“As a young girl, there were the obvious messages about what girls could and couldn't achieve. And to compound the limitations I felt being leveled upon me, I realized at the age of nine, that I was gay.” AgeYoungGirlFeltAchieveGayMessagesObviousI RealizedNineLimitationCompounds Author:Chely Wright
“If you are a woman, if you're a person of color, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you are a person of size, if you are a person of intelligence, if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world. And it's going to be really hard to find messages of self-love and support anywhere. Especially women's and gay men's culture. It's all about how you have to look a certain way, or else you're worthless... For us to have self-esteem is truly an act of revolution, and our revolution is long overdue.” IfsWorldWayLooksPersonsLongSelfHardCertainSupportSelf EsteemThis WorldColorRevolutionSelf LoveIntegrityGayMessagesSizeEsteemMinoritiesWorthlessFind MeTransgenderBisexualOverdue Author:Margaret Cho
“Christianity is seen by more and more people as a negative message: anti gay, anti immigrant, anti abortion (as the only life issue), anti gay marriage, anti the Democratic party.” PeoplePartyChristianityIssuesGayMessagesNegativeDemocraticAbortionImmigrantsGay MarriageDemocratic PartyAnti AbortionAnti Gay Author:Richard Rohr
“Discrimination at any level sends a harmful message to youth, gay or straight alike, and that discrimination has no place in Scouting.” LevelsYouthGayMessagesDiscriminationScouting Author:Gwen Ifill
“The terrifying message of gay liberation is that men are capable of loving their brothers. It should be sweet news to every womanin the world, for, if the capacity of men to love whom they have been taught to treat as competitors and enemies can transcend their education, the world can begin to heal.” IfsMenWorldShouldHas BeensEnemyTaughtSweetBrotherGayMessagesNewsCapableCapacityTreatsHealLiberationCompetitorsGay Liberation Book:A Hot-Eyed Moderate: Essays Source: A Hot-Eyed Moderate: Essays
“Let's make a law that gay people can have birthdays, but straight people get more cake - you know, to send the right message to kids.” PeopleKnowsKidsLawComedyGayMessagesCakeGay RightsGay People Book:New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer Source: New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer