LGBTQ Quotes: 50 things That You Need To Know

Everyone deserves to be proud of who they are. There is no better way to celebrate your individuality and love for yourself than by reading these quotes from LGBTQ people about pride.

LGBTQ Quotes By Some Famous Personalities

The first quote is from the late author James Baldwin, who said “I love America more than any other country in this world and exactly for this reason I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”

Another great one is by poet E.E Cummings, who wrote “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best night and day to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.”

The last quote comes from actress Laverne Cox, who said “I am afraid of walking outside because I might be killed for simply existing. That’s why Pride is important. We must liberate our minds and bodies from the shame placed on us by a patriarchal, capitalist society that labels us as deviant and criminal simply for expressing who we are.”

Pride Quotes On LGBTQ

Here are 50 more LGBTQ quotes that you must read:

• If a transvestite does not say that they are gay and proud, then nobody will say it for them.
• If more gay people get elected, it will make other people feel like they can also do something.
• The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them that a bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.
• I was discriminated against, and that taught me to be more compassionate.
• What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street. But a person’s heart is curved like a road through mountains.
• Equality means more than just passing laws. The struggle is won in the hearts and minds of the community because that’s really where it counts.
• You should not be bullied into silence. Someone should not try to make you a victim. You do not have to listen when someone tells you how your life is or what it means.
• All of those who are openly gay are living and writing the history of our movement. We are no more–and no less–heroic than the suffragists and abolitionists, or labor organizers, Freedom Riders, Stonewall demonstrators, and environmentalists. We are ordinary people living our lives and trying to make things right in society.
• Love is not wrong.
• There are better things than kissing boys.
• There need to be people in every community who are kind and helpful, but also people who do wrong things. They need to be troublemakers.
• All people should have the same rights no matter who they are.
• I am living by example because I am gay and have a job.
• Every gay and lesbian person who survives growing up is a survivor. Survivors have a duty to help other people in the same situation.
• To love oneself is the first step to finding someone who will love you.
• Love can go places. It reaches people in many ways that we never thought of.
• I am gay. The Lord knows this and He is my Shepherd.
• My silence did not protect me. Your silence will not protect you.
• I hate the word homophobia. It’s not a phobia. You’re not scared. You’re a**hole.
• If all human beings are respected, then they should be free and have rights.

• Love him and let him love you. Do you think that anything under the sky really matters?
• Gender and sexuality are fluid. You can change your mind about it a million times, and figure out what works for you. It’s also OK to take your time with this.
• But I am not a saint yet. I am an alcoholic, a drug addict, and a homosexual. But I could be all four of these things and still be a saint.
• Queer people are those who don’t love anybody.
• We deserve love. We deserve a love that is equal and without shame. This is true without compromise too.
• I think being gay is a good thing. I am thankful every day for this.
• Nature made a mistake, but I fixed it.
• This community has fought a war. People have been brave and they fight for acceptance and tolerance. You are the definition of courage, do you know that
• When all Americans are treated the same, no matter if they are different or who they love, then we are all free.
• I have found a new community of people who are like me. I am finally being honest with myself, and people are starting to accept me for who I am.

• Openness toward other people helps us see that they are just like us. This makes it easier to get along with them.
• What I’m in love with is something most people don’t understand. People fall in love with the person, not looks or anything else. You might be different than me, but that’s okay.
• The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that no one can insult you by telling you what you just told them.
• Stonewall is the first time that LGBT people fought back and made a movement.
• Being gay, black, and female is not the same as being a revolutionary act. It’s more like being proud of who you are.
• Love wants to be shown and it will not stay silent. It will burst out in words of praise and it will shatter glass.
• Love is great. It can make you feel happy. You’ll need to be honest and open for it to work, though.
• It is good to be calm when there are different people around. It is also good to include everyone and not be curious about what they can do.
• You don’t have to be gay to support gay people. You just have to be a human.
• No one should have to choose between a job they love and being themselves.
• I came out and it was a great thing to do. I felt better and I could be more true to myself.
• There will always be people who do not like you. But it is time to stop being your own enemy.
• It is not your fault that there’s a lot wrong in the world.
• If God thought that homosexuality was a sin, he would not have created gay people.
• People should not be ashamed of who they are. They should be proud to show themselves. It is important to let people know who you are so that they will not feel bad about themselves.
• It is amazing when somebody likes you, even though they know everything about you. This is hard to believe that somebody would still like you if they knew everything about you.
• I am a young bisexual woman, and I have spent most of my life trying to prove that who I love and how I feel is not a phase.
• If you dance, it might look weird. But if you don’t dance, people will think that something is wrong with you. So do the thing where people laugh and say “stop it!”
• The important thing is not the object that someone loves, but the feeling they have for it.
• When you judge someone else, it means that there is something about you that you need to look at. You are pointing a finger, which means that they have done something wrong.

Conclusion

The LGBTQ community has been at the forefront of social change for decades. As a result, many people know that they are not alone because there is an entire group of people who have experienced similar challenges and triumphs. One way to honor this legacy is to share LGBTQ quotes from these inspiring individuals who were brave enough to speak up for themselves when it was less popular than today. I hope you’ll find some inspiration in these words – especially if you’re struggling with your identity or feel like no one else understands what you’ve gone through. Remember, we all need support sometimes! If any thoughts strike a chord with you, please share them below so others can be inspired too.

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