Quotes About LGBTQ+

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is not a crime.

A lot of times, gay characters are represented in unrealistic or stereotypical ways.

Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country.

I think that we've made a lot of progress in the years since the Stonewall uprising, and as far as equality for marriage and things like that go.

Experiences with friends or family members coming out have helped millions of Americans to see past stereotypes and better understand what being gay is - and is not.

Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren.

When think about the Frank Oceans of the world, it's not like we don't have gay men within the hip-hop community.

John Kerry didn't out me, nor did he offend or attack me by calling me a lesbian. I certainly couldn't be offended by the truth.

My mom gave me enough self-worth to carry me through difficult experiences. She was very loving and accepting. She was like, 'Whelp, you're gay? OK, cool.'

I'd love to see an openly gay player, a really, really good gay player come out.

On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history as the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major U.S. sports leagues.

There are not actually many people in Finland who are openly gay together, let alone two women.

Damien has died and gone straight to gay boy heaven,' Shaunee said...

They'd started out as a church, or in a church, not liking anyone being gay or getting abortions or using birth control. Protesting military funerals, which was a thing. Basically they were just assholes, though, and took it as the measure of God's satisfaction with them that everybody else thought they were assholes.

From 1994 introduction by Dr. Klaus Müller.] The postwar German government did not simply forget about homosexuals; on the contrary, it actively continued to persecute them, and to justify the efforts of the Nazis in this respect… The Nazi version of Paragraph 175 was, in fact, explicitly upheld in 1957 by the West German supreme court.

I love that drag is a way for people to vacation in the gay nightlife, but... it's quite a different experience to perform for a gay audience than a straight audience.

We can work to get queer and trans people out of the prisons and jails and off the streets, and to improve our access to housing, education, employment and gender-confirming healthcare.

I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.

In the past, kids didn't tell their parents they were gay, so there were never the bust-ups. Some parents react so strongly to the news that their children are gay that the reaction is, 'Get out of our house.' There's a residue of old prejudices that are going to die hard.

I realized so much of my college years were spent not wanting to be gay. I just imagined how different it would be if I were going through that experience in 2016 as opposed to 1984.

I think you should have some more lesbian women out here on the British TV!

I understand some of the committee people, despite their official positions, are not very friendly toward gays and lesbians.

I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships.

There were interesting ways that queerness could hide out and get played out pre-Stonewall. It is part of a vast history that is getting forgotten quickly as we trumpet forward into gay marriage and gays in the military and a much different cultural attitude toward gay lives.