Gay Quotes - Page 24

• It's none of my business what somebody's [orientation is]. Now when somebody makes it my business, like on gay marriage, I'm going to stand up and say I don't support gay marriage. I support marriage between men and women.

  George W. Bush

  Men, Support, Orientation

  "South Carolina Republican Debate". "Larry King Live" with Larry King, edition.cnn.com. February 15, 2000.

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• The union of a man and a woman is the most enduring human institution, honored and encouraged in all cultures and by every religious faith." ... "Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.

  George W. Bush

  Religious, Men, Roots

  "Bush calls for ban on same-sex marriages". edition.cnn.com. February 25, 2004.

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• Ages of experience have taught us that the commitment of a husband and a wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society. Marriage cannot be cut off from its cultural, religious, and natural roots without weakening this good influence on society. Government, by recognizing and protecting marriage, serves the interests of all.

  George W. Bush

  Religious, Children, Husband

  The President's Radio Address, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. June 3, 2006.

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• You can say I'm a hater. But I would argue I'm a lover. I'm a lover of traditional families and of the right of children to have a mother and father... I would argue that the future of America hangs in the balance, because the future of the family hangs in the balance. Isn't that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage?

  Rick Santorum

  Mother, Children, Father

  "Senate kills ban on gay marriage" by Ann McFeatters, www.post-gazette.com. July 15, 2004.

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• Art thou in misery, brother? Then I pray Be comforted. Thy grief shall pass away. Art thou elated? Ah, be not too gay; Temper thy joy: this, too, shall pass away. Art thou in danger? Still let reason sway, And cling to hope: this, too, shall pass away. Tempted art thou? In all thine anguish lay One truth to heart: this, too, shall pass away. Do rays of loftier glory round thee play? Kinglike art thou? This, too, shall pass away! Whate'er thou art, wher'er thy footsteps stray, Heed these wise words: This, too, shall pass away.

  Paul Hamilton Hayne

  Wise, Art, Brother

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• This guy says, "I'm perfect for you, 'cause I'm a cross between a macho man and a sensitive man." I said, "Oh, a gay trucker?"

  Judy Tenuta

  Memorable, Men, Sensitive Man

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• We've made houses for hatred. It's time we made a place where people's souls may be seen and made safe.

  Jewel

  People, House, Hatred

  "Song: Innocence Maintained". 1998.

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• In fact, the Alejandro video...is a celebration of my love and appreciation for the gay community, my admiration of their bravery, and their love for one another, their courage in their relationships.

  Lady Gaga

  Appreciation, Bravery, Community

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• It is a great injustice to persecute homosexuality as a crime, and cruelty too

  Sigmund Freud

  Life, Lgbt, Injustice

  Letter to an American mother, 9 Apr. 1935

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  If you are not personally free to be yourself in that most important of all human activities... the expression of love... then life itself loses its meaning.

  Harvey Milk

  Being Yourself, Expression, Important

  Harvey Milk (2013). “An Archive of Hope: Harvey Milk's Speeches and Writings”, p.214, Univ of California Press

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• We shouldn't just allow gay marriage. We should insist on gay marriage. We should regard it as scandalous that two people could claim to love each other and not want to sanctify their love with marriage and fidelity.

  David Brooks

  Two, People, Lgbt

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• Discrimination is discrimination no matter who the victim is, and it is always wrong. There are no special rights in America, despite the attempts by many to divide blacks and the gay community with the argument that the latter are seeking some imaginary special rights at the expense of blacks.

  Julian Bond

  Rights, America, Community

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• There are many lesbians and gay men trapped by their fear into silence and invisibility, and they exist in a dim valley of terror wearing nooses of conformity.

  Audre Lorde

  Men, Silence, Valleys

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• There are easier things in life than being a drag queen. But I ain't got no choice. Try as I may, I just can't walk in flats.

  Harvey Fierstein

  Queens, Things In Life, Choices

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• You cannot demand your rights, civil or otherwise, if you are unwilling to say what you are.

  Merle Miller

  Rights, Lgbt, Demand

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• How dare you make my life a felony.

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Lgbt, Dare, Felony

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• The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century... unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today.

  John F. Kennedy

  Rights, Today, Torches

  Inaugural address, 20 Jan. 1961, in Vital Speeches 1 Feb. 1961, p. 226

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• I used to look at gay men and think, 'I'm not like that, I don't want to be like that, that's not me.'

  Ricky Martin

  Men, Thinking, Looks

  "Ricky Martin: I bullied gay people". www.news.com.au. August 27, 2013.

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• It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: 'Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy.' First of all, quit telling me what I think. I'd rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can't play.

  Charles Barkley

  Sports, Crazy, Team

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• When I was a kid out here in L.A., I was homeless, I didn't have any money and I was living in my car. I wasn't averse to going down to Santa Monica Boulevard and letting a guy buy me a sandwich. Know what I mean?

  Thomas Jane

  Mean, Kids, Car

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• I wanted to show America a different kind of man. If there was someone like me when I was growing up, my whole life would have been different.

  Chaz Bono

  Growing Up, Men, America

  “'Dancing With the Stars' Chaz Bono Reveals Who He's Voting for Now” by Lindsay Powers, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 26, 2011.

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• In the gay world, [relationships] will always be open. There is no curbing the gay man.

  Patti Stanger

  Men, World, Gay Men

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• Well, you show me the science [that being gay is not a choice] and I'll be persuaded.

  Herman Cain

  Choices, Show Me, Shows

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• Is it adultery if I’m committing it at one end of a guy and he’s committing it at the other end of that same guy?

  Dan Savage

  Guy, Adultery, Ends

  "Dan Savage Makes Stephen Colbert Break Character" by Brett Michael Dykes, uproxx.com. July 13, 2011.

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• OMG! Is this true? [Marcus Bachmann] has a Christian clinic where he de-programs gay boys & girls! I'm gonna strangle him with my Boa!

  Cher

  Girl, Christian, Boys

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