Quotes tagged ‘Homophobia’

“The Royal Family — what a bunch of misfits — a gay, an architect, that horsey faced lesbian, and a kid who gave up Koo Stark for some fat broad.”

— Mike Bloomberg, vanityfair.com

“A gay Missouri police officer who won a "historic" $20 million judgment in a sexual orientation discrimination lawsuit alleging he was told to "tone down your gayness" by a police commission board member has reached a settlement with St. Louis County for half the amount a jury awarded him.”

— Bill Hutchinson, abcnews.go.com

“We are living in an unprecedented moment in American history. And it’s not just the racism and the pathological lying and the sexism and the homophobia of Donald Trump. It goes beyond that. And I’m the only candidate I think who talks about this consistently.”

— Bernie Sanders, rollingstone.com

“In real life you can't get a job as an executive unless you have the educational background and the opportunity. Now, the fact that you are not an executive is merely because of the social standing of life. Black people have a hard time getting anywhere and those that do are usually straight. In a b…”

— Jennie Livingston, Herself, Dorian Corey, imdb.com

“[to Juan] You ever see the way he walk? You’re gonna tell him why the other boys kick his ass all the time?”

— Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Paula, Naomie Harris, imdb.com

“Stevo: There were quite a few punks in the SLC back in '85, but there were equally as many posers. Posers were kids who would dress and act like punks but they did it for fashion. They were fools! They'd say shit like... Poser: Anarchy in the U.K.! Stevo: See what I mean? Posers. ‘Anarchy in the U.K…”

— James Merendino, Stevo, Matthew Lillard, imdb.com

“Well, Lance, you're clearly gay. There's nothing really else to say about that. I think you all know that. And that's cool, but, you know, you were trying to oil me up and that's not really cool.”

— Andrew Steele, Dennis McNicholas, Leon Phelps, Tim Meadows, imdb.com

“Bud: Wanna make ten bucks? Otto: Fuck you, queer.”

— Alex Cox, Bud, Harry Dean Stanton, imdb.com

“Joe Miller: [to Jamey Collins on the witness stand] are you gay? Jamey Collins: [confused] what? Joe Miller: [gradually raising his voice] are you gay?, You know a faggot? A punk, a fruit, a queen, a fairy a booby snatcher, rump roaster, pillow biter, ARE YOU GAY?”

— Ron Nyswaner, Joe Miller, Denzel Washington, imdb.com

“If the repeated harassment in these videos doesn’t cross the line by YouTube’s standards, then your line needs to be moved.”

— Joe Posner , Lauren Williams, vox.com

“Be the company you claim to be when you change your avatar to a flag on Pride Month.”

— Connor Franta, rollingstone.com

“There's nothing wrong with me, I mean, I don't like boys.”

— David Newman, Robert Benton, Robert Towne, Clyde Barrow, Warren Beatty, imdb.com

“I was public because I started to receive stories from kids who read online that I was gay. They were going through being bullied, feeling like their family didn’t love them, being pushed out of their home, very close to suicide. Just things that really pulled on my heart. I started saying, ‘You kno…”

— Tim Cook, 9to5mac.com

“You want the word on that brother-and-sister act, Hansel's a fag and Gretel's got the hots for herself, so who cares, right? Load up on the salami.”

— Waldo Salt, Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo, Dustin Hoffman, imdb.com

“John Wayne! Are you tryin' to tell me he's a fag?”

— Waldo Salt, Joe Buck, Jon Voight, imdb.com

“[Proximo grabs hold of the slave trader’s crotch] Proximo: Those giraffes you sold me, they won’t mate. They just walk around eating, not mating. You sold me queer giraffes. I want my money back. Slave Trader: Not a chance. [He grunts as Proximo squeezes tighter] I’ll do a special price for you!”

— David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, Antonius Proximo, Oliver Reed, imdb.com

“Ellen has provided many celebrities with the opportunity to do some damage control in an environment that isn’t mediated by the press.”

— Shannon Keating, buzzfeednews.com

“Joan Clarke: Alan, what's happened? Alan Turing: [pause] We can't be engaged anymore. Your parents need to take you back. Find you a husband elsewhere. Joan Clarke: What's wrong with you? Alan Turing: I have something to tell you. I'm... I'm a homosexual. Joan Clarke: All right. Alan Turing: No, no,…”

— Graham Moore, Alan Turing, Benedict Cumberbatch, imdb.com

“Little: [innocently] What's a faggot? Juan: A faggot is... a word used to make gay people feel bad. [pause] Little: Am I a faggot? Juan: No. You're not a faggot. You can be gay, but you don't have to let nobody call you a faggot.”

— Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Juan, Mahershala Ali, imdb.com

“[as they see Kurt riding down the escalator] Dear God. This is going to come off weird, Dusty, but he’s beautiful.”

— Sean Anders, John Morris, Brad Whitaker, Will Ferrell, imdb.com