It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain.
~Francis Maude
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?
~Ernest Gaines
No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.
~Rita Mae Brown
Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.
~Martina Navratilova
The most important political step that any gay man or lesbian can take is to come out of the closet. It's been proven that it is easier to hate us and to fear us if you can't see us.
~ Amanda Bearse
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
I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
~Coretta Scott King