53 Quotes About Glbt

Today, being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer is as much a part of popular culture as it is a part of our personal lives. But since our society isn’t always accepting of difference, it can be difficult to come out and express yourself freely. Fortunately, many of the most important gay rights victories have taken place in recent years. We’ve written a list of the top queer quotes to help you celebrate the diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do – to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what someone, or a group of people, might actually be like. Jess C. Scott
Peter to Austin:
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Peter to Austin:"Hard-ons don't make you think less. They make you think stupid. Which makes me think you must have one 24/7. Dani Alexander
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Here’s a toast to Alan Turingborn in harsher, darker timeswho thought outside the containerand loved outside the linesand so the code-breaker was brokenand we’re sorryyes now the s-word has been spokenthe official conscience woken— very carefully scripted but at least it’s not encrypted —and the story does suggesta part 2 to the Turing Test:1. can machines behave like humans?2. can we? Matt Harvey
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In general there should be gay characters in YA because a) surprise, there are gay folks everywhere and b) in my opinion as a father, there’s not a damn thing wrong with my child encountering gay folks in her literature, because see point a). John Scalzi
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In the past, when gays were very flamboyant as drag queens or as leather queens or whatever, that just amused people. And most of the people that come and watch the gay Halloween parade, where all those excesses are on display, those are straight families, and they think it's funny. But what people don't think is so funny is when two middle-aged lawyers who are married to each other move in next door to you and your wife and they have adopted a Korean girl and they want to send her to school with your children and they want to socialize with you and share a drink over the backyard fence. That creeps people out, especially Christians. So, I don't think gay marriage is a conservative issue. I think it's a radical issue. Edmund White
If my God damns people for love but saves them...
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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
As outsiders looking in, my readers and I must reform...
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As outsiders looking in, my readers and I must reform how we think so we may open ourselves to new forms of knowledge. Cristina Marrero
I didn't come up with the lie. It wasn't mine....
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I didn't come up with the lie. It wasn't mine. They handed the lie to me, and I tried like hell to make it work for a while. Kenneth Logan
Now whenever I left class to go to the boys'...
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Now whenever I left class to go to the boys' room, I worried that I would end up on the blue tiled floor in a puddle of piss and blood. Kenneth Logan
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James, you’d like Lou Reed, ” Michael insisted. “He was bisexual.” Their laughter turned to coughs. They were all staring at me when I turned around. I told myself to relax.“ Oh, yeah?” I said. “He doesn’t sound bisexual.” Michael just shook his head, but Ronan and Glenn smiled.“ They did electroshock therapy on him when he was a teenager, ” Michael said.“ Electro-what?” said Glenn. “They electrocuted people?”“ Kind of. They zapped their brains to alter their personalities. That’s how they tried to make gay people straight back then.” They all looked at me for a response. I shrugged. “So, he was bisexual? It worked halfway?. Kenneth Logan
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He unbuckled his beltand pulled off his blue jeans and boxers. I guess I had forgotten hisactual size and I blushed at the sight of him. This was gonna hurt. J.M. Colail
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You can't know what it is like for us now--you will always be one step behind. Be thankful for that. You can't know what it was like for us then--you will always be one step ahead. Be thankful for that, too. David Levithan
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A midst deceit I found the truth;there in the rough I found a diamond. And from the moment we met, I think of no one else Today I choose to be, to live and breathe;to dream, to weep, and to sing in free verse. And you, the object of my delight:a like-minded opposite I am myself with, a mind-fuck times six, seven, eight thousand and three. I know that you love me with every inch of your deep. Donato DiCristino
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If we held grudges for all the idiotic things we said and did as freshman and sophomores, the hallways would be silent. Kenneth Logan
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While there are memories I wish I could dispose of, sometimes my memories are the only things that keep me sane. Shaun David Hutchinson
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Love, he thinks, is a lie that people tell each other in order to make the world bearable. He is not up for the lie anymore. And nobody is going to lie to him like that, anyway. He's not even worth a lie. David Levithan
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We could call you an ambisexual. A duosexual. A–”“Do I really have to find a word for it?” Kyle interrupts. “Can’t it just be what it is?”“ Of course, ” I say, even though in the bigger world I’m not so sure. The world loves stupid labels. I wish we got to choose our own. We pause for a moment. I wonder if that’s all–if he just needed to say the truth and have it heard. But then Kyle looks at me with unsure eyes and says, “You see, I don’t know who I’m supposed to be.”“ Nobody does, ” I assure him. David Levithan
