Boy George Quotes

I knew I was gay since, like, fifth grade.

I was born gay, OK? I've always known. I don't think my family were the least bit surprised.

I'm gay, and I was born this way.

I've been bisexual for as long as I can remember. I remember being made fun of in junior high for that. It was something that was shameful, and it really shouldn't be.

I graduated from high school in '62 and I didn't know any people who were gay. I'm sure there were people, but I didn't know any. For years and years, I guess, I was very uptight about being a gay actor. I thought it would make me less hirable.

I am gay, and I'm very comfortable with it.

When I was I younger I didn't want to be gay. Not because I was scared of the sexual thing; I didn't want to be a clone. Now this was in the late '70s.

I guess there have been a few questions about my sexuality, and I'd like to quiet any unnecessary rumors that may be out there. While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me.

The truth is that I am a gay American.

I had a lot of friends for a long time who were gay, and I didn't even realize it for awhile. Even in my mid- to late 20s, I was still pretty naive about it.

The gay thing has always been hard for me.

I think it can be difficult for young lesbian or young gay, bisexual, transgender to come out and be open with who they are because there's such a huge stigma attached to that preference of their sexuality.

If you ask anyone who is gay, they know, there is no confusion.

I'm not ashamed to be gay.

Being gay, you're kind of forced to ask, I suppose, very existential questions from a very, very early age. Your identity becomes so important to you because you're trying to understand it, and, I think, from the age of, like, 9, you're being forced to ask questions... that other kids maybe don't have to ask.

I'm very, very lucky - when I realised I was sexually attracted to females there wasn't a struggle where I found that hard to accept.

I am an openly proud gay man.

For the record, I am gay.

I actually remember being in 3rd grade and piecing together in my head that one of my guy friends was homosexual.

For me, as a kid, I always felt like being gay was something that was going make people turn on me.

Our intention is to really explore this transition and, beyond that, explore the particular things that someone comes up against when they're gay or lesbian.

The gay community just recognizes what their closets are and we straight have to spend years trying to figure out which closet we are trapped in.

When you're a young kid and you're gay, you're out there on your own. And you're trying to figure this thing out. And your parents typically aren't gay.

I now realize that I am a gay man before anything else. Other gays may think they're a Jew first, or black, or a banker, but I'm gay.

People who were close to me - family and friends - they knew about my sexuality.