Quotes About Inclusion

Lesbians and gays... they still have to fight, even inside. It's not that simple, even if they seem to be accepted.

I do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out.

God did not create gays and lesbians so He could have something to hate!

I think that in many ways, gays are behind women and behind blacks, as far as rights go. But I always say, if you know one of us, it's hard to hate us.

Coming out was crucial to changing attitudes about gays and lesbians: will people feel differently about abortion if they know their mother, their aunt, or their friend had one?

If we are endowed by our Creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by gays and lesbians?

I was really afraid to do one of those shows where like, gays go and make straight people's lives better and then they leave town.

Those fans who abuse people of a different colour or gays just do not think at all.

I don't think there is any good answer to the question why shouldn't gays and lesbians who want to serve their country be allowed to do it.

Gays and lesbians began to gain civil rights when Americans realized that their brothers, cousins, daughters were gay.

Geeks are finally having their day.

The black geeks of the world, we feel like we don't have a home.

What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.

It's definitely a problem inside the technology industry - not just gender discrimination. Diversity is an issue within technology, within Expedia.

Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court.

True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off.

I've been lucky. I've been at a place that's a meritocracy. It doesn't really matter that much what your gender is if you do the work well.

I see the effects of sexual and gender liberation all around me, just like you do, but I don't have a sense of being in the majority.

I have a son and a daughter; I try to teach them equally about balance, gender, and gender equity.

In particular, I want to set a challenge to public bodies and private companies to improve gender balance on their own boards.

I'd like to think that the door is always open for just the best actor for the role, you know? Race or gender shouldn't have anything to do with it, unless the character or story is focused on that for some particular reason.

Keep in mind that diversity does not just mean black. It means all of it - age, weight, gender.

I never had an issue with gender.

I've not been discriminated against, but I can see it happen. And not just race but gender and sexuality, too. It's stereotyping, lazy casting, which is an issue: that people can't see outside the box.