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- Nov 07, 2020
Gay Quotes
On identity, belonging and the case for equality.
These gay quotes touch on media representation, the meaning of chosen family, and calls for full civil equality regardless of orientation. See related reflections in our Community quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope that any gay kids see me as beacon of light, not just in sport but in general.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can be gay and be proud of that and not have to worry about being unsuccessful or unaccepted.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was insecure and ashamed. Unless you're gay, being gay has never been looked at as being cool. And I wanted to be cool.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, as a kid, I always felt like being gay was something that was going make people turn on me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only way to really change perceptions, to break down barriers, break down homophobia, is through representation. That's definitely not something I had as a kid. I never saw a gay athlete kissing their boyfriend at the Olympics. I think if I had, it would've made it easier for me.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I always wanted kids, and that was one of the things that made it hard for me to accept being gay, but now I know it's totally an option to have kids.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thought of being the first openly gay male ever to compete in the Winter Olympics - I totally embrace that.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Miley Cyrus followed me, tweeted at me. We started messaging; we traded numbers. She's become like a friend. She's super supportive of me being gay.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 14, I felt very rundown; I had a home to go to, but I felt like I was 60 or something, older than I feel now. And I don't know if it's something that happens at 14, or whether it was adolescence or whether I was gay, or closeted gay, or whatever it was, I felt that.
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had gay friends who grew up in small towns in France who had to lie for most of their lives, even to themselves. But eventually such lies become stronger than the people, and they have to face them.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to school in the Bronx. I learned to constantly try to cover up the fact that I was gay. That facade of being somebody I'm really not just to protect myself definitely helped with acting.
- Nov 07, 2020