Eric Stonestreet Quotes

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

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!

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

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

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.

Each time I turn on my own television screen and see reflections of myself in other courageous young LGBTQ-identifying actors and artists, I know that the dream is expanding. That would not be possible without LGBTQ Pride. Celebrate yourself, and the world will catch up.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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 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've had letters from people who have read my articles and said, 'I'm a guy, I'm 18, and I've not come out to my mom and dad yet, but it was so nice to hear your story, and you know, I wish your article would have been longer, because you gave me hope for the future.'

I've become this sort of icon for the gay community. I don't like the position.

When I was a kid, Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell were mere blips on the gaydar; and they were both still in the closet.

And I'm in favor of that because I have a gay son, who's a very successful theater designer.

You would never argue about a straight girl playing a lesbian. Everybody still watched 'The L Word.' I feel like we have such great role models, like Jane Lynch and Jodie Foster and all these people that you don't even think about.

I remember when I heard 'Jessie's Girl' for the first time, I was like, 'This is so applicable to lesbians!'

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