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People Will Talk: The coming out edition
“I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through.â€
—Queer as Folk Actor Randy Harrison. Via Advocate.com
“The single best thing about coming out is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them.â€
—MSNBC news pundit Rachel Maddow. Via Pinterest.com
“I have always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my friends, my family, and my colleagues. In a perfect world, I don’t think it’s anyone else’s business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted.â€
—CNN news pundit Anderson Cooper. Via EntertainmentWeekly.com
“Coming out as a Barbra Streisand fan was way more embarrassing than coming out as a lesbian.â€
—Painter Deborah Kass. Via NYTimes.com
“I don’t ever really think of things as out or in. I just think I am who I am.â€
—Actor/talk show host Sara Gilbert. Via MSN.com
“I didn’t realize how many people actually knew, and I was afraid that someone would tell me or leak something out about me. I want to own my truth. No one else should tell my story but me.â€
—Athlete Michael Sam. Via ESPN.com
“Coming out is the most political thing you can do.…Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.… Because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.â€
—Gay martyr and politician Harvey Milk. Via IBTimes.com
“I just came out as pansexual and my sister threw a pan at me and said, ‘Here, your future husband.’â€
—Anonymous poster. Via Pinterest.com
“There is no universal coming out process, so far as I know.â€
—Psychologist George Weinberg, who coined the term homophobia. Via GayToday.com
“Who you are is not up for public debate. Your identity is not up for debate.â€
—Comedian Ian Harvie. Via RoadTripNation.com
“I just kept thinking about the good that I could do for the world and how much better it would be for me and how freeing it would be for me after.â€
—Amazing Race contestant Joey Graceffa. Via IMDB.com
“I always looked at Mulan as a movie about a lesbian coming out.â€
—Actor/playwright Harvey Fierstein
“The truth is the truth. No matter how anyone tries to change the truth, it will eventually unfold itself. It may take awhile but it will come in its own time.â€
—Anonymous. Via Shayri.com
“My reason for coming out isn’t to be some sort of hero.â€
—Athlete Sheryl Swoopes. Via TheChron.com
“By coming out to ourselves, we free up the energy we spent keeping a part of ourselves hidden.â€
—Author Patrick Califia. Via Bilerico.com
“I wish I was where I am today 20 years ago. The process of not being able to say who I am in public life was very difficult. No one else knew this except me. My family didn’t
know. My friends didn’t know. Anyone who watched me knew I was a guy who was clearly uncomfortable with the topic.”
WASHINGTON – JANUARY 20: Ken Mehlman, Republican National Committee Chairman, watches a video presentation about former U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the morning session of the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting at the Capitol Hilton January 20, 2006 in Washington, DC. Rove outlined the Republican party’s successes over the last decade and highlighted areas where the GOP must focus for the next election cycle. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
—Republican National Committee former chairman Ken Mehlman. Via TheAtlantic.com
“I am an archer, middle aged and a lesbian. I am also cranky before my first cup of coffee. None of these aspects define who I am. They are simply part of me. I am fortunate that my sexual identity is not an issue, and I don’t suffer the level of discrimination and violence that black lesbians in South Africa do. I look forward to the day when this is a non-issue and as relevant as my eye color or favorite sushi.â€
—South African Olympian Karen Hultzer. Via Outsports.com
“Of course I dress well. I didn’t spend all that time in the closet for nothing.â€
—High school senior Michael Barrett, describing himself in a caption his yearbook. Via Cosmopolitan.com
“I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.â€
—Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook. Via Bloomberg.com
“I’m a WWE superstar…and I’ll tell you right now, I’m gay. And I’m happy.â€
—Wrestler Darren Young. Via TMZ.com
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