlowerGayConversationLovelySnowBe YouDelicateCheeksShallowAprilMake You HappyBrooksSereneCherriesLadPretty WordsHappy KidYour Pretty Author:Dorothy Parker
“Just because you're into Kate...well, it doesn't necessarily mean you're gay. Although it's okay if you are. But if that's what's worrying you...' Ariel sighed. 'God. It shouldn't be so hard to talk about this stuff. All I'm saying is maybe you're gay and maybe you're not. Maybe you're bi. Or maybe it's totally a Kate thing. Maybe you'd want to be with her whether she was a girl or a boy.' I blinked. I didn't know if what she said made things better or worse.” IfsKnowsWantWellsMeanMadeSaidHardGirlStuffBoysWorryGayOkayKateAriel Author:Lauren Myracle
“I don’t think God has a gender. I don’t think God hates gays or Democrats, and I don’t think you have to be Born Again to find your way to Heaven. I believe God expects us to care for one another, even those who are different. God wants us to be good stewards of this planet, and that means not wasting or violating its resources. Most of all, it means not blowing it up. Especially not in God’s name.” ThinkingWayWantBelieveMeanDifferentCareHateNamesI BelieveHeavenBornPlanetsGayResourcesDemocratGenderBe GoodBelieve In GodBorn AgainStewardsBlowing ItDifferent Gods Author:Ellen Hopkins
“So now I'm thinking about it. I'm imagining sitting down with my parents and actually saying, "I'm gay." And you know what? It makes me a little mad. I mean, straight guys don't have to sit their parents down and tell them they like girls.” ThinkingKnowsMeanLittlesGuyGirlParentGaySittingDown AndMadSitting Down Author:Michael Thomas Ford
“The situation has a real Lovecraft feel to it. Though, you know, if you come over it'll be more of an Anne Rice situation. If you know what I mean." "Who's-" "Because you're gay.” IfsKnowsFeelsMeanRealSituationGayOver ItRiceLovecraft Author:David Wong
“I’m not unsympathetic. But do you like me? Because this being gay business doesn’t mean you can just throw yourself at any guy and it’ll be fine because he’s not a girl. There are still people you like and people you don’t.” PeopleMeanStillsGuyGirlFineGayLike MeBeing GayUnsympatheticDo You Like Me Author:Cassandra Clare
“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
“Rights mean you have a right to your life. You have a right to your liberty, and you should have a right to keep the fruits of your labor....I, in a way, don’t like to use those terms: gay rights, women’s rights, minority rights, religious rights. There’s only one type of right. It’s the right to your liberty.” WayShouldMeanUseTermReligiousLibertyRightsTypeGayLaborShould HaveFruitMinoritiesWomens RightsGay RightsReligious Rights Author:Ron Paul
“God, you mean I lost my virginity to the apocalypse?" Morgan sighed again. "The whole thing was really embarrassing; my parents sent me to Brooklyn when they found out." She shrugged. "I thought I’d be safe in a gay bar, okay? What were you doing in there anyway?" Lace looked at me sidelong. "You were where?" I took a sip of beer, swallowed it. "I, uh, hadn’t been in the city...very long. I didn’t know.” KnowsMeanLongWholeFoundLostParentCitiesGaySafeOkayBarsBeerApocalypseEmbarrassingBrooklynVirginityLace Book:Peeps Source: Peeps
“Hopefully when he moved his things out of the apartment, he at least took his CDs. I mean, we might be gay, but… Enya? Really?” MeanMightGayMovedHopefullyApartmentCds Book:Something About You Source: Something About You
“Then maybe it's time to change that." Della sat back in her chair. "Change what?" Kylie asked. "Come out of the closet. You know, like...'I'm gay and here to stay.' You'd need a different slogan, but maybe, 'I'm a lizard and if you don't like it, I'll eat out your gizzard.'" Della chuckled. "Okay, it needs some work, but you get what I mean.” IfsKnowsNeedsMeanDifferentGayOkaySatChairsClosetsSlogansLizards Author:C.C. Hunter
“Imagine finding someone you love more than anything in the world, who you would risk your life for but couldn't marry. And you couldn't have that special day the way your friends do-you know, wear the ring on your finger and have it mean the same thing as everybody else. Just put yourself in that person's shoes. It makes me feel sick to my stomach” KnowsWorldWayFeelsMeanPersonsImagineRiskSpecialGayFindingsSickFingersShoesRingsDo You KnowStomachGay MarriageOne You LoveSomeone You LoveFinding Someone Author:Miley Cyrus
“When I was a kid out here in L.A., I was homeless, I didn't have any money and I was living in my car. I wasn't averse to going down to Santa Monica Boulevard and letting a guy buy me a sandwich. Know what I mean?” KnowsMeanKidsGuyCarGayHomelessSantaSandwichesMonicaBoulevardSanta Monica Author:Thomas Jane
“You want us to step in and render a decision based on an assessment of the effects of this institution which is newer than cellphones or the Internet?” WantMeanAbilityDecisionStepsEffectsInternetGayInstitutionsWant UGay MarriageAssessmentAbility To SeeCellphone Author:Samuel Alito
“One day. my kids are gonna be like, 'What do you mean, gay people couldn't get married?' Just like most of my friends are black, and I find it hard to believe that my great-grandmother and even my grandmother couldn't hang out with black kids when they were young.” PeopleBelieveMeanHardKidsYoungBlackGayOne DayMarriedMy FriendsGrandmotherHanging OutMy GrandmotherGay PeopleHard To BelieveGreat Grandmother Author:Miley Cyrus
“This is a word that is not a scientific term. This is a rhetorical tool of psychological manipulation... Because everyone knows if you dare to say homosexuality is wrong...you are a homophobe, which means you have a mental illness. That's what's built into this terminology.” IfsKnowsMeanTermGayBuiltToolsIllnessDareMental IllnessPsychologicalManipulationHomosexualityRhetoricalTerminologyHomophobesPsychological Manipulation Author:Scott Lively
“What does the gay movement mean when it says tolerance?...It means absolutely unconditionally accepting it as perfectly normal, healthy, natural and something that should be integrated into every part of society.” ShouldMeanDoeNaturalAcceptingMovementHealthyGayNormalToleranceIntegratedPerfectly Normal Author:Scott Lively
“If homosexuality is not caused by genetic factors...then that means it can be acquired... And if it can be acquired, shouldn't we be doing everything in our power to protect people from acquiring it? Shouldn't we lean to the side of protecting the children instead of affirming a scientific hypothesis that has no actual truthful foundation?” PeopleIfsMeanChildrenSidesGayProtectFoundationFactorsTruthfulHomosexualityHypothesisAffirming Author:Scott Lively
“If you catch them at 12 years old, which they are working very aggressively to do and you tell those children that if you have an attraction towards someone of the same gender, that means you're gay and because you're gay you need to come with us.” IfsNeedsYearsMeanChildrenGayGenderAttraction Author:Scott Lively