Lgbt Quotes

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  Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

  Barry Goldwater

  Memorial Day, Freedom, Gay

  Speech accepting nomination for president at Republican National Convention, San Francisco, Cal., 16 July 1964

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• A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?' We must always consider the person.

  Pope Francis

  Inspirational, Gay, Doe

  "A Big Heart Open to God: An interview with Pope Francis". Interview with Antonio Spadaro, S.J., www.americamagazine.org. September 30, 2013.

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  All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

  Harvey Milk

  Motivational, Gay, People

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• Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.

  Martina Navratilova

  Inspirational, Lgbt Pride, People

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  If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door in the country.

  Harvey Milk

  Gay, Doors, Lgbt Pride

  Tape recording (November 18, 1977) to be played in the event of his assassination (the version of recording given to Frank Robinson) as quoted in Randy Shilts "The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk" (p. 372), 1982.

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• All people deserve to be treated with dignity and have their human rights respected, no matter who they are or whom they love.

  Hillary Clinton

  Rights, People, Matter

  International Human Rights Day Address at Palais des Nations, delivered 6 December 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

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• It's always wrong to hate, but it's never wrong to love.

  Lady Gaga

  Hate, Love And Hate, Always Wrong

  "Lady Gaga: On the Record with Fuse". TV Movie, 2009.

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• Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.

  Hillary Clinton

  Inspirational, Gay, Reality

  International Human Rights Day Address at Palais des Nations, delivered 6 December 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

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  The most violent element in society is ignorance.

  Emma Goldman

  Peace, Educational, Book

  Emma Goldman (2015). “Anarchism and Other Essays”, p.33, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - people are people.

  Judith Light

  Gay, Bisexual, People

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• Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?

  Ernest Gaines

  Motivational, Respect, Integrity

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• Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

  Harvey Fierstein

  Life, Positive, Meaningful

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelming--to keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you're not. Remember: you are special and worth being cared about, loved, and accepted just as you are. Never, ever let anyone convince you otherwise.

  Alex Sanchez

  Inspirational, Motivational, Lying

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• We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny . . . I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to be what you ought to be.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Gay, Destiny, Together

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• Women’s voices, LGBT voices, and the voices of people of color are all needed in any art form if we want to explore the true possibilities of that art form. Diversity is strength.

  Jessica Abel

  Art, People, Diversity

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• Gender is the poetry each of us makes out of the language we are taught.

  Leslie Feinberg

  Taught, Language, Gender

  Leslie Feinberg (1998). “Trans liberation: beyond pink or blue”, Beacon Pr

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• I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals flaming.

  Matt Groening

  Beer, Gay, Tvs

  "The Simpsons (Classic): 'Homer's Phobia'" by Dennis Perkins, tv.avclub.com. February 8, 2015.

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• As anyone who is gay will confirm, being that way is not something you become, it is a set of emotional and physical responses that just are.

  Lance Loud

  Gay, Emotional, Way

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• You always have to remember - no matter what you're told - that God loves all the flowers, even the wild ones that grow on the side of the highway.

  Cyndi Lauper

  Flower, Gay, Matter

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.

  Barry Goldwater

  Funny, Military, Gay

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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  What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.

  Tennessee Williams

  Heart, Gay, Lgbt Community

  Tennessee Williams (1975). “Memoirs”, p.54, New Directions Publishing

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• I don't think homosexuality is a choice. Society forces you to think it's a choice, but in fact, it's in one's nature. The choice is whether one expresses one's nature truthfully or spends the rest of one's life lying about it.

  Marlo Thomas

  Nature, Lying, Gay

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• I'm an American for marriage equality. I believe that love comes in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. So whether you're LGBT or straight, your love is valid, beautiful, and an incredible gift.

  Demi Lovato

  Beautiful, Believe, Love Is

  "Singer and Hardcore LGBT Rights Supporter Demi Lovato Made This Lovely Video for Marriage Equality" by Asawin Suebsaeng, www.motherjones.com. July 10, 2014.

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  Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.

  Bernard Baruch

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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  Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

  Harvey Fierstein

  Life, Beautiful, Being Yourself

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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