Gay Quotes - page 9

Think about it: Look at the strides of awareness and treatment and tests that women have had with breast cancer, that the gay community has had with AIDS, because they're active and they talk about it. (Herbie Mann)
I think people feel threatened by homosexuality. The problem isn't about gay people, the problem is about the attitude towards gay people. People think that all gays are Hannibal Lecters. But gay people are sons and daughters, politicians and doctors, American heroes and daughters of American heroes. View quote
Hollis Stacy
I am for gay marriage. Or same-sex marriage. I don't want to say it the wrong way. I think people are sensitive to it. I have been painted as being this right-wing zealot on choice. Nothing could be further from the truth. View quote
Harold Ford, Jr.
If you play a gay role, it sticks more than it does if an actor were to play a murderer or a psychopath. View quote
Harry Hamlin
By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy. View quote
Jason Bateman
I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial. View quote
Jean O'Leary
Our invisibility is the essence of our oppression. And until we eliminate that invisibility, people are going to be able to perpetuate the lies and myths about gay people. View quote
Jean O'Leary
Gay nightclubs offer better dance music. View quote
Jack Davenport
The media seems to think only abortion and gay marriage are religious issues. Poverty is a moral issue, it's a faith issue, it's a religious issue. View quote
Jim Wallis
I can't tell you why I keep getting asked to play gay characters, but I never really considered 'gay' as an adjective, as a playable thing. Maybe it's an element of the character, but it just describes a preference. View quote
John Michael Higgins
Gay marriage will be universally accepted in time. But if I may be so bold as to say to gays and lesbians, don't wait for that time to arrive. Just as my father and his generation did not 'wait' for their civil rights, nor should you. The toothpaste ain't going back in the tube. The tide has turned. (John Ridley)
Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version, Hamlet lives in an apartment with two women, and has to pretend he's gay so that the landlord won't evict him. View quote
John Ritter
If a person is homosexual by nature - that is, if one's sexuality is as intrinsic a part of one's identity as gender or skin color - then society can no more deny a gay person access to the secular rights and religious sacraments because of his homosexuality than it can reinstate Jim Crow. View quote
Jon Meacham
You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - people are people. View quote
Judith Light
I am not gay, I just like pearls. View quote
Julian Eltinge
I was raised thinking I'd burn in hell for being gay, but I didn't have a choice. It's just who I am. View quote
Jai Rodriguez
I didn't want that 15 minutes of fame moment like, 'Oh, she said she was gay.' View quote
Kirsten Vangsness
I'm all for guys being butch and guys being men. I identify with that and appreciate that. But if I'm going to stab my gay brother in the back who isn't butch and who maybe acts a little bit more effeminate, what good is that? View quote
Kyan Douglas
I meet a lot of young people in the Midwest, and I saw what a difference a show like In the Life can make to their lives in some of these small towns where, you know, there are probably two gay people in the whole damn town. View quote
Lesley Gore
I was certainly open for something being on the edge of a nervous breakdown, perplexed by my own sexuality. I was gay. View quote
Lionel Blue
Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images. (Lance Loud)
If there is a gay uniform, the differences are in how each man coordinates the details: the brand and cut of the jeans, the design of belts and boots, the haircut, the number and size of earrings. View quote
Lance Loud
I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in between. View quote
Lori Foster
A gay man has no business leading on a heterosexual woman. View quote
Lorna Luft
I am not sure how much I would like being married if I wasn't married to him. A man who likes flea markets and isn't gay? I knew I was lucky. View quote
Lynda Barry