“Karla Jay's intimate account of life in the early years of feminism and gay liberation is as irresistible as a novel, but as credible, humorous, and unexpected as real life.” YearsRealNovelFeminismGayHumorousAccountsReal LifeLiberationIntimateUnexpectedIrresistibleCredibleGay Liberation Author:Gloria Steinem
“I get cast gay a fair amount throughout my life. It's not the first time. Matt [Letscher] was kind of like, 'Jeff, um, I'm gonna pretend this is real easy and not a problem, but I've never done this at all.' And so you know, we were awkward for a while. And then he said, 'Let's go for it. Come on. I'm gonna pretend you're my girlfriend, my wife. Here we go.' And we had a lot of fun.” KnowsFirstsKindSaidRealDoneProblemFunEasyWifeAmountGayFirst TimeFairsCastsMy WifeGirlfriendAwkwardMy Girlfriend Author:Jeff Perry
“We need to have profound compassion for the people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life, and sexual identity disorders. This is a very real issue. It's not funny, it's sad. Any of you who have members of your family that are in the lifestyle-we have a member of our family that is. This is not funny. It's a very sad life. It's part of Satan, I think, to say this is gay. It's anything but gay.” PeopleThinkingNeedsRealCompassionIssuesIdentityGayMembersProfoundLifestyleOur FamilySatanDisorderVery SadDysfunctionSad Life Author:Michele Bachmann
“As gay people, we always think outside of the box. The irreverent is always important to a drag queen and anyone else who lives outside the box. And this is why drag's important: remember to not take life seriously. It's always important to see the laughter in the illusion that we pretend is real.” PeopleThinkingImportantRealRememberGayLaughterIllusionBoxesQueensDragGay PeopleOutside The BoxIrreverentDrag Queen Author:RuPaul
“It's a big deal about whether or not gays can march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade and I have to say that on some level I kind of see their point. Because when you think about it, it is a real macho heterosexual event. Bunch of guys in short skirts on a cart made of rose pedals sharing a bag pipe. That's not for sissies.” ThinkingKindMadeRealBigsGuyLevelsDealsEventsGayRoseBunchBagsMarchBig DealPipeSkirtsParadesCartsMachoPedalsSissyShort SkirtsSt PatrickSt Patrick's Day Author:Laura Kightlinger
“We hope we are moving toward a world where sexual orientation is not an issue, because we hate the idea of a gay ghetto. I think that it's a real shame that people become restricted by their sexuality or define their whole lives by their sexuality.” PeopleThinkingWorldIdeasRealWholeMovingHateIssuesGayShameSexualityWhole LifeLive ByGhettoOrientation Author:Neil Tennant
“I landed on Gay Pride and I couldn't believe my eyes! Not only were gay people real - I had only heard rumours - but they had parades. There were men covered in glitter bound together with furry handcuffs. I felt like I was in outer space, I honestly thought I had arrived at the happiest place on earth.” PeopleMenBelieveRealEyeEarthTogetherFeltSpaceHeardPrideGayBoundsHonestlyCoveredParadesGlitterGay PeopleOuter SpaceGay PrideRumoursFurryHandcuffs Author:Pamela Anderson
“I don't like the vulgarity of Oscars weekend, but it's also sweet. It's prom weekend for anyone who didn't experience the real prom: the nerds, gay, arty outsiders. Hollywood is high school with money.” RealSchoolSweetGayHigh SchoolHollywoodWeekendOutsidersOscarsNerdVulgarityProm Author:Kevin Sessums
“In the books I read the sinners are always more interesting than the saints, and in real life good people are dismally dull. I've no desire to be wicked, but I do want to be happy. A short life and a gay one for me and I'm willing to pay for my pleasure if it is necessary.” PeopleIfsWantBookRealDesirePleasureInterestingPayWillingGaySaintReal LifeDullWickedSinnerGood LifeGood PeopleShort LifeWant To Be HappyOne For Me Author:Louisa May Alcott
“Man versus woman equals fun. Man versus man equals gay. Woman versus woman equals awesome. Man versus pillow equals crazy. Pillow versus pillow equals crazy awesome - that's a real pillow fight right there. You see two pillows fighting, you know something's going down. They're designed for relaxation. If they're fighting, what hope do we have? One time I saw two geese fighting, and I was like, 'This is a pillow fight ahead of time.” IfsKnowsMenTwoRealFightingFunSawsCrazyGayOne TimeVersusRelaxationPillowGeeseAhead Of TimePillow Fights Author:Demetri Martin
“Part of me also knows that this generation is the least racist and most pro-gay, so that's great. But they have a real lack of gravitas. And they have no taste in music. Vampire Weekend? Can we play some music, please? Can we rock out for a minute? Where's your Metallica?” KnowsRealPlayGenerationsMinutesRocksPleaseTasteGayVampireRacistWeekendThis GenerationMetallicaTaste In MusicGravitasPro Gay Author:Greg Behrendt
“I was in a real conservative area just outside of Chicago recently. And this guy's like, 'Hey, Arj, you're from San Francisco. Are you in favor of gay marriage?' I was like, 'Well, I'd like to get to know you a little bit better first. I don't know what ever happened to buying a guy a smoothie and seeing what happens. That's how we do it back home.” KnowsFirstsWellsLittlesRealHomeHappensGuyBitsSeeingHappenedGayLittle BitAreasConservativeFavorsHeyBuyingChicagoThis GuySan FranciscoGay MarriageBack HomeSmoothies Author:Arj Barker
“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 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
