“The lesbian doppelgänger, when not outright offensive, is often just a really boring creative choice.”— Shannon Keating, buzzfeednews.com
“Pink like the lid of your eye, baby Pink is where all of it starts, crazy Pink like the halls of your heart”— Janelle Monae, open.spotify.com
“Sometimes sexuality is fluid. Sometimes love is simply love. And sometimes you just need to go for something, even if you know you’re probably going to end up wounded.”— Zara Barrie, gomag.com
“There is a politic of desire at play when certain bodies and experiences are centered and others aren’t. Meaning, it’s only those who are deemed attractive and sexy and fuckable that are given the headline or allowed to walk the runway, or to simply live.”— Tre'vell Anderson, out.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
“Took me like I was a hit Addicted but trying to quit Get over it Act like you already did So thirsty, you're drowning in it”— Hayley Kiyoko, open.spotify.com
“Whether you’re in a brand new relationship or have been with the same woman for years, it’s important to remember: good relationships don’t just happen, they take dedication and work.”— Lindsay Curtis, gomag.com
“Carol is a lesbian romance classic (duh), but sometimes we just want to kick back and watch girls like us fall in love without fear of death, divorce, or unemployment.”— Lauren Emily, gomag.com
“They wouldn’t let me come out of solitary confinement. I was in there going crazy.”— Sonya Calico, buzzfeednews.com
“Forget vacation, Portland is the heaven that we queer women go to after we die.”— Janis Luna, gomag.com
“Remember that it’s temporary. Remember that this can’t take away who you are.”— John Paul Brammer, them.us
“When I first started having these feelings, I didn't want to be queer. I'm already biracial; I couldn't imagine adding queer to that label.”— Mika Doyle, bustle.com
“It’s just part of me, it’s not something that I feel the need to telegraph immediately anymore.”— Katie Heaney, them.us
“The Kentucky official who sparked an international uproar for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has lost her bid for re-election as Rowan County clerk.”— Alfred Miller, courier-journal.com
“It seems more people are concerned about same-sex marriages than are concerned with someone on fire.”— April Jennifer Choi, pinknews.co.uk