1,387 Quotes About Gay

Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I'd had to tell them.

My family knew I was gay when I was 15, long before I got famous. But it's a very different thing coming out to your family and coming out to the universe. That's a big step. Maybe without me, there wouldn't be Adam Lambert. Without Bowie, there wouldn't be me. Without Quentin Crisp, there wouldn't have been Bowie. So everything is part of a big daisy chain.

The world is less homophobic, depending on where you are in the world. As a gay man I feel very strongly about those issues around the world - there've been huge changes and developments, but there are still places where things are scary.

George Bush says that gay people getting married would violate the sanctity of marriage. Is anybody here married? Does it feel like a gift from God to you?

I remember when I first got married, there was a certain amount of internet traffic on the subject of, "Who is this beard who is allegedly married to Ira Glass? Obviously, he's gay."

It's amazing how the world has changed because, at that time [2005], a lot of actors didn't want to play a gay role.

I'm homosexual. How and why are idle questions. It's a little like wanting to know why my eyes are green.

I've been aware of my gay fans since album one. There has been such great support from that community and it has gone both ways.

I know gay parents, and I support them and their families. They are good parents and loving families.