Julian Clary Quotes

There's kind of a gift in being gay because, if you come out, you're forced to express yourself.

In terms of my work, I've never been reticent in terms of defining my sexuality. I write about my life.

Being able to live my life transparently does empower me to feel like I can be myself more. It's easier for me to flirt with girls now that girls know that I'm gay. It almost makes it a sexier encounter than if I was trying to pretend that I was straight.

I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.

I've been openly gay since I can remember.

I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.

I kind of live my life as an example, and I just never felt like I had to be on the cover of a magazine announcing that I was gay; it's just who I am. I just live my life, and I never really thought about it.

Being from New York, if you're gay, you're gay. I think it's important that if you are gay, you not be afraid to say who you are.

For the sexuality thing, I really feel like the reason I speak so blunt about it is because I held it in for so long. I never told my mom. I never told my family. I kept it to myself. Now, I'm happy with who I am. Either you accept it, or you don't. There's a lot of rappers out there that's like that, but no one's stepping up.

I've never hidden my sexuality from anyone - my whole life, in fact - and I've been waiting for someone to ask about it in an interview, 'cause it's not something you just blurt out.

'If Our Love Is Wrong' is, quite simply, my coming out song, as I was trying to wrap my head around my sexuality and was starting to learn about songwriting, and that my honesty and my authenticity came from my personal experiences and writing about stuff that genuinely bugged me or upset me.

I'm not afraid to tell the world who I am. I'm Michael Sam: I'm a college graduate. I'm African American, and I'm gay. I'm comfortable in my skin.

It takes some intelligence and insight to figure out you're gay and then a tremendous amount of balls to live it and live it proudly.

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

It never occurred to me that I needed to say that I was gay. I simply am. Anyone who knows me or who's been around me ten minutes knows it too.

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that was the terrifying thing for me. Especially being a gay actress.

I don't feel closeted.

Frankly, no one had ever asked me before. My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about.

I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.

I realize it's a cliche, almost, that coming out of the closet is a very healthy and empowering thing to do, but for me, it really has been a truly wonderful thing.

I think that anybody coming out and saying, 'This is who I am, and let me show it to you...' is good for the world.

My sexuality is not a phase. I am who I am.

If I was ashamed of who I am, I would be in the closet.

The difference between being in the closet and out of the closet as a gay man is such a huge shift. I feel so connected still to that 22-year-old, but the idea that I was not open with that part of my life - which I am now so open about - is sort of surreal.

I was never hiding from being gay; I just never talked about it.