“You don't really think that things will ever get better, but they do. People always ask me, "What would you say to gay teen youth that are suicidal, or someone who is addicted right now?," and it's hard to say with words that things will change, but they do.” PeopleThinkingHardAsksYouthRight NowGayAsk MeGet BetterSuicidal Author:Patty Schemel
“For the gay and lesbian community, even though I'm not gay I think its really important to speak out for people that aren't necessarily dealing with the same circumstances you're dealing with and don't have the benefit of the health care system or the government that you do.” PeopleThinkingImportantGovernmentCareSpeakCommunityCircumstancesGayBenefitsHealth CareSpeaks OutHealth Care System Author:Chelsea Handler
“You all remember how many years ago, we were younger, it was uppity women who are trying to take our jobs as men. It was those gay people who wanted to make everybody homosexual in our school system. It was Blacks wanted to take white jobs. That's what demagoguery is about. It is to obfuscate the real problems facing our society and find somebody you can blame and rally the American people.” PeopleMenTryingYearsWantedSchoolJobsRememberWhiteGayYears AgoHomosexualGay PeopleSchool System Author:Bernie Sanders
“More people saw me than saw Napoleon, Lincoln and Cleopatra. I was better known than Einstein and Picasso. ... I changed the fashion of two continents. The style of the Gay Nineties became the rage ... women were trying to walk and talk like me. Women became more sex-conscious - sex was out in the open and fun.” PeopleTryingTwoFunSexWalksKnownSawsFashionStyleChangedGayConsciousRageLike MeContinents Author:Mae West
“If you look at my life before I went into television, the struggle I went through coming out would be surprising to most people, given how comfortable and how out I am being the only late-night gay talk-show host.” PeopleIfsLooksShowsWould BeNightGivenStruggleTelevisionGayComfortableLateHostComing OutSurprisingTalk ShowsLate Night Author:Andy Cohen
“The truth that people are missing about certain things, you know when they get fearful and they get hateful, and they repress other peoples, is the greatest truth of all, you know, the truth of love and understanding and clarity about all those issues. And it's like, one day, one day, everybody's gonna know, myself included, over certain things. But, so it's like, it's alright, you know, you hate me now, but that's cool, because I see a better day and I know that there's a higher truth, and you're wrong about hating me because I'm gay.” PeopleKnowsCertainHateUnderstandingIssuesMissingHigherGayOne DayClarityFearfulHatefulAlrightHate MeBetter DaysYou Hate Me Author:Emily Saliers
“I just hate that gay role models are supposed to be just like straight people, as if even straight people are like that.” PeopleIfsHateRolesGayModelsSupposed To BeRole Models Author:Paul Rudnick
“What is with this campy fixation on all things Ronald Reagan? They talk about him the way gay people talk about Barbra Streisand. I think they want him on a stamp so they can lick his ass. I think they wanted to name airports after him so they can say, "I'm coming into Reagan!"” PeopleThinkingWayWantGayAll ThingsAssStampsAirportsGay PeopleWant HimFixationStreisand Author:Bill Maher
“Gay people can't be proud of the country and want to defend it too. What's the army afraid is going to happen if gay people are in it. Private, shoot that man! I can't, he's adorable.” PeopleIfsMenWantI CanCountryHappensProudGayArmyBe ProudGay PeopleAdorable Author:Jon Stewart
“You talk about the Pro-Life movement being one of the great shames of our nation. I think, if you want number two, I think - I think it's that. I think it's absolute - it's a travesty that people have forced someone who is gay to make their case that they deserve the same basic rights.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantTwoNationsNumbersCasesRightsMovementGayDeserveAbsolutesShamePro LifeBasic RightsTravesty Author:Jon Stewart
“I thinking gay and straight people use the same putters, it's not a matter of putters but a matter of hole selection.” PeopleThinkingMatterUseGayHolesSelectionGay And Straight Author:Jon Stewart
