Quotes About Diversity

'Queer as Folk' is gay gay gay gay gay.

I think they do a great job on Queer as Folk.

I wouldn't want to lose out on my macho action movie just because I told people I was queer.

Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.

I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.

I think that when you're queer, you grow up with these kinds of men who might have made you feel small because of who you are. They could be part of your family, or somebody on the street, or a teacher.

My queer black women peers are the ones who make me not feel crazy. The way we act is so instinctive.

I take the time to show up for people in my field who are often not seen and heard in the same capacity as I am. Applauding other women and queer writers of color enables me to recognize and showcase the abundance of talent and work being created.

Is the mainstream becoming more queer? Or is it the opposite? That artists like me are mainstreaming queer music?

I knew that I wanted to primarily play queer characters.

In lots of ways, I've been trying to tell stories this way since I started writing plays: a female-centered story with queer, Latinx gaze.

My favorite job, and definitely the one that means the most to me, is 'Queer Eye.'

It's not called 'Queer Eye For the Straight Guy' now for a reason. We want to be able to help more and more people, and why wouldn't we help women, and why wouldn't we help a trans man? I want to help as many different groups as physically possible with this show.

We need to continue to build and support queer and trans communities and end the profiling and criminalization that so many face.

I've known I was gay since I was young, I think. And I mean young - like, young - like 5 or 6. I think most gay people or queer people know there's something different about them very early, but I didn't know what to call it.

It's so important to recognize that there have been fabulous queer artists all throughout our history.

I always was missing that female brown queer perspective, and I think in 'Vida' we have that. A lot of things I wanted to touch on and deal with, I get to do here.

I adore 'Broad City,' but the one Latino is queer for jokes. You see queerness of Latinos in this emasculated with an accent or fez on a set '70s show. It's always like, 'Ha, ha, funny emasculated immigrants.'

I really want to see normalization of queer sexuality - as well as the lack of sexuality.

I hope that I do make music that can speak to anyone. I don't just want to play for a queer crowd.

Each and every one of us has multiple identities, and this is a fact that should be celebrated. I for example, am a queer black woman who grew up poor in Los Angeles.

Encourage your friend and family member who are queer parents of color to post their stories and share it with the world. It's time for us to be seen.

That's the beauty of 'Queer Eye' coming back. No matter how far you think we've come as a society, there's still work that needs to be done.

Please don't compare the nature and authenticity of 'Queer Eye' to 'The Bachelor.'