Gary Bettman Quotes

I think it's always good for gay people to come out, but it's also understandable why people might choose not to do so.

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 came out when I was 17 - coming out in middle or high school is one of the most difficult things that anyone could experience. I wouldn't wish it on my enemies.

When I was outed, it was like, That's done.

There's so much bullying with young people and them feeling like they can't come out, and they don't know what to do. And it's something that you have to work through. And, you know, for me, it was - I came out, and then I went back in for a minute. And then I came out, and I was like, 'You know what? This is who I am.'

I came out at 17.

Coming out of the closet doesn't always mean liberation.

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

Being gay and coming up in New Orleans was not easy. At first I was very terrified and very timid.

When I came out, I thought coming out meant giving up a marriage and a family. That was, to me, the most difficult part of the coming-out process.

Not everybody comes out when they're in their twenties, you know?

One of my best friends since I was eleven years old is a gay man, and I knew his struggle. It was a tough life, you not accepting yourself.

I was 15 years old when I came out.

I'm the person I am because of all the support we have but inside there is still a scared, gay kid, worried he's going to get bullied and people aren't going to like what I do.

I'm gay. I just didn't think it was anybody's business.

When I came out, it didn't go well. My dad kicked me out. I ended up sleeping in my car.

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.

As many of you know, my story begins where most people's in the LGBT+ community begins... with fear. I knew I was different from my peers, my friends, and those around me when I started to discover who I was and who I identified as from a young age.

I want the public to know how it feels, the fear of being scrutinized, of being outed. The fear of what happens when you come out and the media puts you under a microscope. It's crippling. You get lost.

I had a lot of fear about coming out as a kid.

Everyone's journey as a gay man or woman is different; it's personal.

I don't feel like anybody should have to be around that environment where they don't feel comfortable.

Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life.

I came out because I fell in love. It wasn't a terrible, horrible, damn thing. I was in love with somebody, and I wanted to scream it from the rooftops.

The process of coming out is normally very disappointing. It's not that people react badly to it - they really don't care.