- 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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Without a conscious effort, all of my plays have all featured gay characters. I'm proud of that.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think being gay has resulted in gay characters standing front and center in all of my work.
- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't quite fit in in any particular, specific way. I was a gay teenager who was into drama.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing wrong with being gay. I have plenty of friends who are going to hell.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sort of a gay man trapped in a woman's body when it comes to music sometimes - it's crowded in here!
- Reality
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have a lot of gay friends, you don't think of that as being different or divisive or weird; that's just your reality.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never hate my bullies from high school. I actually kind of appreciate them. If it wasn't for that boot camp training of how the world treats gay people and especially drag queens, I don't know if I would have survived as well as I have.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I talk to a girl, it's assumed that I'm having a scene with her. If I don't, then it's assumed that I'm gay.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've played a couple of gay characters onstage, and it's always been something I'm comfortable with. I grew up in a family and a culture that doesn't have stigmas about sexuality.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with - I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role.
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- Nov 07, 2020