Elizabeth Banks Quotes

We need more gay in the world! I really believe that.

I respect every gay man and woman. They're that way, and they just want to be happy.

I live in New York and I love hanging out in gay clubs, and a lot of my friends are gay. But, for better or for worse, I'm not gay.

I grew up in a pretty gay world - my brother's gay and he's been married to a man for 20 years, which is like 60 in straight-people years.

I just went to a wedding of a friend of mine who happens to be gay. Because somebody doesn't think the way I do, doesn't mean that I can't care about them or can't love them.

West Hollywood blew my mind: gay men walking down the street, kissing and holding hands. I'd never imagined there was a place like that.

I'm not homophobic or anything like that, but when gay people come out, it's like, 'You didn't have to tell me that, because I'm still going to still give you a hug.'

I'm trying to tell kids if they are gay, it's OK to be gay. I've tried to tell families if they have a gay family member to accept them and love them as they always have.

The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.

I am for love, whether it's a man and a woman, a woman and a woman, a man and a man.

How can you go wrong with two people in love? If a good boy loves a good girl, good. If a good boy loves another good boy, good. And if a good girl loves the goodness in good boys and good girls, then all you have is more goodness, and goodness has nothing to do with sexual orientation.

My wish is for gay to become less of a label, and more of just one of many great colors in the collective box of humanity.

I'm in a little bit of a different situation, because working in the business that I do and living in the city that I live in, I haven't had a problem with people who are gay. Since I was 10 I've been working alongside them, and some of my best friends are gay.

The rights of homosexual people are human rights, and human rights are for everyone.

I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman.

I could never be homophobic in any kind of way, dude. I'm such a free bird.

I myself know some people who are gay. We're on friendly terms. I'm not prejudiced in any way.

Lesbianville is not an appropriate name for our town. Toleranceville is more appropriate.

As a straight man, I love going to gay bars. People at gay bars just love to dance.

I had a tremendous amount of gay friends, so my whole life was basically like that... I never noticed who was gay or who was straight.

I know that a large part of my fan base is gay. They've shown me love from the start. I mean in this industry, everyone from my glam people to my dancers are gay. You can't be homophobic in this line of work - I'm a pop star!

I have friends who are in gay relationships and I don't think it's right for people to be against that.

My mom and dad's friends were gay, and so I was raised with the acknowledgement to love one another, no matter one's sexual orientation.

I think people should be authentic and who they are. If that calls people to same-sex attraction and same-sex marriage, then they should be true to who they are, and I think that the world could benefit by more love.