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People do terrible things all the time, but we don't regularly disown our humanity. We disavow the terrible things. — Roxane Gay

It's 2014, we can't stand for bigotry like this, also I hate gay people — Chris Broussard

Inequality for gay and lesbian people is no longer a debatable issue in either church or state. — John Shelby Spong

If my God damns people for love but saves them for brutle warfare, then that is not the God I know or wish to worship. — Cristina Marrero

If some people are "outed," are other people "inned"? Can we say that someone has been "besided" or "overed"? — David Sedaris

I had always wanted to have children, so it caused me a lot of grief when I was younger, and I had supposed that gay people could not be parents. — Andrew Solomon

I think people in the gay and straight worlds can get a sense of what it means to be an artist. — Jill Eikenberry

I don't care if people think I'm gay. I know I'm not, so it doesn't bother me. — Adam Garcia

There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator. — Calvin Klein

Gay people getting married? Next, they'll be allowed to vote and pay taxes. — Kenneth Cole

Yeah, the gay pride movement is precious and all, but I think it's about time we asked ourselves what gay people really have to offer to society. — Zach Braff

I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are, that's where us gay people come from ... you heterosexuals. — Ellen DeGeneres

When you're 17 in the suburbs and know only three gay people, holding hands with your girlfriend is a proclamation. — Mary Lambert

There's no such thing, of course, as an old-fashioned gay guy. They're the most decadent people. — Norm MacDonald

I think very few people are gay. I'm a two-percenter myself. — Andrew Sullivan

[Gays and lesbians should be] Punished, in fact, killed. The people involved should be killed in the worst, most severe way of killing. — Ali Al-Sistani

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people. — Richard Pryor

There's an awareness of fashion in this country, and it's not limited to gay people. — Calvin Klein

Gay people who want to marry have no desire to redefine marriage in any way. When women got the right to vote, it did not redefine voting. — Cynthia Nixon

All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child. — Anna Quindlen

So did I enjoy working with my fair share of gay people? You bet — J.D. Holmes

We can't believe how many gays there are in heavy metal, people like ... — Biff Byford

I think that gay people should have the right to get married by Elvis like everybody else. — Margaret Cho

I am not here to entertain straight people. — Sarah Schulman

Unemployment is down, confidence is up, DOW 5,000 above Bush - or as Republicans put it, let's talk about gay people and abortion! — Bill Maher

Very few people have the guts to come up to you and say, 'Hey, are you gay?' — Lance Bass

Of course, the most troubling question is why do these people assume we're gay? — Dean Winchester

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was so annoying! — Portia De Rossi

In my dream world gay people in America would get the right to marry, and not a one of them would use that right. — David Sedaris

I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way. — Manny Pacquiao

Marriage is a civil right. If you don't want gay people to marry in your church, good for you. But you can't say they can't marry in your city. — Julian Bond

You taught me that this world is not about gay people being accepted by us, but rather us being accepted by you. — Alec John Belle

Governing means governing all of the people, no matter what demographic it is, whether it'd be black, white, women, straight, gay, Republican. — Don Lemon

I got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently. — Judith Light

I know, people were like, "It's all right that she's gay, but she doesn't have to look so gay." Trust me - I'm never cutting my hair again! — Rosie O'Donnell

Is there something about the gay experience, being gay and the gay experience, that pushes us even more than other people toward competition? — Peter Thiel

A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves. — Dan Savage

The reason there are so many gyms in London is because the amount of gay people who are here now. — Karl Pilkington

It's two people that are in love with one another. What's the issue? — Janet Jackson

I don't understand what the big deal is with gay marriage. Get over it, people. — Kristin Chenoweth

Gay people don't actually try to convert people. That's Jehovah's Witnesses you're thinking of. — Tina Fey

There's folks you just don't need. You're better off without em. Your life is just a little better because they ain't in it. — William Gay

I'm not gay, a lotta people think I'm gay. I have a girlfriend. She thinks I'm gay. — Tom DeLonge

Miss Piggy and Chicken Little may rest easy, but gay people in Florida and California can no longer get married. — Samantha Ronson

Gay and lesbian people are equal. They deserve equal protection of the laws, and they deserve it now. — Donald Verrilli Jr.

