Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Quotes

I never thought I would be somewhat of a gay icon.

I've got quite a big gay following. I played a lesbian prostitute in the TV series 'Band Of Gold' but I think my following really grew when I played one in the film 'Imagine Me & You,' with Piper Perabo.

It's not being marketed as a gay show by a gay person. It's just Ellen DeGeneres.

I'd be really honored to do more LGBTQ stories.

I think, with 'Pride,' I always knew that was something amazing because of the people who were in it and the story and the way it was written and who was directing. Anyone in that cast knew it was special.

I'm not looking to be a gay poster child. If you're gay, and I inspire you, I don't want to put that down. But I'm not looking to be your gay savior.

The mainstream needs Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell. The mainstream needs RuPaul.

Obviously, gay projects play a special role for me because I am gay, so I'm doubly proud of them.

I'm really into gay stuff getting funded: having it be on TV and having a show.

It's insane how many fans I have from the LGBTQ+ community. I would say the majority of my fanbase are young, gay women.

It's so important to have a brand as big as UGG celebrating young LGBTQ-plus people and giving them a safe space to feel worthy and loved.

A lot of the LGBTQ community accepted 'Tangerine,' which was something we worked really hard to achieve.

I would love to be an example to young LGBTQ kids everywhere. I remember growing up and feeling like nobody in the media accurately represented me, and when they did, it was always made to seem like a bad thing.

I'm not like a gay icon or America's gay sweetheart. I'm just America's sweetheart, and I'm just an icon.

I was astounded nobody had thought of making a rainbow flag before because it seemed like such an obvious symbol for us.

I think there's so many amazing LGBTQ artists, ranging from commercial to underground, that are influencing people at large.

When I came out, I said, 'I'm going to be a proud gay artist.' I'm not going to be Melissa Etheridge. But she's a goddess!

One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.

'Gaydamak' in Turkish means a fighter. That's me.

When my brother-in-law, BIll Clinton, was elected, he had gay friends. That was a coming out.

In my past, I said and believed things that were wrong and - worse - hurtful to the LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones.

San Francisco is a beacon of hope for LGBTQ people around the world.

I'm friends with Kehlani - she's a LGBTQ icon.

Being a part of the LGBTQ community myself, it's another passion of mine to let my fan base know that I represent another demographic in the WWE.

I won't do press anymore unless I can talk about the homophobia and let queer people know our ideas are mainstream.