“What happened in the 80's was that all the men died of AIDS. That was a particularly depressing time because so many people passed away and it was a very desperate and lonely time, so I think a lot of people felt that we were somehow, unreceived. Not only by the disease but also by the public image of the disease. It really gave homophobia a real shot in the arm and changed the way people viewed gays, queers. It became an entirely different atmosphere.” PeopleThinkingMenWayDifferentRealFeltHappenedChangedHe ManArmsGayDiseaseShotsLonelyDiedAidsAtmosphereDesperateDepressingHomophobiaPassed AwayPublic Image Author:Margaret Cho
“You don't bring in a gay character as a way of commenting on gay issues. You have one there because he's real, and that's his life, no less so than your life is yours.” WayRealCharacterLife IsIssuesGay Author:Teju Cole
“If we were to sit and discuss abortion and legalizing marijuana and gay marriage and all those things, you'd be surprised where you'd see me on the side of some of that stuff. People get their opinions - as soon as you're a real flag-waving patriot, then all of a sudden you're a conservative.” PeopleIfsRealStuffSidesOpinionGayConservativeAbortionFlagsMarijuanaPatriotGay MarriageLegalizing MarijuanaFlag Waving Author:Toby Keith
“If gay marriage is a real thing, gay infertility must be a real thing. It's not fair. I mean, it wasn't fair they couldn't get married, and now it's not fair that they can't have babies, even though they're not infertile, that doesn't matter. And so there must be access to infertility insurance for married gay couples, if our culture and if our society is to be fair and equal for one and all, and it is coming, and don't laugh about it.” IfsMeanRealMatterCultureLaughingBabyCoupleGayEqualMarriedFairsAccessOur SocietyGay MarriageReal ThingsNot FairInfertilityGay Couples Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Gay bars in America aren't weird sex clubs. They're sanctuaries. I know so many straight friends that go to gay bars more than I ever do, male and female, because they can go there and be social and there's no expectation there. It's a safe place. It's almost like the real world version of Comic-Con in some places. You can go without judgment.” WorldRealGayJudgmentExpectationsFemaleReal World Author:Marc Andreyko
“I did one interview with the Atlantic. It was very interesting; I could write an entire book on that one experience. I've never had any type of public persona outside of the face recognition I have with this job, so I was really ill prepared to have this conversation. I think the real story was that it became a source for a flurry of other derivative stories. I remember the Post headline said "Marcarelli's Bizarre Life," which to me is code for gay, primarily.” ThinkingWritingBookRealRememberInterestingGayIllRecognitionCodeBizarreVery InterestingPersona Author:Paul Marcarelli
“There is no difference between alternative and traditional club comedy. People think there's a difference, but I don't think so. It's like gay men versus straight men. There's no difference. They both like sucking penises. But truth be told, I don't even believe alternative comedy is a real thing anymore. I think at this point, it's just a buzz word to make things seem cool and different and hip.” PeopleThinkingMenBelieveDifferentRealComedyTruth IsGayGay MenTruth Be Told Author:Brent Weinbach
“I think fundamentally, the real power behind the anti-choice movement in regard to abortion and the opposition to the rights of LGBT Americans is fundamentally religious. I know that there are people who are secularists who have problems with the rights of gay people and problems with reproductive choice, but frankly those people are few in number.” PeopleThinkingRealProblemChoicesReligiousGayAbortionLgbtGay People Author:Barry W. Lynn
“In my real life, both my bosses are gay. On the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta,' Andy Cohen is gay, everybody at Bravo is gay - we call them the gay mafia. Over at 'Glee' and 'The New Normal,' my boss Ryan Murphy is gay. On the show, my boss, played by Andrew Reynolds, is gay in real life. I'm surrounded by all my gay bosses.” RealShowsGayNormalReal LifeBossMafiaHousewifeAndrewAtlantaMurphyGleeBravoNew NormalRussian MafiaReal Housewives Author:NeNe Leakes
“Here is the real domino theory - gay man to gay man, bisexual man to straight woman, addict mother to newborn baby, they all fall down and someday it will come to you.” MenRealMotherFallTheoryBabyGayDown AndSomedayAddictFalling DownGay MenBisexualNewbornNewborn Baby Author:Anna Quindlen
“Those who condemn gay marriage, yet are silent or indifferent to the breakdown of marriage and divorce, are, in my view, missing the real issue.” RealViewsIssuesMissingGaySilentDivorceIndifferentGay MarriageBreakdownMarriage And Divorce Author:Malcolm Turnbull
“I knew I was different. I thought that I might be gay or something because I couldn't identify with any of the guys at all. None of them liked art or music, they just wanted to fight and get laid. It was many years ago but it gave me this real hatred for the average American macho male.” YearsArtDifferentRealMightWantedGuyFightingGayYears AgoHatredMalesAverageMachoGetting Laid Author:Kurt Cobain
“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
“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
“If you've driven over to the gay section of Los Angeles, it's like a golf course... Real estate values go 'boom!'” IfsRealValuesCoursesGayGolfDrivenLos AngelesEstatesSectionsGolf Course Author:Adam Carolla
“I would argue that a truly developed country would be beyond Presidents and Kings. In a world with some semblance of equality, each liberal-minded woman, each gay person, and indeed almost every person could be their own President. In a world of equals, what real service does a ruler provide?” WorldPersonsDoeRealCountryWould BePresidentKingsGayArguingRulersSemblanceDeveloped Country Author:Isaac Asimov