I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.
I'm delighted that gay people now want to get married and I say why not! It's nobody's business and I would happily give my blessing.
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.
You're not gay, are you?" Simon's greenish color deepened. "If I were, I would dress better.
A Senate vote on gay marriage is a destructive pretension against the plan of God
The joy of joys is the person of light but unmalicious humor. If you know any one who is gay, beguiling and amusing, you will, if you are wise, do everything you can to make him prefer your house and your table to any other; for where he is, the successful party is also.
Well let's face it, who on earth besides antique dealers and gay couples actually still give dinner parties?
Like a bird she seems to wear gay plumage unconsciously, as if it grew upon her.
In the past, it weighed on me because nobody in my family is gay. I had no role models so I had to find my own way.
It's better to be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to tell your mother.
It is a violation of human rights when governments declare it illegal to be gay.
Popular culture does a lot to shape attitudes. You can't compare different communities to each other, but in my lifetime the gay and lesbian community has become much more mainstream in society. I would venture to say it's in part because people began to feel more comfortable when they saw that group on TV.
It should never be a crime to be gay.
When I first appeared, people couldn't figure out whether I was gay, straight, black, white or whatever, and I loved that. I loved the fact it scares people.
I do believe deeply that all human beings, male and female, are sexual beings, most likely bisexual beings channeled this way and that by cultures terrified of boundary crossings without passports stamped gay or straight.
I could tell by his expression that once he got over his anger at me for keeping this secret from him, there was nothing left to talk about. He wasn't confused. He didn't need questions answered. He didn't ask why or how or with whom or whether I thought maybe it might just be a phase. He didn't ask who knew and who didn't know or whether I thought it might ruin my career. I was his sister and he didn't care whether I was straight or gay; it simply didn't matter to him.
I believe everyone on this planet deserves equal rights to their own pursuit of happiness.
If the issue is letting the states experiment and letting the society have more time to figure out its direction, why is taking a case now the answer?
The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know.
I've got to include things like "I've Got A Crush On You," and put my stamp on it with the (openly gay) saxophonist Dave Koz.