“Scientist are always trying to guess when we’ll have them based on past patterns; they say we’re gonna have a big one sometime in the next seven years. And I used to take their warnings seriously - that’s why I spent most of the ‘80s in a closet.”— Ellen Degeneres, youtube.com
“Fear is inherent when having an 'unconventional' sexual orientation. The fear of who will accept you or not, the fear of physical attack, the racing heartbeat you feel every single time you come out to someone - over and over again through your entire life.”— Jacob Geers, amazon.com
“Change is hard. Change is scarring. Change can be painful. We fear the change that comes with new jobs, new opportunities - things that we see as generally positive. It should be no surprise, then, that changing one's perceived sexual orientations is fucking hard.”— Jacob Geers, amazon.com
“We need more representation of boring bisexual people so boring people like me will have someone to look up to.”— Mara Wilson, twitter.com
“If you can't come out on coming out day, do not feel badly. I think it makes things better (in the long run) but it's tough!”— Gaby Dunn, twitter.com
“I was 20 years old. Attending a catholic college where I was playing basketball for, no joke, the Lady Monks. As often as she could my girlfriend would drive three hours to pick me up and drive me back to her house for the weekend. I was so in love and so desperate to see her, but as soon as I’d get…”— Andrea Gibson, facebook.com
“People like me––gay people, undocumented people, undocumented gay people––are not ‘coming out.’ We’re just letting you in, and, in the process, asking you to find yourselves in us.”— Jose Antonio Vargas, emergingus.com