Lot of people wondering if John Kerry supports gay marriages. Here's a hint ... he gets $1,000 haircuts. — Craig Kilborn

People have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way to spit and scratch and give people attitude. — Jason Bateman

God knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority. — William Friedkin

Some people are gay. Get over it! — John Barrowman

I do feel a responsibility. It's a privilege to be able to speak about it, but I don't speak for all gay people. — Damian Barr

I'm sick of people saying I hate blacks, women, and gays. It's false and slanderous. Everyone who knows me knows I hate the Chinese. — Zach Braff

I'm not getting married until gay people can get married. Because I'm gay. — Harris Wittels

In truth, feminism is flawed because it is a movement powered by people and people are inherently flawed. — Roxane Gay

The past is always with you. Some people want to be protected from this truth. — Roxane Gay

There are all kinds of people who continue to be largely ignored by advertisers, whose lives largely go unseen. They deserve their moment. — Roxane Gay

The only thing wrong with being gay is how some people treat you when they find out. — Robin Reardon

Many of my early Vines and collaborations were with gay people. — Nash Grier

We're not going to allow gay people to adopt children, that's against nature, it's against nature's God. — William Anthony Donohue

I love gay people. Or as I sometimes call them, 'people.' — Rob Delaney

And I think gay people are just as good at watching their kids play hockey as straight people. — Tina Fey

I've always had tremendous support from my parents. I think there's a myth that gay people have lousy relationships with their parents. — BD Wong

I examine other people's characteristics, so when I'm playing characters, I don't always have to make them me; I can transform into others. — Marcia Gay Harden

Gay people do not fight for freedom to live in a lavender bubble, but in a more just society. — Urvashi Vaid

Gay people got a right to be as miserable as everyone else. — Chris Rock

People think they know who I am, because I've played so many very, very out gay men on stage, and they think that's me. — Nathan Lane

And now gay people want to get married ... Haven't they suffered enough? — George Carlin

"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness. — Mallory Ortberg

[Button] If Gay and Lesbian people are given civil rights, soon everyone will want them — James Howe

When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committing suicide because they're gay and it's horrible. — Ricky Martin

A lot of people think that telling people you're gay is something someone might say just to get attention. — Dan Savage

People come up to me in pubs - gay pubs, mind you - and can't believe that I'm gay. — Luke Evans

I thinking gay and straight people use the same putters, it's not a matter of putters but a matter of hole selection. — Jon Stewart

If you want me to be straight, gay, into monkeys, dating Kylie, whatever, I'm happy for people to project whatever onto me! — Darren Hayes

Being in the Boy Scouts, you don't think about whether people are gay or straight. You're busy putting up tents and learning to cut sausages. — Boy George

But I will never say anything about who they are, what teams they are on. I'm just saying there's some famous people, and I'm not the only one. — Michael Sam

There are millions of gay people in the United States, including well-known celebrities. — Mary Cheney

Rock Hudson let his gay agent marry him off to his secretary because he didn't want people to get the right idea. — Anthony Perkins

People want to talk about whether I have rock cred, whether I'm selling out, the theatricality, the gay stuff ... Chill out! And just enjoy yourself. — Adam Lambert

A lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight - and when they come out, they're gay. — Benjamin Carson

I just hate that gay role models are supposed to be just like straight people, as if even straight people are like that. — Paul Rudnick

I don't feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don't care if people think I'm gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway. — Queen Latifah

Maybe what a gay icon is, is a person who is rooted for - in other words, cheered on - by people who feel different. — Liza Minnelli

Gay people could do anything. They were like Swiss army knives. — Sherman Alexie

Just because I do a few comedy bits about gay people, that does not mean I'm out there promoting some anti-gay cause. — Sam Kinison

People seem to forget that one reason they are now thinking differently is Freud's legacy itself. — Peter Gay

If gays are granted rights, next we'll have to give rights to prostitutes and to people who sleep with St. Bernards and to nail biters. — Anita Bryant

You don't call retarded people retards. It's bad taste. You call your friends retards when they are acting retarded. — Michael Scott

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people. — Joel Osteen

I'm sure that people who elected me, some of them thought I was gay, some of them thought I wasn't gay, and most of them didn't care. — Ed Koch

As gay young people, we are marginalized. As young people who are HIV-positive and have AIDS, we are totally written off. — Pedro Zamora

Some people think I am gay, which I think is awesome. — Daniel Radcliffe

Any government I lead will continue with the equality of gay and lesbian people. — David Cameron

Besides it's better to have Miyoshi around. You and me have a been together since Jr. High. Without her around people might think we're gay. — Tsugumi Ohba

Gay people don't have a personality problem. They have a problem with small-minded motherfuckers who can't conquer a 1-inch high curb. — Henry Rollins

You cannot reason with people who don't recognize the humanity in all of us. — Roxane Gay

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role models for all children, and that means interacting with them. — Armistead Maupin

The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible. — Anderson Cooper

I'm not against gay people. — Manny Pacquiao

The best part of being married is that now when we walk down the street, people won't just see two guys and a kid, they'll have to see a FAMILY. — Patricia A. Gozemba

I read that a lot of people think I'm gay. I don't care. My boyfriend and I are not really phased by what people say. — Monica Raymund