“ So he was queer, E.M. Forster. It wasn't his middle name (that would be 'Morgan'), but it was his orientation, his romping pleasure, his half-secret, his romantic passion. In the long-suppressed novel… Michael Levenson
“ Amazing how eye and skin color come in many shades yet many think sexuality is just gay or straight. DaShanne Stokes
“ Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out. DaShanne Stokes
“ Isabelle snorted. All the boys are gay. In this truck, anyway. Well, not you , Simon.You noticed. said Simon.I think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual, added Magnus.Please never say those words in… Cassandra Clare
“ I think the skin revolution for women, I will call it, really all started with Mariah Carey. Madonna was pretty risqué too, but she was pretty much always known as a bad girl. Mariah was a good girl,… Lisa Bedrick
“ If we held grudges for all the idiotic things we said and did as freshman and sophomores, the hallways would be silent. Kenneth Logan
“ I don't get as much fan mail as an actor or singer would, but when I get a letter 99% of the time it's pointing out something that really had an impact. Like after 'My Own Private Rodeo' all these peo… Mike Judge
“ I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity. Armistead Maupin
“ The Auden/Kallman relationship had this to be said for it: It affirmed that it's better to be blatant than latent. Christopher Hitchens
“ What's that you're holding?" he asked, noticing the pamphlet, still rolled up in her left Cassandra Clare
“ I quit eating meat in 1976, the same year I turned fifteen, came out, and went to my first gay rights rally (not in that order). When I say that I 'came out,' I mean that I resolved to never lie about… pattrice jones
“ Every gay person must come out. As difficult as it is, you must tell your immediate family. You must tell your relatives. You must tell your friends if indeed they are your friends. You must tell the… Harvey Milk
“ If she understood the difference between referring to me as "the gay guy" and using my name, the knowledge was lost between her vapid gaze and her single AAA-battery brain. John Goode
“ Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority. But a good first step would be to build up a critical mass of… Richard Dawkins
“ Most of us can't help but live as though we've got two lives to live, one is the mockup, the other the finished version, and then there are all those versions in between. But there's only one, and bef… André Aciman
“ If there is pain, nurse it, and if there is a flame, don't snuff it out, don't be brutal with it. Withdrawal can be a terrible thing when it keeps us awake at night, and watching others forget us soon… André Aciman
“ I reached for his other hand, which he quickly accepted and I pulled him up into a hug. I didn't know what the other kids in the room were thinking or saying or doing. And I didn't care. I had Jamie i… Madison Parker
“ For twenty-one years, I have been paralyzed by the fear of what this society will do with me if they ever were to know of the thoughts that I continually push away. For more than two decades, I have m… Dan Pearce
