Doug Ford Quotes

I had a friend write me that our music was being played at Gay Pride in New York, which is a big compliment. In the biggest city in the country with the most culture and the most grit - I love it.

To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.

Most of my pictures are never published. I just document things I think are important. For instance, I've documented the gay pride parade from its first days.

I feel like I'm opening the doors for more people. That they feel more comfortable being out. Especially in the hip-hop community.

I'm always performing at Gay Pride events.

I grew up in a very small town, but it happened to be in western Massachusetts, where there were a lot of gay people. I remember my aunt going to a gay wedding when I was 11, and I thought it was the coolest thing.

I'm a comedian, and my comedy has never endorsed violence towards gays.

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

There is a fantasy as old as the modern gay rights movement that if all our skins turned lavender overnight, the majority, confounded by our numbers and our diversity, and recognising a few of our faces, would at once let go of prejudice forevermore.

I have no problem with any gay group that says they're Republicans, but I will fight them tooth and nail if they try to change what the Republican Party believes.

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

I support allowing gay couples to marry because of - not in spite of - my values. And many of those values are the same ones deeply held by those who do not believe in gay marriage.

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

The whole principle of coming out is that everyone knows someone who's gay. The minute someone comes out, no one can be a bigot, because someone they love is gay.

The more gays and lesbians come out - the more people realize that they have a friend who's gay, which they may not have known before, and they realize this person has the same aspirations and desires and need to be committed and to be part of a community - then they become more accepting.

I love looking out in a crowded theater and seeing a sea of gay men.

I remember telling my mom, 'Mom, I'm gay, but I'm not going to march in a parade or anything.' That's what I was telling my parents and all my friends and everything. I'm gay, but I'm not going to be on a float or something. Cut to five years later, and I was the grand marshal of the gay pride parade.

I've been standing with and united with the gay community. I know so many gay men and women that homophobia is such a baffling thing for me.

Far too many LGBTQ individuals are the victims of violence and hatred, and we must all fight together to ensure that no one is erased or marginalized because of how they identify or who they love.

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

That's one of the things I loved about Pride: the first round was ten minutes.

I like Pride festival because we get to show up and show out. Remind people we have resilience and rainbows.

Pride is a time to celebrate our community, publicly display our love for one another, and continue our protest of equality that stems back to the BlackCat and Stonewall Riots.

I just live my life - but the support from the gay community is always fantastic. It's really great because they are always the best people to always be around.

The only way to really change perceptions, to break down barriers, break down homophobia, is through representation. That's definitely not something I had as a kid. I never saw a gay athlete kissing their boyfriend at the Olympics. I think if I had, it would've made it easier for me.