“Cause if you're a transvestite, you're actually a male tomboy, that's where the sexuality is. Yeah, it's not drag queen, no; gay men have got that covered. This is male tomboy, and people do get that mixed up, they put transvestite there - no no no no! Little bit of a crowbar separation, thank you! And gay men, I think, would agree. It's male lesbian, that's really where it is, ok? Because... it's true! 'Cause most transvestites fancy girls, fancy women. So that's where it is.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenLittlesGirlCausesBitsGayLittle BitAgreeYeahMalesSexualitySeparationQueensFancyCoveredDragGay MenDrag QueenTransvestites Author:Eddie Izzard
“Ridiculous that some people feel superior to the gay minority. They're the only couples you'll ever find poking around for ceramics and candle holders in the winery gift shop and both parties really want to be there.” PeopleWantFeelsPartyCoupleGayRidiculousSuperiorsShopsMinoritiesCandleCeramics Author:Richard Jeni
“George Bush says that gay people getting married would violate the sanctity of marriage. Is anybody here married? Does it feel like a gift from God to you?” PeopleFeelsDoeGayMarriedGift From GodGay PeopleSanctityGetting MarriedSanctity Of Marriage Author:Greg Giraldo
“I don't know why some people get worked up about gay people marrying. It's not gay people who are ruining the sanctity of marriage, it's celebrities.” PeopleKnowsGayGay PeopleSanctityMarryingSanctity Of Marriage Author:Craig Ferguson
“You know who sang at Rush Limbaugh's wedding? Elton John! According to Rush, gay people can sing at weddings. Just not their own.” PeopleKnowsGayGay People Author:Craig Ferguson
“It's hard to tell these days what gender people are. You don't know if they're gay, if they're straight, or Bruce Jenner.” PeopleIfsKnowsHardGayGenderThese Days Author:Chelsea Handler
“I have gay friends, I support gay rights, I have nothing against the gay community, but when I see two guys kissing, I think it's gross. And, by the way, it's gross when 99% of straight people do it, too.” PeopleThinkingWayTwoGuyCommunitySupportRightsGayKissingGrossGay RightsTwo GuysGay CommunityGay Friend Author:Artie Lange
“I was definitely scared of fashion growing up just because I didn't want people to think I was gay. But now that I'm out, I feel like it's such a personal journey for me that I'm going on every single day where I feel more and more confident and comfortable to wear the clothes that I want to wear, and to have the interest that I have, and to paint my nails if I want to.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFeelsInterestGrowing UpGrowingJourneyFashionGayComfortableClothesPaintScaredNailsPersonal Journey Author:Troye Sivan
“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
“I'm trying to make the case that the church can indeed, from within its own resources, move out of a false, and often a hateful, characterization of and set of attitudes toward gay and lesbian people.” PeopleTryingMovingChurchAttitudeCasesGayResourcesHatefulCharacterization Author:James Alison
“People spend thousands of dollars trying to keep their teeth straight. I just hope we can live in a world where we accept gay teeth.” PeopleWorldTryingAcceptingAcceptanceGayDollarsTeeth Author:Craig Ferguson
“I speak about androids because I think the android represents the new 'other.' You can compare it to being a lesbian or being a gay man or being a black woman ... What I want is for people who feel oppressed or feel like the 'other' to connect with the music and to feel like, 'She represents who I am.'” PeopleThinkingMenWantFeelsSpeakBlackGayWho I AmCompareOppressedBlack WomenGay MenAndroids Author:Janelle Monae
“There's no such thing, of course, as an old-fashioned gay guy. They're the most decadent people.” PeopleGuyCoursesGayOld FashionedGay Guy Author:Norm MacDonald
“God does not hate gay people. He's just mad because they found a loophole in His system.” PeopleDoeHateFoundGayMadGay PeopleLoopholes Author:Daniel Tosh
“Just open your heart man and accept that people are gay. Thousands, probably millions of people are gay. And until we find a cure - we will practice unconditional love and tolerance towards these people. And we will let them get married because they're easier to track that way.” PeopleMenWayHeartAcceptingPracticeMillionsEasierGayMarriedTrackToleranceCuresUnconditional LoveUnconditionalOpen Your Heart Author:Arj Barker
“Gay men have to go through something to own their - who they are. They get beat up. They get ostracized. Whatever they go through, if they survive it, they come out very confident people.” PeopleIfsMenGayBeatsGay Men Author:Louis C. K.
