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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
- Nov 07, 2020
Equal rights should not be a partisan political issue - so why are all gay leaders in one political party?
- Gay Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been hung in effigy by the gay community for a long time, from when I was on President Reagan's first AIDS commission.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I actually feel sorry for people who have a lot of illusions in their head about what gay is. I mean, I know some gay people who are really wonderful people.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first director who ever allowed me to shoot a film for him was a male. He was a gay male. My first feature also came from him. I worked for a lot of dudes at NYU.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow.
- Endeavour
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- Nov 07, 2020
I endeavour to read more, be more informed on gay rights. Whatever floats your boat is my outlook. It's hard enough to be happy without having legislation against you, too.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was gay before I began to play soccer over 40 years ago. It's been 28 years since a friend and I organized one of the first gay soccer teams in the world.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm living by example by continuing on with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name.
- Creative Ways
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020