“Mr. Chairman, speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.” MenLooksMatterFactsWould BeYoungLyingOrderBeliefForceIssuesPolicyCitizensGayMen And WomenFellowsYoung ManThings To DoRight ThingAllowingChairmanPersonal Beliefs Author:Michael Mullen
“I've got to think about what I'm going to say very carefully. There's two avenues of thought: Do you stop everyone going, ban all the artists coming in from Russia? But then you're really leaving the men and women who are gay and suffering under the antigay laws in an isolated situation. As a gay man, I can't leave those people on their own without going over there and supporting them. I don't know what's going to happen, but I've got to go.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenI CanTwoHappensLawArtistSufferingSituationHe ManGayMen And WomenLeavingRussiaIsolatedAvenuesBansGay Men Author:Elton John
“I've known gay people - men and women - since I was a young person. To me it's just naturalistic and realistic to portray gay characters in a humanistic light. As a young man, I knew enough gay people as people not to fear them. On the other side of the coin, I like to irritate conservatives and homophobes.” PeopleMenPersonsEnoughCharacterLightYoungSidesKnownGayMen And WomenYoung ManRealisticCoinsGay PeopleHumanisticHomophobes Author:Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero
“Love is love. It doesn't matter how or who you love. I don't believe the messiah would condemn gay men and women.” MenBelieveMatterLove IsGayMen And WomenDon't BelieveMessiahGay Men Author:James Frey
“We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the United States.” MenWayStatesAmericaHatePoliticsPresidentUnitedUnited StatesHellDemocracyClearGayRacismMen And WomenI HateDiscriminationPlatformsGay MarriageGay Men Author:Jimmy Carter
“As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes. However, as a gay man, I must decline.” PeopleMenWayKindCountryGovernmentAttitudeSituationGayConscienceMen And WomenAnd LoveCurrentsOccasionsTreatmentDeniedAcceptableDeclineInvitationsGay MenLive And LoveRussian Government Author:Wentworth Miller