“In insisting, for political purposes, on a sharp division between gay and straight, gay activism, like much of feminism, has become as rigid and repressive as the old order it sought to replace.” PoliticalPurposeOrderFeminismGayActivismDivisionInsistingGay And Straight Book:Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays Source: Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays
“I'm not sure that it's right to view this as excluding a particular group. When the institution of marriage developed historically, people didn't get around and say, 'Let's have this institution, but let's keep out homosexuals.' The institution developed to serve purposes that, by their nature, didn't include homosexual couples.” PeoplePurposeViewsGroupsParticularCoupleGayInstitutionsNot SureHomosexualGay Marriage Author:John Roberts
“I don't understand the whole Christian conservativism doesn't make sense to me because I was raised very Christian and its kind of an odd thing but my parents, my family is also very conservative in their own way but I understand the bible and I studied Christianity very well and I don't see where the hatred of gays comes from because it really defeats Christ's purpose.” WayWellsKindWholeChristianPurposeParentChristChristianityGayMy FamilyHatredRaisedDefeatConservativeMake SenseOddOdd Things Author:Margaret Cho
“I don't really like saying "the gays"... I'm not sure why. I suppose I say "the Jews." but I don't say "the blacks." I guess because I'm a Jew for all intents and purposes and to group people together of which I am not one in such a casual way feels disrespectful.” PeopleTogetherPurposeGayJewNot SureDisrespectful Author:Sarah Silverman
“I think that sometimes the whole larger-than-life gay thing is just another kind of closet. It's easier to be different if you're very different, if you go all-out on purpose. Because that way you can still hide who you really are.” IfsThinkingWayKindStillsDifferentSometimesWholePurposeEasierGayClosetsLarger Than Life Author:Lili Wilkinson
“There is no other group of sinners in the world that is organized for the purpose of transforming the society in its own image” WorldPurposeGroupsGayOrganizedSinnerTransforming Author:Scott Lively