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If no one on this planet ever loves you, I always will. C.J. Reid
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Accepted social gender roles and expectations are so entrenched in our culture that most people cannot imagine any other way. As a result, individuals fitting neatly into these expectations rarely if ever question what gender really means. They have never had to, because the system has worked for them. Nicki Petrikowski
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I am usually able to tolerate all kinds of victims of indoctrination except those who have been infected with xenophobia, racism, or homophobia. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The Bible is still the only dirty book I've ever read, at least in its current incarnation as a weapon of the homophobes. Bible scholarship keeps trying to catch up, proving that all the hatred of gay is just stupid translation, though the snake-oil preachers don't want to hear it. Paul Monette
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Organized religion is the school of hate, and never more exultant in its righteous indignation than when it talks about gay and lesbian. In America the unholy alliance between the know-nothing fundamentalists and the Catholic hierarchy keeps the faithful whipped up to a frenzy of witch-hunting and fag-bashing. Paul Monette
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He does seem rather taken with you, ” Jacques said, almost sending Ignatius off bleating with laughter. The man sounded quite perplexed and put out that the horseman had chosen another over him.“ The same could be said of you, ” Ignatius reminded him, thinking of a forced seduction by chicken. Sharon Maria Bidwell
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I’ve lived in this world a long time, and you can’t change what you like, even if you’d want to. Hunter Murphy
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Humanity was a passing notion to him; something he liked to try on for size and model in the dressing room, but never actually felt compelled to buy. Jane Bled
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If a fight looks like a lot of fun, you should be suspicious. 'If you ain't scared of standing up for what's right, you ain't standing up for much. Kenneth Logan
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I mean, I really liked him to the point where being around him was sort of wonderful and painful all at the same time, you know? Kenneth Logan
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Please your mother: just lie around upstairs and smoke some pot. Be a revolutionary. Kenneth Logan
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She kissed me on the cheek, and my mom sang Theresa’s name from the open front door. She loves Theresa. I think she loves me more when I’m with her. Kenneth Logan
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I could feel his hand on my waist, his arms around me, feel the rise and fall of his chest next to mine as I held my breath, and wished the sun would drop out of the sky. Kenneth Logan
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It was duck apocalypse! Kenneth Logan
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Dude, ” he said instead, “I’m flattered as hell.” And then he kicked my foot, lightly, twice. He was smiling. He couldn’t see the chasm that had opened behind my ribs. Kenneth Logan
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I've always wanted to wake up one day in a world where I liked the right people, and they lied me in return. I worry it'll never happen. Kenneth Logan
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I'm still not totally sure I know what's true about me. Kenneth Logan
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I do like the way people behave toward me and Theresa when we’re together-everyone’s voice changes to music, and we get all sorts of smiles. Kenneth Logan
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I'm going to Hell in a basket Weaved in from my sins, Like wicker With little Wiccan ties As if I'm a witch Accused. Matthew Little
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[On hearing that 86% of gay teens have experienced harassment] Eighty-six percent? Eighty-six per-fuckin-cent WERE harassed?! That means fourteen per-fuckin-cent WEREN'T harassed? WHAT?! At MY school a hundred percent of the children - gay, straight, transgendered, bi, sell.. or trade - WERE harassed. She's saying that fourteen percent of the gay students were NOT harassed? That seems impossible. At MY school any one of us would have sucked Elton John's COCK at a mandatory school assembly for a fourteen percent chance of NOT being harassed. . Penn Jillette
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When did you know you were a girl? When did I know I was a boy?" he said. "I knew my whole life. I can't tell you exactly when, but it wasn't like I was ten and realized, 'Oh gee, I must be a boy! ' What people fail to realize is they made that decision way earlier than that. It just happened that their gender identity and their anatomy matched. Jaime A. Seba
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Gay kids aren’t a “plot point” that you can play with. Gay kids are real, actual kids, teenagers, growing up into awesome adults, and they don’t have the books they need to reflect that. Growing up, my nose was constantly stuck in a book. Growing up as a lesbian, I was told over and over and over by the lack of gayness in said books that I did not exist. That I wasn’t important enough to tell stories about. That I was invisible. Why are we telling our kids this? Why are we telling them that they’re a minority, and they don’t deserve the same rights as straights, that they’re going to grow up in a world that despises them, that the intolerance of humanity will never change, that they’re worthless. It’s not true. Sarah Diemer
