“Coming out, all the way out, is offered more and more as the political solution to our oppression. The argument goes that, if people could see just how many of us there are, some in very important places, the negative stereotype would vanish overnight. ...It is far more realistic to suppose that, if the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a sort that would shock even the pessimists among us.” PeopleIfsWayImportantPoliticalInspireTomorrowGaySolutionsNegativeArgumentMajorityPopulationOppressionVisibleShockMinoritiesRealisticComing OutPanicLegislationStereotypePessimistNegative Stereotypes Book:Outlander: Short Stories and Essays Source: Outlander: Short Stories and Essays
“It's not dissimilar to what we see with the president of Russia, who uses a minority there, the lesbian, gay, bisexual community ... and he goes after them with great relish because he knows that it's going to resonate with a part of the population.” KnowsUsePresidentCommunityGayPopulationRussiaMinoritiesRelishBisexual Author:Thomas Mulcair
“At least 3% of the signers of the Constitution must have been gay, since that's the low estimate for any population sample. It was probably higher, given that they were a pretty talented bunch and wore wigs.” Has BeensGivenHigherGayLowsConstitutionPopulationBunchSampleWigs Author:Robert Scheer
“I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won't come into your house and steal your children. They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won't even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population ... you know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails.” PeopleKnowsChildrenI CanGovernmentTurnsHouseRightsEffectsCitizensGayMarriedPercentOur ChildrenPopulationStealingPursueYour ChildrenZeroGay PeopleGetting MarriedAmerican CitizensLustfulDebaucheryHedonisticLegal Rights Author:Chris Kluwe
“If you don't want to have gay weddings in Mormon churches, that's fine. That's absolutely up to the members of the faith or the leadership of the faith. I would never suggest that the Mormon Church has to consecrate gay unions. But homosexuality runs at a fairly constant rate through all populations. There are many gay Mormons.” IfsWantRunningChurchFineGayMembersConstantUnionsRatePopulationHomosexuality Author:Andrew Solomon
“I would like to see the gay population get on board with feminism. It's a beautiful organisation and they've done so much. It seems to me a no-brainer.” DoneSeemsBeautifulFeminismGayPopulationBoardsOrganisationNo Brainer Author:Annie Lennox
“The general population still thinks HIV is something that came in the 80s and went away, or that it only affects the gay population or intravenous drug users.” ThinkingStillsGayDrugPopulationUsers80sHiv Author:Annie Lennox
“She gave Pretty Boy a surreptitious glance. Did he honestly expect her to believe he was gay? True, there were the gay boots and those stunning good looks. But, even so, he blasted enough heterosexual mega-wattage to light up the entire female population. Which he’d undoubtedly been doing since he shot out of the birth canal, glimpsed his reflection in the obstetrician’s eyeglasses, and gave the world a high five.” WorldBelieveLooksEnoughLightBoysFiveBirthGayReflectionShotsFemalePopulationHonestlyBootsGlancesLooking GoodStunningLight UpCanalsMegaEyeglassesPretty BoyObstetricians Book:Natural Born Charmer Source: Natural Born Charmer