“I didn't know any gay people in my childhood.” PeopleKnowsChildhoodGayDoomedGay People Author:Dolly Parton
“And I'll tell you another thing, you won't find any candidate that supports prayer in school and gay marriage. For that reason alone, people should vote for an independent-thinking person.” PeopleThinkingShouldPersonsReasonSchoolPrayerSupportGayVoteIndependentCandidatesGay MarriageIndependent ThinkingThinking PersonPrayer In School Author:Kinky Friedman
“People are going to wonder why you're trying to be different; it's just a natural instinct. If I was to walk down the street in a kilt, then dudes would wonder why I'm doing that, they'd think I was different or gay. It's natural for people to point fingers. That's my whole reason for trying to switch things up; don't judge a book by it's cover.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingBookDifferentReasonWholeNaturalWalksWonderStreetsJudgingGayInstinctFingersNatural InstinctKilts Author:Kid Cudi
“In autumn 2012 I conducted a dedication and blessing service following the Civil Partnership of two wonderful gay Christians. Why? Not to challenge the traditional understanding of marriage - far from it - but to extend to these people what I would do to others: the love and support of our local church.” PeopleTwoChristianUnderstandingChallengesChurchSupportWonderfulGayBlessingFollowingLocalsTraditionalAutumnWhy NotDedicationPartnershipLocal Church Author:Steve Chalke
“If you want me to be straight, gay, into monkeys, dating Kylie, whatever, I'm happy for people to project whatever onto me!” PeopleIfsWantGayProjectsDatingWant MeMonkeysYou Want MeIf You Want Me Author:Darren Hayes
“Some people aren't satisfied that I'm a gay man in a woman's body and swear that I'm secretly a real boy.” PeopleMenRealBodyBoysGaySatisfiedSwearGay MenWomen's Bodies Author:Victoria Beckham
“I'm definitely always drawn to the injustice of people who have been imprisoned for things they didn't do. But also lots about abortion and gay marriage. Civil issues are usually what I am drawn to.” PeopleHas BeensIssuesGayInjusticeAbortionGay Marriage Author:Natalie Maines
“For a while I was a completely unknown artist with no fan base and no draw in the clubs. The only people that would give me a shot were the gay clubs. Gay clubs were so open to me coming in and trying things out.” PeopleGivingTryingArtistFansGayDrawsShotsGive MeClubs Author:Kiesza
“I don't pay attention to the 'marginalizers.' They simply don't have any impact anymore, on where we're headed or what the law is. I'm not worried about gay people in America right now, as opposed to their status in other countries. The change here was remarkable and swift, which was awesome, and we've witnessed that change right before our eyes.” PeopleCountryEyeAmericaLawPayAttentionRight NowGayImpactWorriedPay AttentionRemarkableOther CountriesGay People Author:Todd Haynes
“We're the end of the baby boomers, and we participated in many social changes. Who would of thought, for example, when the AIDS epidemic came along that so many would die, because it was gay people dying. And what emerged was a grassroots movement that developed, and succeeded in getting things done. The pinpointing of that movement evolved into the changes that we have today.” PeopleEndsDoneTodayDiesSocialDyingExampleMovementBabyGayAidsSocial ChangeThings DoneEpidemicsGay PeopleGrassrootsGetting Things DoneBoomersBaby BoomerPeople DyingAids EpidemicGrassroots Movements Author:Todd Haynes
“I believe God is doing a new thing in the world. God is always moving us to include more people in the kingdom. God has taught us that about people of color, about women, and now I think God is teaching that about gay and lesbian folk. And I am humbled and privileged that I might be playing a very small part in that grand and wonderful plan of God's.” PeopleThinkingWorldBelieveMightMovingI BelievePlansWonderfulTeachingTaughtColorGayFolksKingdomsBelieve In GodNew ThingsPrivilegedTaught UsSmall PartsAlways Moving Author:Gene Robinson
