Quotes for gay rights

“My silences had not protected me. It happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities.”

– Marsha P. Johnson

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Larry Kramer was a vocal advocate for those suffering from AIDS, and continues to speak out to this day about the failure of our society to help and protect those who are suffering.

18. Like having brown hair.”
― Julie Buxbaum, Tell Me Three Things

 

22. “If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.”
― Harvey Milk

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Motivational Pride quotes

1. “Most people think the closet is a small room. It's not a phobia. You define yourself.” – Billie Jean King

45. “Somebody, your father or mine, should have told us that not many people have ever died of love. She knew that the queer community had been put down for long enough and was ready to fight for their rights and for their voice.

We’re all equal.”
― Connor Franta

6. "I want to do the right thing and not hide anymore. All that remains is dream making and strange remembrance.” - Call me by your name (2017)

66. Pride Month happens each year during the month of June. She picketed to stop them from barring LGBTQ applicants from employment.

In this quotation, she states that the only way to normalize non-heterosexual orientations is for the queer community to act like they are normal, because they are.

19. You're an asshole." - Morgan Freeman

9. Born in Germany in 1825, his coming out was a historic and brave moment.

Life is short and difficult, people.