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Tell me something good about your life, " I whispered, needing to hear that he wasn't as broken as I thought him to be. Peter breathed into the handset for about two minutes. I began wondering if he was about to hang up, or had fallen asleep, when he answered. "You." It was so quiet I almost didn't hear it. And then he hung up before I could ask him to repeat himself. I fell asleep, grinning, with the phone still clutched in my hand and my milk souring on the coffee table. Dani Alexander
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I am not here to entertain straight people. Sarah Schulman
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[Button] If Gay and Lesbian people are given civil rights, soon everyone will want them James Howe
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Unerringly locating Riley's dick in his loose dress pants, Jack grabbed it forcefully and leaned close to Riley's ear, hearing the quick indrawn breath from his husband. A spark of lust flashed through his own body as he contemplated what to do next. Finally he decided. He was tired of all the pussy-footing around, and the darkness of the hallway invited sin. He moved his hand on Riley's hard dick, listening to the groan in Riley's throat. Riley, you know who this belongs to? This belongs to me." He gentled the touch, twisting his hand. "I saw you flirting and sharing with those girls out there, and I'm telling you now, I don't share. No one else gets to see this. No one else gets to touch it. No one else gets to taste it. Just me. It's mine for one whole year, and I have the contract to prove it." Riley tried to form a reply as Jack moved his hand again. It was good to see the other man speechless for once." Don't worry though, husband. I'm gonna treat it so good. I've decided that I'm gonna make it, and you, feel so damn good you'll never look at another woman again. You only have to say the word, and I'll show you what you signed up for." His voice fell into a heated whisper, the words low and drawled. Now do we need to get out of here? I'm thinking I might need to take you home and show you who you belong to." Riley's eyes widened, his dick fully hard, iron in Jack's clever hands. "I can make you scream. You wouldn't even know your name when I finished with you."" Jack–please." Riley's voice was broken. Everything Jack wanted to hear." Please?" Riley blinked, unconsciously pushing his groin into Jack's hold. Jack knew what followed next was certainly not a decision Riley made with his upstairs brain. "Fuck, Jack. Let's get the hell out of here. R.J. Scott
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Riley paused, turning back to face Jack. "Just so you know, we are gonna need some definite PDAs tonight. Think you can handle that?" There was irritation in Riley's voice, a subtle change, a certain stress. Jack imagined it was a manifestation of fear, and it made him feel better to think that. In answer Jack moved carefully past Riley, sliding a hand over the younger man's black silk shirt, his fingers brushing Riley's left nipple. He heard a hiss of indrawn breath as his hard thigh touched Riley briefly." I can handle anything you need, Het-boy, " he said, his voice low and growled. "Just follow my cues." Riley followed him to the top of the stairs, and Jack held out his hand. "Husband?" he smirked. Riley took his hand, and they started down the sweeping staircase. "Fuck you, asshole, " Riley forced out behind a covering smile." Not if I fuck you first, " Jack said, fast and clear, smirking again as Riley stumbled on the next step. . R.J. Scott
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Jules rested the violin and bow on the case and sat down next to Jason. He hesitated for a moment, watching the older man with uncomfortable intensity, then reached for Jason and brushed a single tear from his cheek. For Jason, the touch was electric, and his physical response unexpected.“ Bach always touches my soul, ” Jules half whispered. His fingers still rested against Jason’s cheek. “He must have known great love, and great pain, to write something so powerful.” Jason realized that his own pain must be showing on his face, because Jules, too, looked sad." I’ve never been religious, ” Jules said, his eyes never leaving Jason’s, “but I played this piece in a tiny church once. It was like God was there with me, speaking through me.” When Jason remained silent, Jules leaned forward and kissed him lightly on the lips. At a loss to explain the intense emotional and sexual response of his own body and equally unable to stop himself, Jasonreached for Jules and returned the kiss. The younger man’s lips tasted of wine and musk, and Jason realized that he was hungry for more. Shira Anthony
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Living with stress and secrets is both stressful and secretive. James Dawson
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You can't have a vocation of No Eve Tushnet
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There's a strange lack of knowledge about the role of drag queens in our culture. I attribute this to the appalling state of our country's educational system. Others might blame an utter lack of interest. Who am I to judge? Josh KilmerPurcell
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Day drag." Ashley answered simply. "The sun turns vampires into dust and drag queens into this." He motioned with his hand down his body. Kyle Adams
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What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title–whether it's 'black actor, ' a 'gay actor' or 'anything actor, ' Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. Equality comes from treating everybody the same regardless of who they are. I hope the media and the press catches on to that because it's time to move out of 1992. Matthew Bomer
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I wonder if he’d been as beautiful as Dante. And I wondered why I thought that. Unknown
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Imagine learning at such a young age that your very appearance–your very identity–is enough to trigger such confusion and animosity. Imagine knowing that people will hate you for no reason other than you are who you are Thomas Beatie