“The Mayans were right, as it turns out, when they predicted the world would end in 2012. It was just a select world: the G.O.P. universe of arrogant, uptight, entitled, bossy, retrogressive white guys. [...] Instead of smallpox, plagues, drought and Conquistadors, the Republican decline will be traced to a stubborn refusal to adapt to a world where poor people and sick people and black people and brown people and female people and gay people count.” PeopleWorldEndsGuyTurnsUniverseBlackWhitePoorRepublicanGayFemaleSickBrownBlack PeopleDeclineArrogantEntitledStubbornPoor PeoplePlagueSelectRefusalGay PeopleDroughtWhite GuysBossyUptightSmallpoxConquistadorsMayans Author:Maureen Dowd
“The only people are those who don't love anybody.” PeopleGayLgbtHomosexualityHomosexualGay MarriageOrientationGay RightsGay PeopleBeing GayGay PrideLgbt PrideBorn Gay Author:Rita Mae Brown
“I have been reluctant to lobby on other issues I most care about - nuclear weapons (against), religion (atheist), capital punishment (anti), AIDS (fund-raiser) because I don't want to be forever spouting, diluting the impact of addressing my most urgent concern - legal and social equality for gay people worldwide.” PeopleWantHas BeensCareSocialForeverIssuesGayWeaponsConcernImpactAtheistAidsNuclearPunishmentFundNuclear WeaponsUrgentReluctantGay PeopleCapital PunishmentAgainst ReligionSocial Equality Author:Ian Mckellen
“I'm serious. I've got to get people to realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue over stuff that's not important, like gay marriage or the war in Iraq or illegal immigration... When I run - if I run - we're going to talk about real issues like improving our schools, cleaning up our neighborhoods of drugs and crime and making Alabama a better place for all people.” PeopleIfsWantImportantWarRealGovernmentRunningSchoolStuffRealizingIssuesCrimeSeriousRepublicanGayDrugDemocratIraqArguingImmigrationNeighborhoodIllegalImprovingBetter PlaceCleaningGay MarriageAlabamaIllegal ImmigrationCleaning Up Author:Charles Barkley
“During an interview with Katie Couric Tuesday, Sarah Palin says she is not opposed to gay people, adding 'One of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay and I love her dearly and she doesn't exist.'” PeopleYearsHappensLastsGayAbsolutesInterviewsGay PeoplePalinTuesdayKatie Author:Amy Poehler
“The reason there are so many gyms in London is because the amount of gay people who are here now.” PeopleReasonAmountGayLondonGymGay People Author:Karl Pilkington
“There will always be people that will have assumptions about you, about my character, my personality, or that I might put on a show of being gay or something, or that I play up stereotypes or anything like that. It's always funny to me that those people are typically the people that know me the least.” PeopleKnowsPlayCharacterShowsMightPersonalityGayAssumptionKnow MeStereotypeBeing Gay Author:Tyler Oakley
“I do feel a responsibility. It's a privilege to be able to speak about it, but I don't speak for all gay people.” PeopleFeelsAbleSpeakResponsibilityGayPrivilegeGay People Author:Damian Barr
“One of the things I had to really wrap my head around is I have no control over what people call me: advocate, activist, gay, Filipino, undocumented person, gay person with an Asian face and Latino name.” PeoplePersonsFacesNamesGayCall MeActivistAsianWrapsLatinoFilipino Author:Jose Antonio Vargas
“The fact remains that books that really put gay people in the center, and especially books that do so in a way that is sexually explicit, tend not to get a great deal of mainstream attention: they don't tend to sell well, and they don't tend to win major awards. This makes the occasional exception, like Alan Hollinghurst, all the more remarkable.” PeopleWayWellsBookFactsWinningDealsAttentionGayMajorsRemainsSellsRemarkableExceptionAwardsMainstreamOccasionalSexuallyGay PeopleExplicit Author:Garth Greenwell
“If you're a member of a despised group, look out! They'll find a drug and associate you with its use. There are a lot of people in the gay community using methamphetamine and paying taxes and going to work and doing well.” PeopleIfsWellsLooksUseCommunityGroupsGayDrugTaxesMembersAssociatesGoing To WorkDespisedUsing MeGay CommunityPaying TaxesMethamphetamine Author:Carl Hart
“And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.” PeopleKnowsCountryBigsYoungSeeingDangerGayHappeningsScaryEducatedBritainFrighteningCatchingHivGay People Author:Elton John